70 FR 40 pgs. 10066-10070 - Preliminary Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard

Type: PRORULEVolume: 70Number: 40Pages: 10066 - 10070
Docket number: [Docket No. NHTSA 2005-20278]
FR document: [FR Doc. 05-3987 Filed 3-1-05; 8:45 am]
Agency: Transportation Department
Sub Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 541

[Docket No. NHTSA 2005-20278]

RIN 2127-AJ53

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) 2003 including theft rates for existing passenger motor vehicle lines manufactured in model year (MY) 2003. The preliminary theft data indicate that the vehicle theft rate for CY/MY 2003 vehicles (1.84 thefts per thousand vehicles) decreased by 26.1 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 2002 vehicles (2.49 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 2, 2005.

ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments [identified by DOT Docket No. NHTSA-2005-20278 and or RIN number 2127-AJ53] by any of the following methods:

• Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.

• Fax: 1-202-493-2251.

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, Washington, DC 20590-001.

• Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.

Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and docket number or Regulatory Identification Number (RIN) for this rulemaking. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the Public Participation heading of the Supplementary Information section of this document. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to http://dms.dot.gov including any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading under Regulatory Notices.

Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to http://dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Deborah Mazyck, Office of International Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer Programs, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Mazyck'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 § 33104(b)(4) mandate, this document reports the preliminary theft data for CY 2003 the most recent calendar year for which data are available.

In calculating the 2003 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same procedures it used in calculating the MY 2002 theft rates. (For 2002 theft data calculations, see 69 FR 53354, September 1, 2004). 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 2003 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 2003 vehicles of that line stolen during calendar year 2003, by the total number of vehicles in that line manufactured for MY 2003, as reported by manufacturers to the Environmental Protection Agency.

The preliminary 2003 theft data show a decrease in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2002. The preliminary theft rate for MY 2003 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2003 decreased to 1.84 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, a decrease of 26.1 percent from the rate of 2.49 thefts per thousand vehicles experienced by MY 2002 vehicles in CY 2002. For MY 2003 vehicles, out of a total of 217 vehicle lines, 21 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 21 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 18 are passenger car lines, 2 are multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and one is a light-duty truck line.

In Table I, NHTSA has tentatively ranked each of the MY 2003 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.

Privacy Act

Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit http://dms.dot.gov.

Authority:

