Kia and Hyundai vehicles have been stolen at “alarmingly high rates” since 2021, 23 state attorneys general said in a letter to the company.
FILE- This Oct. 5, 2012, file photo, shows a Kia optima's steering wheel inside of a Kia car dealership in Elmhurst, Ill. Kia says it will ignore the partial U.S. government shutdown and recall more than 68,000 vehicles to fix a fuel pipe problem that can cause engine fires. The problem stems from previous recall repairs due to engine failures. Kia is only doing the fix on 68,000 of its 618,000 vehicles.
The letter comes after a TikTok trend caught traction in recent months in which people showed how a Kia vehicle could be stolen using only a flathead screwdriver and a USB cord, with the USB connector being used to start the car. The tactic went viral, with the thieves coming to be known as “Kia boys.”posted to TikTok with the tag “thekiaboyz” show people sharing how their car was targeted or the aftermath of a theft. The tag has 7 billion views as of March 28.
In response to the spike in Kia and Hyundai thefts, Kia said in its statement that it had developed a security software update for certain models that lack the immobilizer system. Bonta and the other 22 attorneys general urged the company to expedite the software installation process.
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