US states urge Hyundai, Kia to do more to tackle theft risk

WASHINGTON :A group of 22 U.S. state attorneys general on Monday urged Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp to do more to address millions of U.S. vehicles that are prone to theft.

The states and the District of Columbia led by Wisconsin Attorney General Joshua Kaul said the automakers had failed to take adequate steps to address the alarming rate of theft and urged them to accelerate the implementation of the software upgrade and provide free alternative protective measures for owners whose cars cannot support the software upgrade."The surge in thefts of these vulnerable vehicles has been truly shocking," said the letter.

Ellison said in Minneapolis in 2022 Kia and Hyundai vehicle thefts were tied to five homicides and 265 motor vehicle accidents. The free upgrade will be offered for 3.8 million Hyundai and 4.5 million Kia vehicles, the automakers and NHTSA said. Hyundai said the upgrade applies to various U.S. 2011 through 2022 model year vehicles.

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More than 20 US states urge Korean automakers to do more to address theft-prone vehiclesWASHINGTON : More than 20 U.S. state attorneys general on Monday urged Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp to do more to address millions of U.S. vehicles that are prone to theft.Last month, the Korean automakers said they would offer software upgrades to 8.3 million U.S. vehicles to help curb increasing car theft
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