Kia Class Action Lawsuit 2024 Update. Nearly two years after final approval was issued for a $3.1 billion settlement over an alleged engine defect in certain hyundai and kia vehicles, the automakers have reached. A viral tiktok trend coined the kia challenge exposed kia and hyundai vehicles' lack of an immobilizer, thus prompting hagens berman's class action suit.

A federal judge granted preliminary approval to an amended settlement agreement with hyundai and kia in the class action regarding the lack of an engine immobilizer in certain model year. Hyundai kia car theft class action settlement overview: