Anyone recognize this part (round white plastic canister) found in the upper left hand corner of the trunk - no part number?

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Oh NO ! .

You've discovered the secret gubmint tracking device .

Better got get your tin foil hat adjusted .

On a serious note, I'm curious what it is too .

Maybe a motion detector for the alarm ? .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

That would have been a mid-last century tracking device. The new ones are invisible.

Here's a top view out of the car. It says "direction of travel" pointing at the three prongs to which a plug was attached that ran a cable into the car.

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Motion sensor for factory car alarm.

W124s they put under the left back passenger seat.

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2008 ML320 CDI (Older son’s DD) fatal transmission failure, water soaked/fried rear SAM, numerous other issues, just too far gone to save (165k miles)
2008 E320 Bluetec (Younger son's DD) injector failed open and diluted oil with diesel, spun main bearings (240k miles)

1998 E300DT sold to TimFreeh
1987 300TD sold to vstech

As it has three wires, does that mean it also has the level sensor ? .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better