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

Manufacturer Make/model (line) Thefts 2003 Production (Mfr's) 2003 2003 theft rate (per 1,000 vehicles produced)
1DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE STRATUS 682 62,496 10.9127
2DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE INTREPID 392 40,366 9.7111
3MITSUBISHI MONTERO 94 13,604 6.9097
4MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE 57 9,981 5.7109
5TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP 162 28,981 5.5899
6DAIMLERCHRYSLER SEBRING 180 35,599 5.0563
7MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT 174 35,508 4.9003
8MITSUBISHI GALANT 468 97,418 4.8040
9JAGUAR XJR 4 845 4.7337
10DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE NEON 590 127,902 4.6129
11DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE 61 13,337 4.5737
12DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER CONCORDE 61 13,690 4.4558
13DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER 300M 61 13,719 4.4464
14SUZUKI AERIO 150 33,931 4.4207
15FORD MOTOR CO FORD MUSTANG 598 143,823 4.1579
16NISSAN SENTRA 293 71,734 4.0845
17GENERAL MOTORS OLDSMOBILE ALERO 333 86,229 3.8618
18 MITSUBISHI LANCER 283 75,585 3.7441
19JAGUAR XK8 8 2,151 3.7192
20VOLVO S40 111 3,014 3.6496
21MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 333 92,062 3.6171
22GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 249 70,395 3.5372
23DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER VOYAGER VAN 72 20,642 3.4880
24NISSAN MAXIMA 211 62,537 3.3740
25GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO 228 67,610 3.3723
26BMW M3 30 8,964 3.3467
27GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC GRAND AM 450 145,150 3.1002
28FORD MOTOR CO. LINCOLN LS 72 23,472 3.0675
29HONDA S2000 24 7,8623 3.0527
30SUZUKI VITARA/GRAND 108 35,437 3.0477
31KIA MOTORS OPTIMA 70 23,340 2.9991
32DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND CARAVAN 725 248,733 2.9148
33GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET CAVALIER 633 218,340 2.8991
34SUBARU IMPREZA 67 23,333 2.8715
35TOYOTA ECHO 101 35,276 2.8631
36GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET MALIBU 507 179,565 2.8235
37GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET BLAZER S10/T10 152 54,165 2.8062
38MERCEDES-BENZ 215 (CL-CLASS) 9 3,214 2.8002
39BMW M5 5 1,902 2.6288
40NISSAN ALTIMA 591 225,388 2.6221
41JAGUAR XJ8 10 3,816 2.6205
42VOLVO C70 4 1,540 2.5974
43GENERAL MOTORS BUICK REGAL 89 35,374 2.5160
44KIA MOTORS SPECTRA 176 71,249 2.4702
45GENERAL MOTORS BUICK CENTURY 363 148,506 2.4443
46JAGUAR S-TYPE 55 22,608 2.4328
47TOYOTA LEXUS SC 26 10,800 2.4074
48FORD MOTOR CO. LINCOLN TOWN CAR 180 75,624 2.3802
49TOYOTA COROLLA 786 330,244 2.3801
50FORD MOTOR CO. FORD FOCUS 610 257,453 2.3694
51HYUNDAI ACCENT 120 51,425 2.3335
52NISSAN 350Z 92 39,448 2.3322
53TOYOTA CELICA 42 18,062 2.3253
54GENERAL MOTORS SATURN LS 164 71,082 2.3072
55DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER PT CRUISER 272 118,798 2.2896
56HONDA ACURA 3.2 CL 37 16,327 2.2662
57FORD MOTOR CO. FORD TAURUS 757 334,329 2.2642
58GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC SUNFIRE 85 37,813 2.2479
59BMW 7 46 21,387 2.1508
60HYUNDAI TIBURON 87 40,830 2.1308
61TOYOTA LEXUS IS 30 14,445 2.0768
62FORD MOTOR CO. MERCURY MOUNTAINEER 95 45,950 2.0675
63GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET CORVETTE 68 33,118 2.0533
64GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC DEVILLE 157 77,703 2.0205
65HYUNDAI XG 18 8,942 2.0130
66HONDA ACURA RSX 51 26,035 1.9589
67KIA MOTORS RIO 86 44,120 1.9492
68MAZDA PROTÉGÉ 164 84,404 1.9430
69GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC SEVILLE 36 18,627 1.9327
70GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 67 34,675 1.9322
71MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 93 48,273 1.9265
72FORD MOTOR CO. MERCURY SABLE 123 64,477 1.9077
73DAIMLERCHRYSLER JEEP LIBERTY 331 177,461 1.8652
74NISSAN INFINITI QX4 14 7,766 1.8027
75MERCEDES-BENZ 220 (S-CLASS) 37 20,679 1.7893
76TOYOTA MATRIX 153 87,440 1.7498
77DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER TOWN COUNTRY 216 123,575 1.7479
78GENERAL MOTORS GMC SONOMA PICKUP 71 41,164 1.7248
79HYUNDAI SONATA 129 77,468 1.6652
80DAIMLERCHRYSLER JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 190 114,736 1.6560
81MERCEDES-BENZ 129 (SL-CLASS) 34 20,685 1.6437
82GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET IMPALA 404 248,078 1.6285
83FORD MOTOR CO. FORD EXPLORER 537 332,158 1.6167
84HYUNDAI ELANTRA 210 130,031 1.6150
85VOLVO S60 31 19,532 1.5871
86FORD MOTOR CO. FORD ESCAPE 240 151,770 1.5813
87AUDI A8 1 643 1.5552
88NISSAN FRONTIER PICKUP 105 68,372 1.5357
89VOLVO S80 12 7,927 1.5138
90TOYOTA CAMRY/SOLARA 617 408,093 1.5119
91GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC AZTEK 44 29,564 1.4883
92KIA MOTORS SORENTO 63 42,837 1.4707
93FORD MOTOR CO. FORD RANGER PICKUP 331 226,132 1.4637
94DAIMLERCHRYSLER JEEP WRANGLER 94 64,343 1.4609
95DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP 31 21,582 1.4364
96FORD MOTOR CO. FORD CROWN VICTORIA 58 41,637 1.3930
97NISSAN INFINITI I35 24 17,334 1.3846
98HONDA ACURA 3.5 RL 4 2,903 1.3779
99TOYOTA LEXUS GS 20 14,555 1.3741
100GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET S10/T10 PICKUP 218 159,920 1.3632
101NISSAN INFINITI G35 111 81,505 1.3619
102TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP 209 157,182 1.3297
103FORD MOTOR CO. FORD ESCORT 28 21,162 1.3231
104TOYOTA 4RUNNER 133 101,254 1.3135
105MAZDA 6 72 54,829 1.3132
106GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET TRACKER 54 41,730 1.2940
107TOYOTA RAV4 100 77,319 1.2933
108GENERAL MOTORS OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA 11 8,642 1.2729
109PORSCHE BOXSTER 10 7,880 1.2690
110GENERAL MOTORS GMC SAFARI VAN 11 8,738 1.2589
111GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC VIBE 88 69,941 1.2582
112HONDA CIVIC 369 300,485 1.2280
113VOLKSWAGEN GOLF/GTI 41 34,049 1.2041
114FORD MOTOR CO. MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS 127 105,615 1.2025
115HONDA ACCORD 499 427,660 1.1668
116GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN 38 32,687 1.1625
117TOYOTA PRIUS 16 13,826 1.1572
118NISSAN XTERRA 87 75,351 1.1546
119TOYOTA MR2 SPYDER 6 5,209 1.1519
120ISUZU ASCENDER 4 3,476 1.1507
121VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 171 148,729 1.1497
122NISSAN PATHFINDER 56 48,772 1.1482
123JAGUAR XKR 1 880 1.1364
124HONDA ACURA 3.2 TL 105 93,899 1.1182
125GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 205 194,427 1.0544
126AUDI A6/A6 QUATTRO/S6/AVANT 18 17,116 1.0516
127ISUZU AXIOM 4 3,848 1.0395
128MERCEDES-BENZ 203 (C-CLASS) 65 63,327 1.0264
129GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC CTS 69 68,264 1.0108
130LAND ROVER FREELANDER 10 9,985 1.0015
131NISSAN INFINITI Q45 3 3,034 0.9888
132MAZDA B SERIES PICKUP 19 19,342 0.9823
133AUDI TT 6 6,138 0.9775
134TOYOTA LEXUS ES 60 61,512 0.9754
135MERCEDES-BENZ 210 (E-CLASS) 61 62,547 0.9753
136NISSAN INFINITI M45 6 6,402 0.9372
137FORD MOTOR CO. FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC 58 62,059 0.9346
138TOYOTA LEXUS LS 20 21,592 0.9263
139TOYOTA LEXUS GX 21 22,932 0.9158
140NISSAN MURANO 50 54,632 0.9152
141BMW 5 36 39,342 0.9151
