System, method, and appartus for remotely disabling or enabling a vehicle

A method for disabling and/or enabling a vehicle, the method comprising:

• a) receiving, with an electronic apparatus, a disable starter command, the electronic apparatus operably coupled to a starter circuit of the vehicle to enable and/or disable the starter circuit;
• b) the electronic apparatus sending a test signal to a remote server via a wireless network when the vehicle is in a parked state, the test signal sent subsequent to the receipt of the disable starter command;
• and
• c) upon the electronic apparatus determining that the test signal was not successfully sent to the remote server, the starter circuit remaining in or being returned to an enabled state.

An electronic apparatus for disabling and/or enabling a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

• a switching mechanism configured (a) to operably couple to a starter circuit of the vehicle and (b) to disable and enable the starter circuit;
• a transceiver configured to receive wireless command signals from a remote server;
• and
• a processor operably coupled to the switching mechanism and the transceiver, the processor configured to:
• instruct the switching mechanism to disable the starter circuit based on receipt of a starter disable command from the remote server,
• instruct the transceiver to send a test signal to the remote server when the vehicle is in a parked state and the starter circuit is disabled;
• determine whether the test signal was successfully sent to the remote server;
• and
• upon determining that the test signal was not successfully sent to the remote server, instruct the switching mechanism to enable the starter circuit.