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Seung-il Ryu/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) Eighteen attorneys general are asking for the initiation of a recall of Kia and Hyundai car models that lack anti-theft controls.
In recent months, Kia and Hyundai models manufactured between 2011 and 2022 have seen increasing rates of theft following social media challenges urging people to steal the cars with the help of a screwdriver and USB Cable. Some of the thefts have been posted on social media using the hashtag #KiaBoyz.
"Thefts of these Hyundai and Kia vehicles have led to at least eight deaths, numerous injuries and property damage, and they have diverted significant police and emergency services resources from other priorities," the attorneys general wrote in a joint letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
A voluntary service campaigns by Hyundai and Kia to allow drivers to get software updates was an "insufficient response to the problem," the attorneys general wrote.
Seung-il Ryu/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) Eighteen attorneys general are asking for the initiation of a recall of Kia and Hyundai car models that lack anti-theft controls.
In recent months, Kia and Hyundai models manufactured between 2011 and 2022 have seen increasing rates of theft following social media challenges urging people to steal the cars with the help of a screwdriver and USB Cable. Some of the thefts have been posted on social media using the hashtag #KiaBoyz.
"Thefts of these Hyundai and Kia vehicles have led to at least eight deaths, numerous injuries and property damage, and they have diverted significant police and emergency services resources from other priorities," the attorneys general wrote in a joint letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
A voluntary service campaigns by Hyundai and Kia to allow drivers to get software updates was an "insufficient response to the problem," the attorneys general wrote.
Seung-il Ryu/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) Eighteen attorneys general are asking for the initiation of a recall of Kia and Hyundai car models that lack anti-theft controls.
In recent months, Kia and Hyundai models manufactured between 2011 and 2022 have seen increasing rates of theft following social media challenges urging people to steal the cars with the help of a screwdriver and USB Cable. Some of the thefts have been posted on social media using the hashtag #KiaBoyz.
"Thefts of these Hyundai and Kia vehicles have led to at least eight deaths, numerous injuries and property damage, and they have diverted significant police and emergency services resources from other priorities," the attorneys general wrote in a joint letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
A voluntary service campaigns by Hyundai and Kia to allow drivers to get software updates was an "insufficient response to the problem," the attorneys general wrote.