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67 FR 48 pgs. 11161-11165 - Preliminary Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard

Type: NOTICEVolume: 67Number: 48Pages: 11161 - 11165
Docket number: [Docket No. NHTSA-2002-11443; Notice 01]
FR document: [FR Doc. 02-5807 Filed 3-11-02; 8:45 am]
Agency: Transportation Department
Sub Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2002-11443; Notice 01]

RIN 2127-AI73

Preliminary Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard

AGENCY:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),Department of Transportation.

ACTION:

Publication of preliminary theft data; request for comments.

SUMMARY:

This document requests comments on data about passenger motor vehicle thefts that occurred in calendar year (CY) 2000, including theft rates for existing passenger motor vehicle lines manufactured in model year (MY) 2000. The theft data preliminarily indicate that the vehicle theft rate for CY/MY 2000 vehicles (2.89 thefts per thousand vehicles) did not change from the theft rate for CY/MY 1999 vehicles (2.89 thefts per thousand vehicles).

Publication of these data fulfills NHTSA's statutory obligation to periodically obtain accurate and timely theft data, and publish the information for review and comment.

DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before May 13, 2002.

ADDRESSES:

All comments should refer to the docket number and notice number cited in the heading of this document and be submitted, preferably with two copies to: U.S. Department of Transportation, Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Docket hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Rosalind Proctor, Office of Planning and Consumer Programs, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Proctor's telephone number is (202) 366-0846. Her fax number is (202) 493-2290.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

NHTSA administers a program for reducing motor vehicle theft. The central feature of this program is the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard, 49 CFR part 541. The standard specifies performance requirements for inscribing or affixing vehicle identification numbers (VINs) onto certain major original equipment and replacement parts of high-theft lines of passenger motor vehicles.

The agency is required by 49 U.S.C. 33104(b)(4) to periodically obtain, from the most reliable source, accurate and timely theft data, and publish the data for review and comment. To fulfill the section 33104(b)(4) mandate, this document reports the preliminary theft data for CY 2000, the most recent calendar year for which data are available.

In calculating the 2000 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same procedures it used in calculating the MY 1999 theft rates. (For 1999 theft data calculations, see 66 FR 39554, July 31, 2001). As in all previous reports, NHTSA's data were based on information provided to the agency by the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The NCIC is a governmental system that receives vehicle theft information from nearly 23,000 criminal justice agencies and other law enforcement authorities throughout the United States. The NCIC data also include reported thefts of self-insured and uninsured vehicles, not all of which are reported to other data sources.

The 2000 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 2000 vehicles of that line stolen during calendar year 2000, by the total number of vehicles in that line manufactured for MY 2000, as reported by manufacturers to the Environmental Protection Agency.

The preliminary 2000 theft data show no change in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 1999. The preliminary theft rate for MY 2000 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2000 of 2.89 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, did not change from the rate of 2.89 thefts per thousand vehicles experienced by MY 1999 vehicles in CY 1999. For MY 2000 vehicles, out of a total of 206 vehicle lines, 51 lines had a theft rate higher than 3.5826 per thousand vehicles, the established median theft rate for MYs 1990/1991. (See 59 FR 12400, March 16, 1994). Of the 51 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 45 are passenger car lines, six are multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and none are light-duty truck lines.

In Table I, NHTSA has tentatively ranked each of the MY 2000 vehicle lines in descending order of theft rate. Public comment is sought on the accuracy of the data, including the data for the production volumes of individual vehicle lines.

Comments must not exceed 15 pages in length (49 CFR 553.21). Attachments may be appended to these submissions without regard to the 15 page limit. This limitation is intended to encourage commenters to detail their primary arguments in a concise fashion.

If a commenter wishes to submit certain information under a claim of confidentiality, three copies of the complete submission, including purportedly confidential business information, should be submitted to the Chief Counsel, NHTSA, at the street address given above, and two copies from which the purportedly confidential information has been deleted should be submitted to Dockets. A request for confidentiality should be accompanied by a cover letter setting forth the information specified in the agency's confidential business information regulation. 49 CFR part 512.

All comments received before the close of business on the comment closing date indicated above for this document will be considered, and will be available for examination in the docket at the above address both before and after that date. To the extent possible, comments filed after the closing date will also be considered. Comments on this document will be available for inspection in the docket. NHTSA will continue to file relevant information as it becomes available for inspection in the docket after the closing date, and it is recommended that interested persons continue to examine the docket for new material.

Those persons desiring to be notified upon receipt of their comments in the rules docket should enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard in the envelope with their comments. Upon receiving the comments, the docket supervisor will return the postcard by mail.

