Hyundai entered multistate settlement over anti-theft weaknesses in U.S. vehicles
Company: Hyundai Motor Company
Summary
California’s attorney general announced a December 2025 settlement expressly naming Hyundai Motor Company and affiliates over the manufacture and sale of certain 2011–2022 vehicles without standard engine immobilizers. The agreement provides free security remedies, consumer restitution and payments to states; it resolves the states’ claims and is not a criminal conviction or a stated admission by Hyundai. Direct state attorney general source: https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-secures-settlement-hyundai-and-kia-selling-easy-steal