AirTag put on my Bronco to track me

[Headsong]

Not sure how that would be used in this case…they put the AirTag on either your person (coat/backpack/purse) or vehicle and track you. For the vehicle, they’d track it and when you’re away from it, try and steal it.

If they want you, it won't help. If they want the bronco, the pros duplicate fob. The pouch blocks that signal.

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[Ares]

no, it fell off of the vehicle at the last tracked location (pics attached in the original post) and destroyed as it’s a major intersection.

could you just have been driving the same route as a car in front or behind you up to that intersection?

 

[Carolina Jim]

Obviously this is pretty nefarious abuse of them by thieves.

If Remington and Colt can be held liable for misuse of their products, why not Apple?

 

[_brand13_]

could you just have been driving the same route as a car in front or behind you up to that intersection?

No, it was a 40 minute route and traveled at a high rate of speed, no one followed us nor was I following anyone else.

 

[WildTrak]

Thanks for posting this. I have no doubt that car thieves would want a new two door bronco. This is a great heads up for everyone.

 

[Wamland]

Does the FordPass app have the ability to track your car? My Nissan app can track my pathfinder and I can turn it off remotely.

 

[_brand13_]

Does the FordPass app have the ability to track your car? My Nissan app can track my pathfinder and I can turn it off remotely.

It shows journeys, yes, but I’ve provided pics. It’s an accessory, not an app, that was tracking, and the Ford app cannot be detected by Find My IPhone, which sent out the alert.

 

[MayhemMike]

The Apple air tag page states if someone’s air tag finds its way into your “ stuff”. Your Apple phone will detect it. If you can’t locate the air tag after a period of time, the air tag will send out an audible sound in order for it to be located. “

 

[Vigor]

Does the FordPass app have the ability to track your car? My Nissan app can track my pathfinder and I can turn it off remotely.

Yes

 

[Wamland]

It shows journeys, yes, but I’ve provided pics. It’s an accessory, not an app, that was tracking, and the Ford app cannot be detected by Find My IPhone, which sent out the alert.

Sorry should have clarified. I was just wondering if the app was capable of tracking in case the car was stolen.

 

[_brand13_]

Sorry should have clarified. I was just wondering if the app was capable of tracking in case the car was stolen.

No worries! I've gotten all kinds of questions in the last couple of days (and have asked my fair share) so just want to cover it all.

 

[ColeTrain84]

i wonder if other phone brands can track these tags. I have a samsung and not buying an apple just to track this stuff. Interesting product but i can see why it could be misused like this. Kinda scary. Glad i keep my rig in a locked garage where my german shepherd sleeps, camera's mounted indoors and outdoors and several guns to f*ck up their day...

 

[_brand13_]

i wonder if other phone brands can track these tags. I have a samsung and not buying an apple just to track this stuff. Interesting product but i can see why it could be misused like this. Kinda scary. Glad i keep my rig in a locked garage where my german shepherd sleeps, camera's mounted indoors and outdoors and several glocks to f*ck up their day...

There is a way. To see if it was on the vehicle, we downloaded an app called BLE Scanner 4.0. Park in a place away from anything that would emit a bluetooth signal, then walk around the vehicle and see if anything is emitting a signal. I'm so sorry if there is another way to do it, I only know of this way.
And yeah, we keep ours garaged, live in a gated community (although that's a false sense of security), have cameras, are protected, and have dogs, but my fear would be walking out of HEB one day and someone stole it....

I'm out of my prime to be the target they're going for lol! I am SO glad it fell off before we got to the house though so they don't know where I am.

 

[ILoveTacos]

They’re using them to track the vehicle, and as a friend with the government and the police shared with me, they’ll follow it, and when you’ve left it, they’ll steal the vehicle.

That's crazy. Thank you for sharing.

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