L4sBotAug 28, 2023

Kias and Hyundais Keep Getting Stolen by the Thousands and Cities Are Suing | A viral Tiktok trend that began in 2021 demonstrated how the companies failed to install a basic anti-theft technology ...

https://lemmy.world/post/4024604

Kias and Hyundais Keep Getting Stolen by the Thousands and Cities Are Suing | A viral Tiktok trend that began in 2021 demonstrated how the companies failed to install a basic anti-theft technology ... - Lemmy.world

Kias and Hyundais Keep Getting Stolen by the Thousands and Cities Are Suing | A viral Tiktok trend that began in 2021 demonstrated how the companies failed to install a basic anti-theft technology …::A viral Tiktok trend that began in 2021 demonstrated how the companies failed to install a basic anti-theft technology that made them trivially easy to steal.

Show threadWanderAug 28, 2023
It’s worth mentioning that this impacts only US vehicles from those brands.
Show threadjonneAug 28, 2023
Are you sure? This stuff is happening in Australia too. Something about the key hole size being the exact size as a USB-A cable.
Show threadWander

Here it says that this should not be possible in Australia due to the immobilizers.

…com.au/…/us-kia-and-hyundai-thefts-what-it-means…

Maybe some thieves believe all KIAs and Hyundays are targets and eventually some are stolen due to other factors.

US Kia and Hyundai thefts: What it means for Australia

Car thieves in the US are targeting Hyundai and Kia models built without an immobiliser – an anti-theft device which became a legal requirement in Australia more than 20 years ago.

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Aug 29, 2023 at 3:35amWeb