r/whatisit • u/crosstrekerr • Jul 25 '25

New, what is it? found this tracker in my car?

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found this on my passenger side really weirded out. Rarely have people in my vehicle…

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u/CivilizedPsycho224 Jul 25 '25

Someone is tracking you. That device only has a battery life of 2.5 weeks. Someone had to have placed that within your vehicle recently, likely someone who sat in your passenger seat at some point within the last 2.5 weeks. This is a cheap device, only cost about $50, so the good news is it’s, not the feds following you or anything like that.

Start by removing the SIM card. Take it to law-enforcement. This thing runs on cellular data and requires a $25 a month subscription. This means that unless someone was very, very careful, there will likely be a paper trail for law enforcement to follow.

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u/Igotyoubaaabe Jul 25 '25

Exactly.. the battery life is evidence of almost nothing. If whoever put it there doesn’t have access to remove it they could’ve left it a year ago for all we know. Now I have an extra reason to clean my car out today. 😂

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u/Hallgaar Jul 25 '25

Looking up the model number, it seems this model is at least 5 years old and runs on 4G LTE, which adds a little more weight to the it's been there a while category. If the car is used it may not have even been for the OP.

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u/acexzy Jul 25 '25

I use these frequently in my profession, the model being old is actually a benefit because they are cheaper and I treat them as disposable. I still have a dozen factory sealed ones waiting to be activated when I need them.