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Agree the title is a bit misleading, but addressing what sounds like an exploit still feels like a patch of sorts.

But yeah, “patch” usually implies software vs. hardware.

Either way, agree with other comments that Hyundai should just eat the costs if it prevents theft due to an exploit.

Having said that, given what the car costs, the fee doesn’t seem completely unreasonable.

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Given what the car costs, you'd think they'd do this out of courtesy.

It seems short-sighted to not do this as a courtesy, given the reputational hit from the Kia/Hyundai Boyz saga just a few years ago. Who wants to be a manufacturer with a reputation for making easy-to-steal cars? Who wants to (for a reasonable price) insure cars made by said manufacturer?

Exactly.

Yeah, definitely.

I have a Kia EV6, and just saying that if the same “patch” is offered for it, I won’t think twice about paying $65 for it.

I’d also not be super happy they didn’t cover it, but I saw a comment about never buying a Hyundai because of this, and not sure I’d be that upset about it.

There’s a line, for sure, but $65 wouldn’t be it, for me.

Starting MSRP of US$42,600? Seems like there’s some room there to cover manufacturer mistakes.