Device without install harness drains battery and disconnects
Written By Vishal Singh
A device installed without its proper wiring harness, relying on its internal battery instead, can experience recurring low-battery-triggered drops and disconnects.
This is a fringe case — most installs use the proper harness — but when it happens, it needs to be reported to Geotab rather than resolved locally.
What to gather before contacting Geotab
Full vehicle information (make, model, year).
Whether the device is interfering with anything else on the vehicle, such as the ECM.
Whether the issue has been happening consistently since install, or is new.
Results of testing: does the problem follow the device if it's moved to another truck?
Report this to Geotab with the above details — they're equipped to diagnose whether it's a harness, battery, or device issue from there. There currently isn't a self-service fix for this scenario.
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