What is this? Help identify please

[butl9892]

We purchased this wrangler new under a year ago. It is a 2021 rubicon 2 door. I don’t drive it often and noticed this sensor looking device, it has 2 lights that I have not seen turn on and a small black button on the top. It appears wired in under the steering panel. It is not plugged into the diagnostics port. Any suggestions ??
I haven’t seen them on any other wranglers. Tia!

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[aldo98229]

Someone is keeping track of you.

Did you ask your wife yet...?

 

[aldo98229]

Welcome to the forum, BTW!

 

[butl9892]

Someone is keeping track of you.

Did you ask your wife yet...?

No wife to track me lol! Is it part of Uconnect? I suspected if it was gps tracker it would be plug and play. This came from the dealer as such!

 

[aldo98229]

No, that’s not factory. I can assure you of that.

If you bought the Jeep new, it could an inventory tracking device installed by the dealer. Some dealers install tracking devices as a security precaution. Sometimes they try to charge you for it as an “added value”; other times they disable it upon delivery.

If you bought the Jeep used, it could be anything.

 

[jaymz]

It's some sort of cheesy anti-theft device. It seems that most dealers install something similar nowadays. I'm surprised that they didn't try to charge you for it.

 

[lowmpg]

Doubt an inventory tracker would be screwed in to the plastic on the vehicle - but maybe. That looks more like a toggle switch for something that is no longer connected. Does it have 'power' of any kind? To the point, no it isn't factory that is unique

I know you said you bought it new, but how many miles were on it when you got it?

 

[dchemphill1]

A seat ejection button for the passenger?

 

[MoHeTow!]

Maybe somebody's trying to look up your skirt????????????

 

[keg392]

There's some wire taps I can see in one of those pictures too.................Def not factory.

 

[Lapis]

It's an "Auto Security System" dealers get a discount on there insurance to install those on all cars. Some dealers will try to charge you more and sell it as a security system, some will take it out when you buy a car, but most just leave it in there.

Many times they do a hackjob on the wiring to put it in unfortunately, but it should be removable.

like these:
https://www.google.com/search?q=kar...iw=1396&bih=685&dpr=1.38#imgrc=LjfNKEydORGXkM

 

[butl9892]

It's an "Auto Security System" dealers get a discount on there insurance to install those on all cars. Some dealers will try to charge you more and sell it as a security system, some will take it out when you buy a car, but most just leave it in there.

Many times they do a hackjob on the wiring to put it in unfortunately, but it should be removable.

like these:
https://www.google.com/search?q=kar...iw=1396&bih=685&dpr=1.38#imgrc=LjfNKEydORGXkM

Damn sucks they screwed it in. They didn’t charge for it and I had Kahu with my last Jeep so I was familiar with that. This came standard with Uconnect and only had 20 miles on it.

 

[butl9892]

There's some wire taps I can see in one of those pictures too.................Def not factory.

Thank you all for your insight
I literally purchased the car with 20 miles and only put like 400 miles since. No one else has access so idk what the heck they did at the dealer . They are lucky I have moved out of state and can’t just pop in there.

 

[keg392]

Thank you all for your insight
I literally purchased the car with 20 miles and only put like 400 miles since. No one else has access so idk what the heck they did at the dealer . They are lucky I have moved out of state and can’t just pop in there.

It almost looks like a "Valet" button for a security system, but then again who knows. Did it come with stock key fobs or aftermarket alarm?

 

[butl9892]

It almost looks like a "Valet" button for a security system, but then again who knows. Did it come with stock key fobs or aftermarket alarm?

Stock keys

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