2013 Hyundai Veloster

To combat a wave of vehicle theft, Hyundai and Kia have developed a software fix and will even be sponsoring mobile clinics to install the software in five U.S. cities.

Hyundai has issued a recall for more than 26,100 examples of its Veloster hatchback over an issue with the rear parking sensor that could lead to a fire.

The software upgrade attempts to make older Hyundai vehicles more resilient to theft by modifying their vehicle control modules to not only activate the factory alarm when locking the doors, but also a special “ignition kill” feature that prevents thieves from starting the vehicle.

Approximately 16,500 model-year 2013 Hyundai Veloster hatchbacks 
 equipped with turbocharged 1.6-liter engines are being recalled.