Azuga Protective Cover, SIM and SD Slots

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At a glance

What the shop says it is

The shop calls this a protective cover for the SIM and SD card slots of the AI SafetyCam. It is secured with a safety screw. The price was $5 on 2026-10-21. That is the whole description.

Why those slots matter

This camera has its own SIM, and it records to an SD card. Both sit behind a slot cover. Azuga's reboot article says to remove the SD slot cover and press the pinhole Reset once, and that the reboot does not affect the data on the card. So the cover is the door to three things at once: the card, the SIM and the reset button.

Azuga does not say whether the shop part is the same as the SD slot cover its article names. They look like the same job, but we have not verified it. Ask Azuga before you order covers for repairs.

Three reasons to replace one

• It was lost. A missing cover leaves the card and SIM open to dust and moisture, and to anyone with a finger.
• The screw stripped. A cover you cannot remove cleanly makes the next reboot or card swap a hand-tool job.
• The cover cracked. Heat in a parked cab is hard on small plastic parts. Azuga publishes an operating range of 0 to 55 C for this camera, so a cab that gets hotter than that is outside what Azuga states.

Theft and tampering

A driver who wants the camera out of the picture can pop the SD card. A cover held by a screw makes that take longer and more deliberate. It is not lock-level security, and Azuga does not claim it. Think of it as a speed bump, and pair it with the tamperproof case on vehicles where the problem is real.

What to keep in the van

1. The covers, since they are the part that gets lost.
2. The screws. See the screws page for how many to carry.
3. The screwdriver. Azuga does not say which bit the cover screw needs, so confirm before you buy.
4. A note of which card went into which vehicle. A pulled card with no record is a vehicle with no video.

Do the check after every reboot

Whenever you open the cover for a reboot or a card swap, put it back, drive the screw down snug, and look at the status report. Azuga flags SD not mounted or not recording, and its fix is a reboot. A cover that is off or loose can be the first sign of a camera someone has been into.

Where to go next

Questions we get

Does the cover include the screw?

The shop says it is secured with a safety screw. It does not say whether the screw ships in the box. Ask, or use the five-screw pack.

Where is the reset pinhole?

Azuga says to remove the SD slot cover and press the pinhole Reset once. The pinhole is reached through the cover opening.

Does opening it erase the card?

No. Azuga says a reboot does not affect the data on the card.

Sources: Azuga shop product page, checked 2026-10-21, Azuga reboot article, Azuga status report article, Azuga SafetyCam technical specifications. AZUGA is a trademark of its owner. API Signal is an independent installer and is not Azuga.