My ipod was wiped with no computer connection. Can it be restored?

I went to use my ipod classic 60gb this morning and there is no songs or photos on it. I have not connected it to a computer in a few weeks but keeping it charged through my dock and car charger. One of the kids had been palying with it. How did it get wiped and is there any way I can restore it? I have most of the songs backed up but on a myriad of disks, hard drives and different laptops. In all the amount of music I had on it would take me hours to recreate. Please help!

Have you tried DiskUtility->FirstAid Repair.?
If your iPod has zero songs, you cant used any 3rd Party software like Copytrans to retrieve from iPod back to PC.
I can suggest to never leave your iPod connected to the car stereo for the follwing reasons.
The max Operating Temp for the iPod is 50C, if you switched it ON at a higher temperature, the Hardisk will spin and crash, maybe, the filesystem cluster.
Car power supply maybe erratic, as when you start your car engine, you may also cause a surge to the iPod power source, but most time, the iPod circuitry, is protected, except maybe if your HD is spinning, and the Head is moving, a crash is most likely outcome.
However do an Ipod  DiskDiagnostic as posted by tt2 earlier, you HardDisk may still be good, and we can start troubleshooting other causes.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17776595#17776595
The DD does not directly fix the problem. but help you troubleshoot.
Have a nice day!

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