Vehicle identification number (vin)-based telematics device location tracking

A telematics device for a vehicle, comprising:

• a memory storing instructions;
• and
• one or more processors coupled with the memory and configured to:
• detect an activation of a vehicle;
• receive vehicle data including a vehicle identification number (VIN) and sensor data associated with the vehicle in response to the activation of the vehicle being detected;
• correlate the VIN to the sensor data;
• determine whether a change of VIN condition occurred for the telematics device based on a comparison of the VIN with a previously recorded VIN;
• in response to the change of VIN condition not occurring, transmit, to a management server, an indication of a correlation of the VIN with the sensor data ;
• and
• in response to the change of VIN condition occurring,
• transmit, to the management server, an indication of the change of VIN condition with the VIN;
• and
• receive, from the management server in response to the indication and the VIN being transmitted, configuration information to configure one or more parameters of the telematics device for communicating with one or more components of the vehicle.

A computer-readable medium for a telematics device, comprising computer executable instructions to:

• detect an activation of a vehicle;
• receive vehicle data including a vehicle identification number (VIN) and sensor data associated with the vehicle in response to the activation of the vehicle being detected;
• correlate the VIN to the sensor data;
• determine whether a change of VIN condition occurred for the telematics device based on a comparison of the VIN with a previously recorded VIN;
• in response to the change of VIN condition not occurring, transmit, to a management server, an indication of a correlation of the VIN with the sensor data ;
• and
• in response to the change of VIN condition occurring,
• transmit, to the management server, an indication of the change of VIN condition with the VIN;
• and
• receive, from the management server in response to the indication and the VIN being transmitted, configuration information to configure one or more parameters of the telematics device for communicating with one or more components of the vehicle.