Our Officers have been dispatched to several reports of stolen Kia/Hyundai vehicles. We would like to make it known to all owners of such vehicles that the automakers have announced a software upgrade to help prevent theft from happening. Please see information below:
Automakers, Hyundai & Kia, have just announced a software upgrade available for 8.3 million U.S. vehicles to help prevent the vehicles from starting during a method of theft popularized on TikTok and other social media platforms. The free upgrade will be offered for 3.8 million Hyundai and 4.5 million Kia vehicles in the United States. For Hyundai, the upgrade will be available beginning February 14th to more than 1 million model year 2017-2020 Elantra, 2015-2019 Sonata and 2020-2021 Venue vehicles. The software upgrade is scheduled to be available for the remaining eligible affected vehicles by June 2023.
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Click the links below for additional information:
https://www.hyundainews.com/en-us/releases/3768
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/hyundai-offer-software-upgrade-nearly-4-million-us-vehicles-prevent-thefts-2023-02-14/
https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/hyundai-kia-campaign-prevent-vehicle-theft
Source: NHTSA
