Seattle City Councilmember Tammy Morales has joined a coalition of leaders calling for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (@NHTSAgov) to issue a recall of theft-prone models of Kia and Hyundai vehicles due to a surge in thefts. These vehicles are being stolen at an alarming rate in Washington state, with some being used by street thugs as battering rams during robberies. Morales, who was questioned by Brittany Toolis, admitted she was unaware of this specific use of stolen vehicles. The issue has led to a debate, with some suggesting that the focus should be on tougher consequences for criminals rather than on the automakers. Amidst these concerns, there is a push for the federal government to take action and issue a recall to address the rampant thefts, which are said to number in the thousands.
Our Range Rovers are not UK's most-stolen car, says Jaguar Land Rover https://t.co/WKvZ2XqAAU
💸 Jaguar Land Rover pays police to stop wave of thefts https://t.co/5d7HfQbqVb
The reinvention of car crime by car companies is hilariously dumb. JLR chief says vehicle theft policing should trump UK tax cuts via @FT https://t.co/r05svpgJ3b
JLR chief says vehicle theft policing should trump UK tax cuts https://t.co/0hI3SB94rh
It's all the cars' fault! Progressive Seattle lawmaker who's pro-defund the police and once condoned looting demands recall of Kias and Hyundais to tackle soaring vehicle theft in city - but refuses to concede soft-on-crime policies are to blame https://t.co/Kl8VvbCCzu
An increase in targeted Land Rover thefts has led to a hike in insurance costs. Some Range Rover and Land Rover owners have been telling the BBC, they're struggling to insure their cars at all 🎧 Listen: https://t.co/8xXoDpqfVA
City Council Members Urge Federal Government To Recall Kias And Hyundais Due To ‘Thousands Of Thefts’ https://t.co/ISG7qOrzUY
ON THE RECORD: Seattle City Councilmember Tammy Morales(@CMTammyMorales) says she had no idea stolen KIA's and Hyndai's(@Kia,@Hyundai) were being used by street thugs as battering rams during robberies. Do you believe her? Either way she needs to get on TikTok watch some KiaBoyz… https://t.co/ZiAVZ2QYI3 https://t.co/l35bpH9Ivu
ON THE RECORD: Seattle City Councilmember Tammy Morales(@CMTammyMorales) says she had no idea stolen KIA's and Hyndai's(@Kia, @Hyundai) were being used by street thugs as battering rams during robberies. Do you believe her? Meanwhile, instead of calling for stiffer consequences… https://t.co/3Heg3X6ALI
Dems blame Kia and Hyundai for uptick in car thefts, pressure fed gov't to issue recall https://t.co/2iyUOVTx2U
Seattle councilmember @CMTammyMorales is pushing for @NHTSAgov to issue a recall of theft-prone models of Kia and Hyundais. In response to a good question by @brittany_toolis, Morales said she wasn't aware Kias are being used to smash in the front of businesses. I asked her… https://t.co/UrvT69KJcI
The staggering theft of Kias and Hyundais continues to plague Washington. https://t.co/9DY0FcYS6o
Seattle council member joins coalition of leaders demanding recall of Kia, Hyundai vehicles https://t.co/S3Lb48SeD5