A vehicle tracking unit is provided for a vehicle of a type comprising a vehicle
data bus extending throughout the vehicle and at least one operable vehicle device
connected thereto. The at least one operable vehicle device may be responsive to
at least one data bus code on the vehicle data bus. The vehicle tracking unit may
include a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device,
and a controller cooperating with the vehicle position determining device and the
wireless communications device to send vehicle position information to a user.
Moreover, the controller may generate the at least one data bus code on the vehicle
data communications bus to control the at least one operable vehicle device based
upon a command signal received by the wireless device.