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Kia, Hyundai anti-theft software fixes a work in progress

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The Kia bulletin for the Optima says the upgrade causes the alarm to go off with remote start.
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By:
Carly Schaffner
June 02, 2023 12:00 PM

The software fixes that Kia and Hyundai are distributing to help stop a nationwide crime fad in hot-wiring their older vehicles may need fixes of their own.

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