My best friend is a KIA mechanic. Says they've known about this for a long time and simply refused to update it - which he said would be super easy to do a reca

My best friend is a KIA mechanic. Says they've known about this for a long time and simply refused to update it - which he said would be super easy to do a recall and have them simply put in the engine immobilizer. I think you're right though. They tried ignoring the problem until it popped up on social media and cities have see huge increases in thefts for both Kia's and Hyundai's ever since.