Authority:

49 U.S.C. 33101, 33102 and 33104; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50.

No. Manufacturer Make/model (line) Thefts 2000 Production (Mfr's) 2000 2000 theft rate (per 1,000 vehicles produced)
1 DAIMLERCHRYSLER PLYMOUTH BREEZE 173 15,723 11.0030
2 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT/NATIVA1 509 46,272 11.0002
3 MITSUBISHI MONTERO 22 2,147 10.2469
4 BMW X5 12 1,312 9.1463
5 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER INTREPID2 4 449 8.9087
6 DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE STRATUS 1,040 118,845 8.7509
7 DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE INTREPID 1,400 162,279 8.6271
8 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE 502 61,957 8.1024
9 DAIMLERCHRYSLER PLYMOUTH NEON 626 89,142 7.0225
10 DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE NEON 1,191 170,098 7.0018
11 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET METRO 210 30,521 6.8805
12 DAIMLERCHRYSLER JEEP CHEROKEE 1,040 153,816 6.7613
13 HONDA ACURA NSX 2 305 6.5574
14 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER LHS 139 22,944 6.0582
15 ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE COUPE 1 175 5.7143
16 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER CIRRUS 267 46,849 5.6992
17 FORD MOTOR CO FORD CONTOUR 350 61,603 5.6815
18 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE 287 50,940 5.6341
19 GENERAL MOTORS OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA 186 33,179 5.6060
20 MITSUBISHI GALANT 520 94,773 5.4868
21 HONDA CIVIC 1,807 339,223 5.3269
22 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC GRAND AM 1,194 225,321 5.2991
23 GENERAL MOTORS OLDSMOBILE ALERO 586 118,421 4.9484
24 DAEWOO LEGANZA 128 25,960 4.9307
25 HONDA ACURA INTEGRA 136 28,095 4.8407
26 DAEWOO LANOS 116 24,049 4.8235
27 KIA MOTORS SEPHIA/SPECTRA 487 101,027 4.8205
28 GENERAL MOTORS OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE 352 73,399 4.7957
29 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY MYSTIQUE 98 20,839 4.7027
30 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER CONCORDE 268 59,453 4.5078
31 TOYOTA COROLLA 839 187,996 4.4629
32 SUZUKI VITARA/GRAND VITARA 197 46,188 4.2652
33 AUDI S4 23 5,396 4.2624
34 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC DEVILLE/LIMOUSINE 380 92,619 4.1028
35 FORD MOTOR CO FORD MUSTANG 832 202,972 4.0991
36 KIA MOTORS SPORTAGE 271 66,519 4.0740
37 HYUNDAI ACCENT 232 57,111 4.0623
38 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 185 45,850 4.0349
39 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET CAMARO 177 43,990 4.0236
40 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC SUNFIRE 366 91,198 4.0132
41 SUZUKI ESTEEM 78 19,520 3.9959
42 ISUZU TROOPER 75 19,100 3.9267
43 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET CAVALIER 975 256,972 3.7942
44 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET MALIBU 817 215,601 3.7894
45 TOYOTA LEXUS GS 102 26,952 3.7845
46 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET LUMINA/MONTE CARLO 368 98,556 3.7339
47 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC FIREBIRD/TRANS AM/FORMULA. 115 31,093 3.6986
48 HYUNDAI SONATA 182 49,340 3.6887
49 FORD MOTOR CO FORD FOCUS 1,112 304,049 3.6573
50 AUDI A6 94 26,000 3.6154
51 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK REGAL 224 62,502 3.5839
52 JAGUAR S-TYPE 117 32,818 3.5651
53 NISSAN MAXIMA 604 175,111 3.4492
54 FORD MOTOR CO LINCOLN TOWN CAR 296 89,164 3.3197
55 NISSAN ALTIMA 484 147,978 3.2708
56 VOLVO C70 17 5,293 3.2118
57 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET BLAZER S10/T10 800 249,486 3.2066
58 SUZUKI SWIFT 9 2,860 3.1469
59 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER NEON2 4 1,303 3.0698
60 NISSAN PATHFINDER 88 28,983 3.0363
61 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET PRIZM 116 38,920 2.9805
62 AUDI TT 21 7,215 2.9106
63 MERCEDES BENZ 220 (S-CLASS) 118 40,612 2.9055
64 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 354 122,625 2.8869
