Automatic classification of inactive vehicle tracking unit

A device can receive message data associated with a vehicle tracking unit (VTU). The device can identify, based on the message data, the VTU as an inactive VTU. The device can compute a feature vector, associated with the VTU, based on the message data and on environmental data associated with the VTU. The feature vector can be computed based on identifying the VTU as an inactive VTU. The device can determine, using an inactivity classification model, an inactivity classification associated with the VTU. The inactivity classification can be determined based on providing the feature vector, associated with the VTU, as an input to the inactivity classification model. The device can cause an inactivity action to be performed based on the inactivity classification.