142FORD MOTOR CO. FORD WINDSTAR VAN 134 148,016 0.9053
143PORSCHE 911 9 10,027 0.8976
144BMW 3 90 100,589 0.8947
145JAGUAR X-TYPE 27 30,483 0.8857
146VOLVO XC70 8 9,175 0.8719
147TOYOTA AVALON 59 68,872 0.8567
148GENERAL MOTORS GMC ENVOY 71 83,069 0.8547
149KIA MOTORS SEDONA VAN 44 51,515 0.8541
150VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 89 105,230 0.8458
151GENERAL MOTORS OLDSMOBILE AURORA 3 3,550 0.8451
152AUDI A4/A4 QUATTRO 40 47,520 0.8418
153GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN 80 96,022 0.8331
154ISUZU RODEO 11 13,625 0.8073
155MAZDA MX-5 MIATA 10 12,458 0.8027
156HYUNDAI SANTA FE 79 98,515 0.8019
157MERCEDES-BENZ 208 (CLK-CLASS) 25 31,560 0.7921
158JAGUAR VANDEN PLAS/SUPER V8 1 1,26 5 0.7905
159GENERAL MOTORS BUICK LESABRE 97 124,342 0.7801
160TOYOTA SIENNA VAN 33 42,688 0.7731
161GENERAL MOTORS SATURN ION 73 96,382 0.7574
162FORD MOTOR CO. FORD THUNDERBIRD 10 13,948 0.7169
163MAZDA TRIBUTE 33 47,099 0.7007
164GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC MONTANA VAN 32 45,936 0.6966
165HONDA ELEMENT 51 75,457 0.6759
166HONDA ACURA MDX 36 55,826 0.6449
167TOYOTA LEXUS RX 22 34,745 0.6332
168GENERAL MOTORS BUICK RENDEZVOUS 42 67,239 0.6246
169TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 77 128,157 0.6008
170GENERAL MOTORS OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE VAN 11 18,330 0.6001
171VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE 35 58,891 0.5943
172HONDA PILOT 71 123,095 0.5768
173GENERAL MOTORS SATURN VUE 58 109,455 0.5299
174BMW Z4 12 24,198 0.4959
175VOLVO XC90 6 12,404 0.4837
176VOLVO V70 3 6,242 0.4806
177GENERAL MOTORS BUICK PARK AVENUE 14 29,309 0.4777
178SUBARU BAJA 7 14,966 0.4677
179SAAB 9-5 7 15,159 0.4618
180NISSAN INFINITI FX35 8 17,691 0.4522
181BMW MINI COOPER 15 33,255 0.4511
182HONDA CR-V 61 140,449 0.4343
183SAAB 9-3 13 33,653 0.3863
184SUBARU LEGACY/OUTBACK 30 84,858 0.3535
185VOLVO V40 3 9,155 0.3277
186SUBARU FORESTER 21 65,691 0.3197
187MERCEDES-BENZ 170 (SLK-CLASS) 2 6,526 0.3065
188MAZDA MPV VAN 10 33,563 0.2979
189HONDA ODYSSEY VAN 48 165,197 0.2906
190GENERAL MOTORS SATURN LW 2 7,251 0.2758
191NISSAN INFINITI FX45 2 7,743 0.2583
192ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH 0 286 0.0000
193ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE 0 399 0.0000
194AUDI ALLROAD QUATTRO 0 5,256 0.0000
195AUDI RS6 0 1,436 0.0000
196AUDI S8 0 301 0.0000
197BMW Z8 0 539 0.0000
198DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE VIPER 0 1,707 0.0000
199FERRARI 360 0 885 0.0000
200FERRARI 456 0 32 0.0000
201FERRARI 575M 0 167 0.0000
202FERRARI ENZO 0 102 0.0000
203GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC FUNERAL COACH/HEARSE 0 988 0.0000
204GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC LIMOUSINE 0 692 0.0000
205HONDA ACURA NSX 0 176 0.0000
206HONDA INSIGHT 0 1,011 0.0000
207JAGUAR XJS 0 594 0.0000
208LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO 0 75 0.0000
209LOTUS ESPRIT 0 96 0.0000
210MASERATI COUPE/SPYDER 0 408 0.0000
211MITSUBISHI NATIVA1 0 470 0.0000
212QUANTUM TECH CHEVROLET CAVALIER 0 313 0.0000
213ROLLS ROYCE BENTLEY 0 2 0.0000
214ROLLS ROYCE BENTLEY ARNAGE 0 107 0.0000
215ROLLS ROYCE BENTLEY AZURE 0 35 0.0000
216ROLLS ROYCE CONTINENTAL R 0 1 0.0000
217VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN/CAMPER 0 4,662 0.0000
1 This vehicle was manufactured for sale only in Puerto Rico and represents the U.S. version of Mitsubishi's Montero Sport line.

Issued on: February 18, 2005.

Stephen R. Kratzke,

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.

[FR Doc. 05-3987 Filed 3-1-05; 8:45 am]

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