Why GPS tracker doesn't give police rights to make arrest and search?

Thinking if I reported car stolen. They put it on database nation wide. So if police see this stolen vehicle, they can pull them over, arrest driver search inside vehicle.

But if stolen vehicle has GPS tracker placed inside vehicle. And this vehicle is inside one of semi truck hauling trailer that cannot be seen from outside. Police can't pull them over, make arrest then search inside trailer to recover stolen vehicle.

So why GPS tracker aren't legal for police to use as probable cause?

2021-04-05T19:23:33Z

If you say they can with car? Why they can't with smaller items such as stolen cell phone?

Anonymous2021-04-05T19:18:50Z

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They can, cops use Lojack all the time to find stolen cars. I used to see them come into a lojack dealer several times a day.