Trying to identify this object

Milo_DeTeckel

I found the object in the picture under the passenger seat of the AC Cobra replica that I just bought. It has a “Quectel BG96 chip set”. I am looking for help identifying what this object is and what is its purpose. Thanks in advance.

Milo_DeTeckel

Also it is magnetic.

Milo_DeTeckel

I used Google Lens and I found out that it is a LandSeaAir 54 GPS Tracker.

But what concerns me is that it has a 7-14 day battery life. So now I am wondering who put it in the Cobra replica - the previous owner or the car shipping company.

px_eliezer_

As quickly found with Google Image Search, that is a LandAirSea 54 GPS Tracker

https://landairsea.com/products/landairsea-54
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/landairsea-54-real-time-gps-tracker-black/5887132.p
https://predictabledesigns.com/product-teardown-landairsea-54-gps-tracker/

Consider it as a similar tracking device to an Apple Air Tag.

Milo_DeTeckel

px_eliezer_

Thanks. I bought the car through a consignment company, so I never had any contact with the previous owner. What concerns me is that it has a 7-14 day battery life. So now I am wondering who put it in the Cobra replica - the previous owner or the car shipping company. The car shipping company’s app showed where the car was throughout the entire transport from Ohio to Delaware.

px_eliezer_

Milo_DeTeckel

I guess there is no harm in asking either company, worst that would happen is they’ll say “not us”.

Was the battery still working when you found the device?

Google offers a way to use Android phones to hunt for some types of trackers.
https://support.google.com/android/answer/13658562?hl=en

Apple has similar for iOS/iPhones.

Being a bit paranoid here, but if I wanted to spy on someone, I would plant TWO trackers, one to be easily found such that the person would think “hey I found it”, and the second one more hidden.

So do NOT tear the car apart—but you might want to use one of the tracker detection methods mentioned above.

This post is from the MAKER of the device you found:
https://landairsea.com/blogs/consumers/how-to-find-a-hidden-gps-tracker-on-your-car

Milo_DeTeckel

px_eliezer_

It was still working. I did power it off. Thank you for your advice and I will use the links to find out if there is a second tracker.

Milo_DeTeckel

px_eliezer_

Physically checked the car, and I then checked the car with an RF meter, and then I used my iPhone to search for trackers. The good news I found nothing, but I agree that it is better to be paranoid. I will check with both companies on Monday. The only electronics the car has is an in dash AM/FM CD, so the car has nothing that generates RF.

As for the LandSeaAir 54 GPS Tracker it generates RF about once every 30 seconds.

Thanks again for your help,

Astyanax

The car was probably driven by the prior owner’s kid and he had that in there to keep track of him/her.