Authorities say videos on the social media platform may have led to multiple car accidents and eight fatalities.
Hyundai and Kia are rolling out software updates to stem a raft of auto thefts related to a TikTok challenge that authorities believe has led to at least 14 reported crashes and eight fatalities.
Hyundai said updates begin Tuesday for nearly 4 million vehicles beginning with a million model year 2017-2020 Elantra, 2015-2019 Sonata and 2020-2021 Venue vehicles. The software upgrade is scheduled to be available for the remaining eligible vehicles by June. The institute compared vehicles from the 2015 through 2019 model years. It studied vehicle theft claims from 2021.Insurance companies have taken notice of the elevated theft rates. State Farm said in January that it has temporarilyfor some model years and trim levels of Hyundai and Kia vehicles in some states because thieves were targeting the cars.
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