'Park outside': GM recalls 40,000 pickup trucks to fix fire risk

OUR AREA. JAYDEN SPENCE LOVES TO DRIVE HIS 2019 HYUNDAI SEDAN AROUND GLEN BURNIE. BUT LIKE MANY HE SAID ABOUT THE RECENT INCREASE IN THEFTS OF CERTAIN HYUNDAIS AND HE IS I’VE HAD A SITUATION WHERE A COP WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD BE CAREFUL BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHERE YOU PARK YOUR CAR, STUFF LIKE THAT, BECAUSE PEOPLE DO TRY TO STEAL THESE CARS AND STUFF. IN FACT, JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO HE THINKS SOMEONE TRIED TO STEAL HIS CAR. THEY PULLED THE DOOR HANDLE. BUT I KNOW IF THEY IF THEY ACTUALLY UNLOCK THE CAR, ANYTHING LIKE THAT, IF THEY ACTUALLY GOT THE DOOR TO OPEN HIS CAR, I GUESS IT’S REALLY, REALLY WELL OVER IN BALTIMORE COUNTY, POLICE RECORDS SHOW THAT THIEVES SOLD A TOTAL OF 1812 KEYS LAST YEAR. AND SO FAR THIS YEAR, THE NUMBERS ARE 186 AND 64. MARYLAND ATTORNEY GENERAL ANTHONY BROWN IS NOW JOINING SEVERAL OTHER STATES IN CALLING FOR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION TO RECALL HYUNDAI AND KIA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 2011 AND 2022. THE LETTER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE’S IGNITION SWITCHES AND LACK OF ENGINE MOBILIZERS MAKE THEM PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO THEFT. IN FACT, VIDEOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA HAVE SHOWN HOW PEOPLE CAN START AT KIA AND HYUNDAI MODELS BY USING ONLY A SCREWDRIVER AND A USB CABLE. IN A STATEMENT TO 11 NEWS. KIA SAYS THAT IT IS TAKING ACTION TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS THESE ATTORNEY GENERALS HAVE RAISED. COMING UP ON FRIDAY, BALTIMORE COUNTY POLICE WILL HAND OUT STEERING WHEEL LOCKS TO OWNERS OF HYUNDAIS, WHOSE VEHICLES REQUIRE A KEY TO TURN THE IGNITION. THEY’RE ALSO ENCOURAGING OWNERS TO CONTACT THEIR DEALERSHIP FOR AN ANTI-THEFT SOFTWARE UPGRADE. NOW, BOTH HYUNDAI AND KIA HAVE BOTH ROLLED OUT A FREE SOFTWARE PATCH TO MAKE THOSE CARS HARDER TO STEAL. I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT I HAVE REACHED OUT TO HYUNDAI AND I HAVE NOT YET HEARD BACK. REPORTING LIVE HERE IN ANNE ARUNDE

General Motors is recalling certain Chevrolet Silverado medium-duty trucks for model year 2019 or later, following the discovery of a potential leak in brake fluid that could result in a fire.Potentially 40,428 vehicles could be affected. They include 4500HD, 5500HD, and 6500HD models with model years between 2019 and 2023, according to documents posted by U.S. safety regulators on Saturday.Related video above: Attorney general asks Kia and Hyundai to recall millions of vehicles due to easy theftThe vehicles may have a brake pressure sensor assembly that allows brake fluid to leak and cause a short circuit. That in turn increases the risk of a fire that could occur when the vehicle is either driving or parked.GM advises owners with potentially affected models to park outdoors and away from structures until the recall repair is done. Vehicles with model years before 2019 used a different design.GM said it's not aware of any injuries related to the condition.

General Motors is recalling certain Chevrolet Silverado medium-duty trucks for model year 2019 or later, following the discovery of a potential leak in brake fluid that could result in a fire.

Potentially 40,428 vehicles could be affected. They include 4500HD, 5500HD, and 6500HD models with model years between 2019 and 2023, according to documents posted by U.S. safety regulators on Saturday.

Related video above: Attorney general asks Kia and Hyundai to recall millions of vehicles due to easy theft

The vehicles may have a brake pressure sensor assembly that allows brake fluid to leak and cause a short circuit. That in turn increases the risk of a fire that could occur when the vehicle is either driving or parked.

GM advises owners with potentially affected models to park outdoors and away from structures until the recall repair is done. Vehicles with model years before 2019 used a different design.

GM said it's not aware of any injuries related to the condition.

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