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Hyundai, Kia vehicles without theft protections at risk of recall

A Kia optima's steering wheel. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
A Kia optima's steering wheel. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)

Attorneys General in 17 states want the federal government to require a recall of Hyundai and Kia vehicles without theft protections. Thefts of the vehicles have grown because people can easily start the engines without a key.

Here & Now‘s Celeste Headlee speaks with Michael Regan, senior editor at Bloomberg News.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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