In the past few years, viral videos on TikTok and YouTube began circulating that demonstrated how to steal Kia and Hyundai vehicles using a USB cord.
The lawsuits alleged that Kia and Hyundai failed to install a common anti-theft device called an "immobilizer"—a security flaw exploited by a group of Milwaukee teenagers calling themselves Kia Boyz. Thieves drove off with cars, many recovered at other locations and usually damaged.
The settlement, announced on Thursday, would compensate consumers of Kia and Hyundai cars, made from 2011 to 2022 for damages, costs and the loss of their vehicles' value. The class encompasses about 9 million cars.
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Amanda Bronstad is the ALM staff reporter covering class actions and mass torts nationwide. She writes the email dispatch Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass. She is based in Los Angeles.