Hyundai and Kia will repair millions of vehicles under a deal to fix anti-theft technology

D.C., 34 states reach settlement with Kia, Hyundai over anti-theft failures

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Millions of Hyundai and Kia Owners Are Now Eligible for Anti-Theft Repairs Following Settlement

If you purchased a Kia or Hyundai between 2011 and 2022, you may be eligible for a free hardware fix to protect it from theft, as well as financial compensation if your vehicle was stolen or damaged.

Kia and Hyundia Could Pay Over $500 Million to Settle Viral 'Kia Boys' Thefts

The automakers reached a multistate settlement after a social media trend exposed missing anti-theft protections in some of their cars.

Attorney General Sunday announces multistate settlement with Hyundai and Kia

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Pennsylvania, along with 34 other Attorneys General, has reached a settlement with automobile manufacturers Hyundai and Kia over sales of millions of vehicles nationwide that lacked industry-standard anti-theft technology.

Hyundai, Kia to spend millions fixing anti-theft technology after cars become top targets for crime

Hyundai and Kia will overhaul security features in millions of vehicles as part of a sweeping multistate settlement accusing the companies of failing to install industry-standard anti-theft technology in many of their models.Under the agreement, the automakers must provide free zinc-reinforced ignition cylinder protectors to current eligible owners, add engine immobilizers to all future U.S. vehicles and pay up to $9 million in restitution to co…

Nevada joins settlement with Hyundai, Kia. Here’s how to get your car’s anti-theft tech

Nevada and dozens of other states announced a settlement with Hyundai and Kia for the car manufacturers’ sale of vehicles without anti-theft technology, the same day as two men received life sentences for a killing that followed a 2023 car-stealing spree in the northwest Las Vegas Valley.