Tiktok "Kia Boys" challenge spurs car thefts crime wave of Hyundai and Kia using USB cables

[EastsideRio]

Buy a Kia or Huyndai in 2023 brehs

I’ll stick to American made GM, Ford, or Chrysler

 

[EastsideRio]

Cover it or him

Could be both, Kias get stolen for joyride purposes only, then shyts can’t even pass 108 mph without the motor getting blown out


Up here they stealing hellcats and 392’s. Only people stealing kias are to avoid having to walk in the snow.

 

[TripleAgent]

Manufacture a car that can be stolen with an ordinary USB cable, krehs

 

[The_Sheff]

Cover it or him

Just asked my wife again and she said he could only get liability insurance, nobody would give him comprehensive coverage on that car. So now that it’s stolen he just ass out.

 

[Vandelay]

Relevance:



Hate to see this happen, I knew it would.

Like clockwork...

He was a quiet and inquisitive scholar who loved fashion and football. Although he loved his neighborhood, he loved Brookland MS (the faculty & his peers) and the structure it presented to him even more.

I hate this story...I really do. fukked up on so many levels. Everyone failed here, literally everyone; the boy, the parents, the friends, the school, the homeowner.

 

[Amo Husserl]

Like clockwork...



I hate this story...I really do. fukked up on so many levels. Everyone failed here, literally everyone; the boy, the parents, the friends, the school, the homeowner.

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[Yapdatfool]

Hyundai and Kia Launch Service Campaign to Prevent Theft of Millions of Vehicles Targeted by Social Media Challenge | NHTSA

www.nhtsa.gov

 

[Yapdatfool]

Hyundai and Kia Launch Service Campaign to Prevent Theft of Millions of Vehicles Targeted by Social Media Challenge

Approximately 3.8 million Hyundais and 4.5 million Kias involved
Language: English
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February 14, 2023 | Washington, DC

Hyundai and Kia have developed theft deterrent software for millions of their vehicles that lack an immobilizer and will provide it FREE of charge to vehicle owners. The software updates the theft alarm software logic to extend the length of the alarm sound from 30 seconds to one minute and requires the key to be in the ignition switch to turn the vehicle on.

The effort is in response to a TikTok social media challenge that has spread nationwide and has resulted in at least 14 reported crashes and eight fatalities. NHTSA urges owners of these vehicles to contact Hyundai (toll-free at 800-633-5151) or Kia (toll-free at 800-333-4542) for information on the FREE update.

Hyundai will also provide its customers with a window sticker alerting would-be thieves that the vehicle is equipped with anti-theft protection. Hyundai will send the stickers and roll out software updates in a phased approach beginning later this month, with subsequent phases over the next several months.

Kia is also rolling out its FREE software updates in a phased approach. The company will begin to update vehicles later this month, with ensuing phases throughout the next several months.

Concurrently, the companies have been working with law enforcement agencies to provide more than 26,000 steering wheel locks since November 2022 to 77 law enforcement agencies in 12 states. NHTSA encourages interested vehicle owners to contact local law enforcement to see if a wheel lock is available.

 

[AStrangeName]

My wife’s uncle just had his Kia stolen. Didn’t have insurance either because no insurance company would cover it.

Yeah, depending on the state you're living in, insurance companies won't cover any Hyundai-KIA car (doesn't matter in if it's the newest models iirc) until the company tackle their problem, but Hyundai-KIA are dragging their feet on this one.

 

[beenz]

Buy a Kia or Huyndai in 2023 brehs

I’ll stick to American made GM, Ford, or Chrysler

u do realize that on top of great reliability and value, they offer the best warranty in the auto industry.

if I were in the market for a car, I'd look at those 2 manufacturers.

 

[The Pledge]

Wake me up when a Dodge Boyz challenge begins to take hold

 

[Maximus Rex]

Someone stole the catalytic converter off my Kia last week

 

[Rekkapryde]

U are the 1st person I’ve EVER heard say “I’ve always wanted 1 of these” regarding a KIA…….u also MIGHT be the 1st person in actual HISTORY to say “I’ve always wanted 1 of these” regarding a KIA
I could understand if it was a Charger, a dope Mercedes, sh!!!!!t even a souped up Integra. But a fckin’ KIA

I'm cop a Telluride with ZERO problem.

 

[OfTheCross]

Not with that "Make America Great Again" hat on the floor in the back

I saw that too

 

[Benjamin Sisko]

Buy Korean cars brehs