{"id":47653,"date":"2023-04-18T12:03:29","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T16:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=47653"},"modified":"2023-04-18T12:03:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T16:03:29","slug":"hyundai-partners-with-aaa-to-offer-insurance-coverage-for-oft-stolen-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=47653","title":{"rendered":"Hyundai partners with AAA to offer insurance coverage for oft-stolen cars – Autoblog"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hyundai’s<\/a> taken the next step in damage control over the epidemic of Hyundai Group cars being stolen. A TikTok video demonstrated how to steal Hyundais and Kias<\/a> that need a key to start and were built without immobilizers. That video turned into so many cars being swiped nationwide that some state attorneys general are drawing up cases<\/a> against the automaker and some insurers have refused to cover<\/a> owners of affected models. So Hyundai has partnered with the Automobile Association of America (AAA<\/a>) to provide coverage to owners of at-risk vehicles.<\/p>\n

Plans can be purchased in 47 states (with Alaska, Massachusetts, and Washington excluded because AAA’s independent franchises don’t sell there).<\/p>\n

We’re not sure why Hyundai needed to partner with an insurer<\/a> to make this happen, not that it matters so long as drivers of the nearly 4 million models concerned can get affordable coverage and continue driving. To check rates, head to AAA’s insurance quote page<\/a>. If you own an affected vehicle, feel free to report your findings about pricing in the comments.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

The automaker’s built a dedicated site at HyundaiTheft.com<\/a> with this information and more. The anti-theft software that adds control module logic<\/a> to hinder thefts has been rolled<\/a> out two months ahead of schedule, the install requiring a trip to the dealer<\/a> and an hour’s wait. So long as drivers lock and unlock their vehicles with the key fob, the software activates a factory alarm and ignition kill command. After the install, dealers will place stickers on the windows to let the curious know the vehicle has an anti-theft system.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A small number of cars won’t be able to accept the software, though. For owners of those vehicles, Hyundai says it will reimburse the purchase of a steering wheel lock<\/a> and offset the cost of a more thorough solution like an alarm kit.<\/p>\n

To see if your vehicle is on the software register, or schedule a dealer appointment, or inquire about alarm reimbursements, head to the Hyundai theft site. There’s a Kia site with a similar URL, but it was created by the World Kia Joliet dealership<\/a> in Joliet, Illinois, and is not a manufacturer effort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hyundai’s taken the next step in damage control over the epidemic of Hyundai Group cars being stolen. A TikTok video demonstrated how to steal Hyundais and Kias that need a key to start and were built without immobilizers. That video turned into so many cars being swiped nationwide that some state attorneys general are drawing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47654,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47653\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/47654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}