65 ISUZU RODEO 155 54,169 2.8614
66 GENERAL MOTORS GMC JIMMY S-15 251 87,839 2.8575
67 HONDA PRELUDE 29 10,165 2.8529
68 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC SEVILLE 89 31,414 2.8331
69 MAZDA MILLENIA 49 17,334 2.8268
70 DAEWOO NUBIRA 67 23,985 2.7934
71 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 431 156,496 2.7541
72 FORD MOTOR CO FORD TAURUS 945 350,145 2.6989
73 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY MOUNTAINEER 134 50,023 2.6788
74 DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE AVENGER 17 6,376 2.6662
75 MERCEDES BENZ 208 (CLK-CLASS) 47 17,796 2.6410
76 FORD MOTOR CO FORD EXPLORER 1,001 383,386 2.6109
77 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET IMPALA 519 199,319 2.6039
78 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET CORVETTE 81 31,189 2.5971
79 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER 300 M 138 53,353 2.5865
80 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY SABLE 239 93,301 2.5616
81 TOYOTA CELICA 154 60,368 2.5510
82 MAZDA 626 192 76,444 2.5116
83 ISUZU VEHICROSS 2 808 2.4752
84 NISSAN INFINITI Q45 10 4,045 2.4722
85 DAIMLERCHRYSLER JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 741 299,988 2.4701
86 BMW Z3 24 9,857 2.4348
87 TOYOTA CAMRY/CAMRY SOLARA 1,097 451,343 2.4305
88 FORD MOTOR CO LINCOLN LS 164 68,527 2.3932
89 JAGUAR XK8/XK8 CONVERTIBLE 11 4,698 2.3414
90 TOYOTA RAV4 103 44,645 2.3071
91 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER 302 132,248 2.2836
92 DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND 727 333,712 2.1785
93 FORD MOTOR CO FORD RANGER PICKUP TRUCK 747 346,291 2.1571
94 FORD MOTOR CO FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK 318 151,791 2.0950
95 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP TRUCK 514 246,662 2.0838
96 DAIMLERCHRYSLER PLYMOUTH VOYAGER/GRAND 258 123,906 2.0822
97 FORD MOTOR CO FORD ESCORT 200 96,287 2.0771
98 MAZDA PROTÈGÈ 166 80,346 2.0661
99 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN SC 33 16,009 2.0613
100 BMW 7 35 17,141 2.0419
101 TOYOTA ECHO 114 56,699 2.0106
102 HYUNDAI TIBURON 32 15,958 2.0053
103 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE 17 8,629 1.9701
104 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN SL 255 130,551 1.9533
105 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY COUGAR 87 44,911 1.9372
106 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE 21 10,910 1.9248
107 DAIMLERCHRYSLER JEEP WRANGLER 178 92,672 1.9208
108 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK CENTURY 272 144,495 1.8824
109 NISSAN XTERRA 200 108,434 1.8444
110 GENERAL MOTORS GMC SAFARI VAN 54 30,093 1.7944
111 DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCK 322 181,011 1.7789
112 VOLVO S40/V40 63 35,817 1.7589
113 NISSAN SENTRA 120 68,587 1.7496
114 BMW 5 80 45,769 1.7479
115 BMW 3 155 89,026 1.7411
116 FORD MOTOR CO LINCOLN CONTINENTAL 42 24,210 1.7348
117 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN 155 89,660 1.7288
118 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET TRACKER 77 45,063 1.7087
119 HONDA PASSPORT 35 20,493 1.7079
120 VOLVO S70/V70 69 40,581 1.7003
121 NISSAN INFINITI G20 23 13,635 1.6868
122 MAZDA B SERIES PICKUP TRUCK 53 31,627 1.6758
123 MERCEDES BENZ 203 (C-CLASS) 44 26,439 1.6642
124 VOLVO XC 24 14,489 1.6564
125 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK 236 142,518 1.6559
126 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 224 137,940 1.6239
127 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC ELDORADO 22 13,845 1.5890
128 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 94 59,334 1.5843
129 ISUZU HOMBRE PICKUP TRUCK 7 4,449 1.5734
130 JAGUAR XJR 2 1,290 1.5504
131 NISSAN FRONTIER PICKUP TRUCK 217 143,358 1.5137
132 MERCEDES BENZ 215 (CL-CLASS) 2 1,338 1.4948
133 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS 200 135,282 1.4784
134 HONDA ACCORD 627 430,595 1.4561
135 PORSCHE 911 11 7,578 1.4516
136 GENERAL MOTORS GMC SONOMA PICKUP TRUCK 86 60,124 1.4304
