All those Kia and Hyundai car thefts being reported for months have gotten so out of hand, the car companies are installing software updates.
For months, Kias and Hyundais have been targeted by thieves after a "How-To" video was posted on TikTok. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says Kia and Hyundai now have theft deterrent software for millions of vehicles, which extend the length of the alarm sound and requires the key to be in the ignition switch to turn the vehicle on.Kia and Hyundai have been working with law enforcement to provide thousands of steering wheel locks since November, including departments in the region like Jenkintown.
Data from the Philadelphia Police Department says less than 50 days into the new year, more than 2,500 auto thefts have been reported.
Whatever happened to those old steering wheel bars that lock?
Still don’t understand why vehicle doesn’t have a tracking system