Hyundai to offer software upgrade to nearly 4 million U.S. vehicles to prevent thefts By Reuters


© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Hyundai Motors is seen on a steering wheel on display at the company’s headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, March 22, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hyundai Motor said Tuesday it will offer a software upgrade to nearly 4 million U.S. vehicles in response to increasing thefts targeting vehicles without push-button ignitions and immobilizing anti-theft devices.

Hyundai said it is “introducing a free anti-theft software upgrade to prevent the vehicles from starting during a method of theft popularized on TikTok and other social media channels.” The initial upgrade will cover more than 1 million 2017-2020 Elantra, 2015-2019 Sonata and 2020-2021 Venue model year vehicles.

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