DETECTING TIRE OR WHEEL THEFT ACTIVITY

A vehicle trailer system is disclosed comprising: a computing device attached to a trailer, the computing device comprising an accelerometer, a processor, and memory; a tire sensor attached to a wheel of the trailer and in data communication with the computing device; machine-readable instructions stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to at least: detect an occurrence of an event, the event comprising at least one of a change in height to a portion of the trailer from an accelerometer of the computing device or a pressure loss event; identify a vibration measurement from the accelerometer; and transmit an indication of a theft event to a remote computing device. Also, a method of indicating a theft event is disclosed. The method comprises detecting, by a trailer computing device that is attached to a trailer apparatus, an occurrence of an event, the event comprising at least one of a change in height to a portion of the trailer apparatus from an accelerometer of the trailer computing device or a pressure loss event; identifying, by the accelerometer of the trailer computing device, a vibration measurement from the accelerometer; and transmitting, by the trailer computing device, an indication of a theft event to a remote computing device.