Kias, Hyundais Manufactured Without Immobilizers Complaint

September 23, 2022

In the middle of 2022, the complaint for this class action alleges, “Kia and Hyundai vehicles were stolen more often than any other make” in Minneapolis, Minnesota. “Similarly,” it claims, “in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Kia and Hyundai vehicles represented two out of every three vehicles stolen during the first half of 2021.” The complaint alleges that Kia America, Inc. and Hyundai Motor America have been manufacturing many of their vehicles without a device called an immobilizer, which makes stealing them much easier than stealing other kinds of vehicles.