74 FR 110 pgs. 27493-27498 - Preliminary Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard

Type: PRORULEVolume: 74Number: 110Pages: 27493 - 27498
Docket number: [Docket No. NHTSA 2009-0085]
FR document: [FR Doc. E9-13530 Filed 6-9-09; 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 2009-0085]

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) 2007 including theft rates for existing passenger motor vehicle lines manufactured in model year (MY) 2007. The preliminary theft data indicate that the vehicle theft rate for CY/MY 2007 vehicles (1.86 thefts per thousand vehicles) decreased by 10.6 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 2006 vehicles (2.08 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 August 10, 2009.

ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments identified by Docket No. NHTSA-2009-0085 by any of the following methods:

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

Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.

Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Fax: 202-493-2251.

Instructions: 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://www.regulations.gov , including any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading below.

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 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov .

Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov or the street address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Deborah Mazyck, Office of International Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer Programs, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Mazyck's telephone number is (202) 366-0846. Her fax number is (202) 493-2990.

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 2007 the most recent calendar year for which data are available.

In calculating the 2007 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same procedures it has used since publication of the 1983/1984 theft rate data (50 FR 46669, November 12, 1985). The 2007 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 2007 vehicles of that line stolen during calendar year 2007 by the total number of vehicles in that line manufactured for MY 2007, as reported to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As in all previous reports, NHTSA's data were based on information provided to NHTSA by the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The NCIC is a government system that receives vehicle theft information from approximately 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 preliminary 2007 theft data show a decrease in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2006 (For 2006 theft data, see 73 FR 60633, October 14, 2008). The preliminary theft rate for MY 2007 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2007 decreased to 1.86 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, a decrease of 10.6 percent from the rate of 2.08 thefts per thousand vehicles experienced by MY 2006 vehicles in CY 2006. For MY 2007 vehicles, out of a total of 204 vehicle lines, 15 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 15 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 13 are passenger car lines, two are multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and none are light-duty truck lines.

The agency believes that the theft rate reduction could be the result of several factors including the increased use of standard antitheft devices (i.e., immobilizers), vehicle parts marking, increased and improved prosecution efforts by law enforcement organizations and increased public awareness measures which may have contributed to the overall reduction in vehicle thefts. The preliminary MY 2007 theft rate reduction is consistent with the general decreasing trend of theft rates over the past 15 years as indicated by Figure 1.

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In Table I, NHTSA has tentatively ranked each of the MY 2007 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://DocketsInfo.dot.gov .

Authority:

