Name: OBD2 GPS Tracker 4G, Audio Recording, Driver Scores & No Fees
Brand: VIMEL
SKU: VIM-OBD2SL
Price: 229.0 NZD
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OBD2 GPS Tracker 4G, Audio Recording, Driver Scores & No Fees

$229.00 NZD

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Key Specs

Network

4G LTE, SIM card

Mounting

OBD2 port

Audio

Listen-in and recording on request

Driver Scores

Braking, cornering, collision

Live Tracking

App and web, 10 second updates

Subscription

No platform fee

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Description

A vehicle goes out on a job and what comes back is the driver's account of it. A location trail settles where the ute went and nothing else, so a near miss, a customer complaint or a timesheet that does not match stays one person's word against another's.

This OBD2 tracker pushes into the diagnostic port in about four seconds and runs off the vehicle, and it adds two things a map line cannot: audio from inside the cab, and a driving score built from harsh braking, acceleration and cornering. There is no platform fee; the SIM is the only running cost.

Features

No monthly platform fee: The app and web portal cost nothing to use, on one vehicle or twenty. The SIM is the only running cost, around 50MB per vehicle a month for tracking, more if you use the audio.
Audio recording from the cab: Send the command and the unit captures a short recording inside the vehicle and uploads it to your account. It records when you ask it to, not continuously.
Live listen-in from one number: Dial the tracker from the single number registered to it and hear the cab as it happens. Off until you switch it on.
Plugs into the OBD2 port: Push it in and drive. Ten vehicles take about ten minutes across a yard, with no auto electrician and nothing off the road.
Plan for workshop visits: It sits in the socket a scan tool needs, so it comes out for a service and goes back after. Fleets running regular servicing fit an OBD2 splitter once.
Harsh braking and cornering scores: The four events a fleet gets asked about after an incident, collision included, attributed to the vehicle and the trip.
Daily, weekly and monthly reports: Distance, average speed, driving time, trip count and where the vehicle sat still, per unit, without exporting anything by hand.
Over-speed alert on your threshold: Set the limit and it reports every breach against the vehicle and the trip. Idle and stationary time come through in the reports.
Unplug alert to your phone: The honest weak point of any OBD tracker is that it sits within reach, so pulling it sends an alert instead of going quiet.
600 points of offline buffer: Tunnels and basement car parks drop the signal. It keeps logging and uploads the gap on reconnect, which at a 10 second interval covers about 100 minutes off-grid.
9 to 36 volt input: One part number covers a 12V ute and a 24V truck, instead of two across a mixed yard.
10 second position updates: The map keeps pace with a moving vehicle. Stretch the interval to 60 seconds when you would rather save data.
Geo-fence and vibration alarms: Draw a zone around a depot or a customer address for entry and exit alerts. Vibration covers the vehicle being moved while parked.
4G on any New Zealand network: Works with Spark, One NZ and 2degrees SIMs. It reads two satellite systems, GPS and BDS, and falls back to tower positioning where the sky is blocked.
Takes a Micro SIM: The card goes under the cover and is not supplied, so you choose the carrier and the plan that suits the fleet.
IP65 sealed, flame-resistant shell: Dust-tight and rated against water jets, on a flame-resistant housing, for a footwell that sees boots, water and summer heat.
It sits in plain sight: This is a plug-in device, not a hidden one. A driver who wants to find it will. For concealment, a hardwired unit is the right tool.
Listening needs a voice SIM: The audio side works over a call, so a data-only plan tracks but will not listen. A standard voice and data plan covers both.
Requires an OBD2 port: Most petrol cars and light commercials built since the mid-2000s and diesels from the late 2000s have one, including Japanese imports. Older vehicles, trailers and most plant do not.
Recordings land in your account: Captured audio uploads to your account on the tracking platform and plays back from the app or the web portal, not from a card inside the unit.

Applications

Mixed fleet, one part number

A yard running utes on 12V and a truck on 24V takes the same unit, because the input range covers both. Whoever is nearest the vehicle can fit it, and the monthly report per unit is what goes to the accountant.

The disputed job

A customer says nobody turned up, or turned up late. The trip report gives arrival and departure timestamps and the static period between them, and if you triggered a recording at the time you have what was said as well.