137 JAGUAR XJ8 10 7,086 1.4112
138 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF/GTI 37 26,862 1.3774
139 AUDI A8 3 2,189 1.3705
140 MERCEDES BENZ 210 (E-CLASS) 64 46,709 1.3702
141 TOYOTA LEXUS LS 15 11,179 1.3418
142 DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE VIPER 2 1,559 1.2829
143 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN LS 105 82,956 1.2657
144 TOYOTA LEXUS RX 113 89,410 1.2638
145 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK LESABRE 240 190,269 1.2614
146 FORD MOTOR CO FORD WINDSTAR VAN 291 232,403 1.2521
147 AUDI A4 24 19,304 1.2433
148 VOLVO S80 44 35,864 1.2269
149 SUBARU IMPREZA 21 17,353 1.2102
150 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC MONTANA VAN 75 62,640 1.1973
151 MERCEDES BENZ 170 (SLK-CLASS) 7 5,891 1.1883
152 TOYOTA LEXUS ES 54 45,885 1.1769
153 DAIMLERCHRYSLER PLYMOUTH PROWLER 3 2,576 1.1646
154 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK PARK AVENUE 59 51,365 1.1486
155 VOLKSWAGEN CABRIO 10 8,836 1.1317
156 NISSAN INFINITI I30 45 39,815 1.1302
157 JAGUAR VANDEN PLAS 4 3,596 1.1123
158 NISSAN QUEST 52 46,834 1.1103
159 HONDA ACURA TL 74 67,287 1.0998
160 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC CATERA 17 15,629 1.0877
161 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN 107 100,041 1.0696
162 HONDA CR-V 121 114,387 1.0578
163 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP TRUCK 11 10,527 1.0449
164 HONDA ACURA RL 17 16,470 1.0322
165 MERCEDES BENZ 129 (SL-CLASS) 5 4,845 1.0320
166 SUBARU FORESTER 29 28,950 1.0017
167 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER TOWN COUNTRY 93 96,298 0.9658
168 ISUZU AMIGO 3 3,199 0.9378
169 MAZDA MPV 47 50,565 0.9295
170 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY VILLAGER MPV 29 31,495 0.9208
171 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC FUNERAL COACH 1 1,100 0.9091
172 TOYOTA AVALON 98 108,025 0.9072
173 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE 81 89,819 0.9018
174 NISSAN INFINITI QX4 25 28,258 0.8847
175 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 59 67,216 0.8778
176 GENERAL MOTORS OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE VAN 34 41,705 0.8152
177 SAAB 9-3 14 17,929 0.7809
178 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN LW 11 14,418 0.7629
179 SAAB 9-5 13 17,162 0.7575
180 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN 96 131,405 0.7306
181 TOYOTA MR2 4 5,597 0.7147
182 SUBARU LEGACY 65 97,215 0.6686
183 JAGUAR XKR 1 1,508 0.6631
184 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN SW 6 9,113 0.6584
185 PORSCHE BOXSTER/BOXSTER S 8 13,563 0.5898
186 HONDA S2000 5 9,206 0.5431
187 MAZDA MX-5 MIATA 8 16,107 0.4967
188 FORD MOTOR CO FORD CROWN VICTORIA 50 103,784 0.4818
189 HONDA INSIGHT 2 5,603 0.3570
190 HONDA ODYSSEY 33 122,131 0.2702
191 ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE VOLANTE 0 573 0.0000
192 BMW Z8 0 2,936 0.0000
193 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER STRATUS2 0 131 0.0000
194 FIAT FERRARI 360 0 452 0.0000
195 FIAT FERRARI 456 0 82 0.0000
196 FIAT FERRARI 550 0 256 0.0000
197 LOTUS ESPRIT 0 200 0.0000
198 ROLLS-ROYCE BENTLEY ARNAGE 0 422 0.0000
199 ROLLS-ROYCE BENTLEY AZURE 0 93 0.0000
200 ROLLS-ROYCE BENTLEY CONTINENTAL R 0 23 0.0000
201 ROLLS-ROYCE BENTLEY CONTINENTAL SC 0 3 0.0000
202 ROLLS-ROYCE BENTLEY CONTINENTAL T 0 2 0.0000
203 ROLLS-ROYCE BENTLEY CORNICHE 0 97 0.0000
204 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SERAPH 0 154 0.0000
205 TOYOTA LEXUS SC 0 823 0.0000
206 VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN 0 2,791 0.0000
1 Nativa is the name applied to Montero Sport vehicles that are manufactured for sale only in Puerto Rico.
2 These vehicles were manufactured for sale in the U.S. territories under the Chrysler nameplate.

Issued on: March 4, 2002.

Stephen R. Kratzke,

Associate Administrator for Safety Performance Standards.

[FR Doc. 02-5807 Filed 3-11-02; 8:45 am]

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