Hyundais are one of the makes often targeted by young thieves. The tactics have been popularized by TikTok videos
6abc Digital StaffPolice and auto techs are helping install system upgrades on vehicles for Hyundai owners in an effort to prevent thefts.
"Since the Kia Challenge and the Hyundai challenge videos we've definitely seen an uptick of auto thefts in this area," said Chief Christopher Longo, with the Lawrence Twp. Police Department."It pulls that software update in about 12 or 15 minutes this is how it's all done," Longo explained. But this weekend at Lawrence Township High School in New Jersey, there's no appointment needed and it is all done at no cost to residents, thanks to the Lawrence Township Police Department and Hyundai.The company says it has seen 3.7 million vehicles in need of this anti-theft update and expects to have 70% of its affected vehicles updated by the end of the year.
"In February of 2023 we launched that software update for 3.7 million vehicles we'll be 70% complete by the end of this year," said Dave VandeLinde, VP of Hyundai Motor America.
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