In the wake of the recent deaths of two children who became trapped in the trunk of a 2000 Chevrolet Malibu, the safety group KidsAndCars.org is again calling on General Motors to recall all vehicles with trunks from the 2000 and 2001 model years and retrofit them with internal releases at no cost to consumers.

Autopsy results show the two northern Indiana boys found locked in a hot car trunk died of hyperthermia. The report says heat caused organs to shut down in 4-year-old Dominick Wilk and 2-year-old Isaac Dunner, resulting in their deaths.

KidsAndCars.org says the incident is “eerily similar” to a case two years ago of a five-year-old Arkansas boy and his four-year-old sister who died after becoming trapped in a 2000 Malibu.

After those 2009 deaths in Arkansas, KidsAndCars.org called on GM to retrofit its 2000-2001 vehicles with internal trunk releases.

Beginning in the 2002 model year, all cars began coming with a glow-in-the-dark release handle inside the trunk that allows people to open the trunk from the inside. But many cars manufactured before that year still represent a risk.

Inside release retrofit kits for the 2000 Malibu and similar models are available from General Motors. A kit called “Quick Out” is available through KidsAndCars.org for $9.99.

Consumer Reports has tested the KidAndCars.org retrofit kit and found it easy to install and effective. You can read about those tests by clicking here.