DPPD: Hyundai and Kia are doing a software upgrade for their cars to keep them from starting by a popular method on social media.
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.
Hyundai and Kia manufacturers will start sending letters to the eligible vehicle owners about this software upgrade. Note: Hyundai and Kia vehicles manufactured after November 2021 are already equipped with the anti-theft software.
Hyundai contact toll-free at 800-633-5151
Kia contact toll-free at 800-333-4542
For more information:
https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/hyundai-kia-campaign-prevent-vehicle-theft
https://www.hyundainews.com/en-us/releases/3768
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