Sustained neutral operation of vehicles

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory for storing executable instructions, the processor configured to execute the executable instructions to:
• determine a vehicle configuration indicative of a towing mode setting for a vehicle;
• determine a vehicle operation characteristic that changes with time while the vehicle is in the towing mode setting;
• determine, based on the towing mode setting and the vehicle operational characteristic, that vehicle damage may occur;
• and
• store, based on the determination that vehicle damage may occur, data associated with the vehicle.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform acts comprising:

• determining a vehicle configuration indicative of a towing mode setting for a vehicle;
• determining a vehicle operation characteristic that changes with time while the vehicle is in the towing mode setting;
• and
• determining, based on the towing mode setting and the vehicle operational characteristic, that vehicle damage may occur;
• and
• storing, based on the determination that vehicle damage may occur, data associated with the vehicle.