Coalition of AGs and States Call for Recall of Kia and Hyundai Vehicles Over Thefts and Faulty Parts

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is among 17 attorneys general calling for a recall of all Kia and Hyundai vehicles with a defect that makes them prone to theft. The defect is found in models built with key-switch ignitions from 2011 to 2022. Car thieves’ exploitation of the design flaw, which went viral on social media, has led to an 893% increase in Kia and Hyundai thefts in Minneapolis and a 611% increase in St. Paul over the past year. The attorneys general claim the vehicle manufacturers have not done enough to fix vehicles without engine immobilizers.