Hire gear returned rough

A vehicle comes back with damage nobody will own. Harsh braking and collision events are stamped against the trip. You are not accusing anyone of anything, you are reading back what the vehicle logged.

How it Works

Fit: Open the cover, insert a Micro SIM, close it and push the unit into the OBD2 port under the dash. The indicator goes solid on power, satellite fix and network. Give the vehicle a decent run first time out: the internal backup cell ships almost flat and the power-cut alert draws on it.
Configure: Register the controlling number and enable listening by text message to the unit, then set the reporting interval and draw your geo-fences in the portal.
Run it: Live position, trip and idle reports, driver scoring and alerts arrive through the free app or the web portal, across as many vehicles as you have units.

Specifications

Model: VIM-OBD2SL
Network: 4G LTE Cat 1 (Micro SIM, not included); Spark, One NZ and 2degrees
Positioning: GPS and BDS satellites, plus mobile tower positioning
Position accuracy: Within 10 metres
Time to first fix: Under 2 seconds hot, under 28 seconds warm, under 38 seconds cold
Reporting interval: 10 to 60 seconds, adjustable
Audio: Yes. Built-in microphone for live listen-in and audio recording. Off by default
Offline storage: 600 position points
Input voltage: 9 to 36V DC through the OBD2 port
Current draw: 50mA at 12V running, 5mA at rest
Backup battery: 100mAh internal, for power-cut alerting
Alerts: Power cut, unplug, vibration, over-speed, engine idling, geo-fence entry and exit
Driver events: Harsh acceleration, harsh braking, harsh cornering, collision
App: Free app for iOS and Android, plus browser access
Firmware: Updated over the air
Internal memory: 16MB
Operating temperature: -30 to +80 degrees Celsius
Ingress rating: IP65
Housing: Flame-resistant PC and ABS
Dimensions: 54 x 34 x 32mm
Weight: 39g

Frequently Asked Questions

Does a GPS tracker need a SIM card?

Yes. This one takes a standard Micro SIM, which is not supplied, and reports over the 4G network the way a phone does. Spark, One NZ and 2degrees all work. If you want live listen-in as well, the plan needs calls, not data alone.

Can a GPS tracker drain the battery?

No. This one draws 50mA while the vehicle runs and 5mA at rest, low enough that a healthy battery will not notice it. A vehicle already sitting for weeks on a marginal battery is a different question, and worth checking before you fit anything.

Can someone just unplug it from the port?

Yes, physically. It sits in the footwell where anyone can reach it, and we would rather say so. What happens next is that the unit sends a power-cut alert to your phone with the last known position, so removal tells you something.

Will a mechanic still be able to run a diagnostic scan?

Not with the tracker in place. It occupies the same socket, so it comes out for the scan and goes back afterwards. Fleets that service often fit an OBD2 splitter, which leaves both the tracker and the scan tool connected at once.

Is it legal to track company vehicles in New Zealand?

Yes, on vehicles you run, and tracking a business vehicle for the business's purposes is normal fleet practice. The Privacy Act 2020 applies because the location data is about the driver: you need a lawful purpose, drivers should generally know the vehicle is tracked, and the information has to be kept secure and not used for something else. Write it into the vehicle policy and tell staff. Tracking a vehicle you do not run, or a person without their consent, is a different matter: the Crimes Legislation (Stalking and Harassment) Amendment Act 2025, in force since 26 May 2026, treats tracking someone as a specified act. This is general product information, not legal advice.

Can I record audio in the cab?

Only within the law, and audio is treated far more strictly than location. Under section 216B of the Crimes Act 1961, recording or listening to a private conversation you are not part of is an offence, and a remote listener is not a party to the conversation. So the listen-in and recording functions are for situations where everyone in the vehicle, drivers and passengers, has agreed in writing, or for a vehicle you are in yourself. For an employer, the Privacy Act 2020 and the duty of good faith in the Employment Relations Act 2000 apply on top. Notice is not consent. This is general product information for New Zealand buyers, not legal advice.

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OBD2 GPS Tracker 4G, Audio Recording, Driver Scores & No Fees

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In the box · 2 items

Main unitOBD2 vehicle tracker
User manual

Not included

SIM card. The tracker runs on 4G mobile networks like a phone, so any standard Micro SIM from Spark, One NZ or 2degrees will work. Choose a plan with calls as well as data if you intend to use live listen-in, because that side of it works over a voice call.