Authorities believe the TikTok challenge has led to at least 14 reported crashes and eight fatalities.
Hyundai and Kia are rolling out software updates to stem a raft of auto theftsthat authorities believe has led to at least 14 reported crashes and eight fatalities.
About 3.8 million Hyundais and 4.5 million Kias are eligible for the software update, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday. In September the Highway Loss Data Institute, a unit of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, found that Hyundais and Kias without immobilizers had aof 2.18 per 1,000 insured vehicle years. The rest of the industry combined had a rate of 1.21. An insured vehicle year is equal to one vehicle insured for one year.
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