Is this a slimy dealer GPS tracker?

[MrLoganRoss]

I was doing some scouting around the car while I prepare for an audio upgrade project. I discovered this with a power wire tapped into the back of the ODB interface. Does anyone recognize it? Is this one of those sleazy slimy trackers that dealers install on the car and don’t tell you about? This does not appear to be a part of my dash cam.

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[watts/up]

Looks like it. Maybe a dealer installed option you got for free or didn’t know you paid for?

 

[The Weatherman]

Yep! All day long.

 

[hb.sagen]

That would be a serious crime over here. Tracking someone without consent.

 

[MrLoganRoss]

Bought new and did not see anything in the paperwork about this. It taps power of the OBD wires. Even if they buried it, they would have to disclose it. Law school taught me to read closely but it’s always possible they buried it in the fine mini fine print. It’s coming out as I get home and I will check my mache now.

 

[MrLoganRoss]

Nope

 

[Discwizard70]

Here is what it is, definitely a tracker.... Not a budget one either, so it's likely they charged for it in some hidden line in your deal paperwork. If they didn't disclose it anywhere, you may want to take it out, and return to the dealership with it in hand and start asking questions, since it's not likely legal if it was not disclosed.

 

[Tired Lizard]

My Ford dealer used TheftPatrol on my Escape, it was an ADM at the time.
The sticker was the same as the linked Toyota post.

 

[Scorpio3d]

Maybe you can double the discount on your insurance for the ability to track your vehicle!

 

[Scorpio3d]

Can do that already thru Fordpass.

Yes
That is why I said double!

 

[MrLoganRoss]

I called the dealer and I now understand the game that they play. They tell you about a system when you buy the car and then you say you’re not interested in so they say they deactivate it. It is quite misleading to say that it is deactivated when it is still fully operational and trackable . Basically, you don’t get any service benefit without subscribing to their service and hence it is “de-activated”. It does not mean that the device itself is deactivated and that the magic people in the cloud can’t still track you. In other words, what they are really telling you is they are deactivating what you have access to. That is simply not the same as deactivating the device so that no one else can access it or use the data from it.

as the title of this thread says: SLIMY!!!!

 

[Henry Ford]

I called the dealer and I now understand the game that they play. They tell you about a system when you buy the car and then you say you’re not interested in so they say they deactivate it. It is quite misleading to say that it is deactivated when it is still fully operational and trackable . Basically, you don’t get any service benefit without subscribing to their service and hence it is “de-activated”. It does not mean that the device itself is deactivated and that the magic people in the cloud can’t still track you. In other words, what they are really telling you is they are deactivating what you have access to. That is simply not the same as deactivating the device so that no one else can access it or use the data from it.

as the title of this thread says: SLIMY!!!!

Name the dealership. They don't want my business and I don't want to give it to them by mistake.

 

[Theredshift]

I was doing some scouting around the car while I prepare for an audio upgrade project. I discovered this with a power wire tapped into the back of the ODB interface. Does anyone recognize it? Is this one of those sleazy slimy trackers that dealers install on the car and don’t tell you about? This does not appear to be a part of my dash cam.

Where would i look for this on my 23 lariat? I just bought used out of state
Thanks

 

[TaxmanHog]

Name the dealership. They don't want my business and I don't want to give it to them by mistake.

Doubt you'll be buying from a dealer in the PNW, but that information is still helpful to those in the market !

 

[solastobann]

Here is what it is, definitely a tracker.... Not a budget one either, so it's likely they charged for it in some hidden line in your deal paperwork. If they didn't disclose it anywhere, you may want to take it out, and return to the dealership with it in hand and start asking questions, since it's not likely legal if it was not disclosed.

I wouldn’t return it to the dealer.

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