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

Manufacturer Make/model (line) Thefts 2007 Production (Mfr's) 2007 2007 Theft rate (per 1,000 vehicles produced)
1 CHRYSLER DODGE MAGNUM 344 28059 12.2599
2 CHRYSLER DODGE CHARGER 1148 120636 9.5162
3 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO 174 21689 8.0225
4 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 534 77689 6.8736
5 CHRYSLER 300 715 121529 5.8834
6 MITSUBISHI LANCER 12 2355 5.0955
7 ROLLS ROYCE PHANTOM 2 398 5.0251
8 MERCEDES-BENZ 215 (CL-CLASS) 43 9296 4.6256
9 FORD MOTOR CO TAURUS 510 114616 4.4496
10 CHRYSLER SEBRING 338 78059 4.3301
11 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER 443 104546 4.2374
12 SUZUKI FORENZA 133 34236 3.8848
13 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC G6 629 164306 3.8282
14 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET MALIBU 487 127718 3.8131
15 MITSUBISHI GALANT 103 27141 3.7950
16 MAZDA 6 201 56178 3.5779
17 VOLKSWAGEN AUDI RS4 5 1475 3.3898
18 CHRYSLER PACIFICA 197 60392 3.2620
19 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET COBALT 703 215663 3.2597
20 FORD MOTOR CO MUSTANG 518 159345 3.2508
21 FORD MOTOR CO LINCOLN TOWN CAR 114 35281 3.2312
22 CHRYSLER DODGE CALIBER 560 175537 3.1902
23 KIA OPTIMA 127 40914 3.1041
24 NISSAN 350Z 49 15831 3.0952
25 NISSAN INFINITI FX35 40 13346 2.9972
26 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC DTS 140 47396 2.9538
27 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET IMPALA 769 267375 2.8761
28 KIA SPECTRA 171 64591 2.6474
29 KIA RIO 83 31947 2.5981
30 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 107 42300 2.5296
31 FORD MOTOR CO FOCUS 576 229738 2.5072
32 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET AVEO 166 67104 2.4738
33 HYUNDAI SONATA 302 123439 2.4466
34 VOLVO S40 53 21905 2.4195
35 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 192 80133 2.3960
36 NISSAN MAXIMA 152 63601 2.3899
37 BMW M6 8 3400 2.3529
38 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR 30 12805 2.3428
39 NISSAN SENTRA 225 96584 2.3296
40 FORD MOTOR CO CROWN VICTORIA 17 7424 2.2899
41 CHRYSLER JEEP LIBERTY 209 91466 2.2850
42 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET HHR 223 99681 2.2371
43 MERCEDES-BENZ 220 (S-CLASS) 91 41867 2.1735
44 TOYOTA COROLLA 740 351414 2.1058
45 NISSAN INFINITI FX45 1 475 2.1053
46 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 257 122918 2.0908
47 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK LACROSSE/ALLURE 113 54938 2.0569
48 HUMMER H3 95 46341 2.0500
49 NISSAN ALTIMA 413 202162 2.0429
50 SUZUKI RENO 62 30424 2.0379
51 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS 81 39757 2.0374
52 JAGUAR XK8 6 2965 2.0236
53 KIA SORENTO 64 31798 2.0127
54 MAZDA 5 33 16424 2.0093
55 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN ION 185 94117 1.9656
56 VOLKSWAGEN AUDI A8 10 5106 1.9585
57 HYUNDAI ACCENT 86 44314 1.9407
58 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC CTS 97 53360 1.8178
59 FORD MOTOR CO FUSION 266 146464 1.8161
60 NISSAN PATHFINDER 76 42137 1.8036
61 HYUNDAI AZERA 40 22218 1.8003
62 CHRYSLER DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND CARAVAN 284 164003 1.7317
63 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET CORVETTE 65 37744 1.7221
64 BMW M5 2 1163 1.7197
65 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 146 84922 1.7192
66 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC G6 54 32894 1.6416
67 BMW 6 11 6779 1.6227
68 FORD MOTOR CO FREESTAR VAN 30 18579 1.6147
69 NISSAN INFINITI M35/M45 48 30144 1.5924
70 TOYOTA YARIS 252 159292 1.5820
71 HONDA ACCORD 664 421206 1.5764
72 CHRYSLER DODGE NITRO 133 84441 1.5751
73 MAZDA RX-8 9 5728 1.5712
74 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY MILAN 55 35375 1.5548
75 VOLKSWAGEN AUDI A6/A6 QUATTRO/S6/S6 AVANT 18 11660 1.5437
76 FORD MOTOR CO FIVE HUNDRED 94 61270 1.5342
77 TOYOTA AVALON 121 79137 1.5290
78 NISSAN MURANO 137 92516 1.4808
79 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 148 100956 1.4660
80 TOYOTA CAMRY/SOLARA 1003 685729 1.4627
81 NISSAN INFINITI G35 83 57041 1.4551
82 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET UPLANDER VAN 87 60061 1.4485
83 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC STS 24 16746 1.4332
84 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC XLR 2 1400 1.4286
85 HONDA S2000 7 4907 1.4265
86 KIA AMANTI 6 4343 1.3815
87 MERCEDES-BENZ 208 (CLK-CLASS) 19 13825 1.3743
88 NISSAN FRONTIER PICKUP 87 64010 1.3592
89 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET COLORADO PICKUP 95 70012 1.3569
90 GENERAL MOTORS GMC CANYON PICKUP 25 18483 1.3526
91 BMW 7 22 16421 1.3397
92 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER 112 83830 1.3360
93 MAZDA 3 153 114723 1.3336
94 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC G5 107 80962 1.3216
95 SUBARU IMPREZA 51 39198 1.3011
96 VOLKSWAGEN AUDI A4/A4 QUATTRO/S4/S4 AVANT 64 49645 1.2892
97 NISSAN QUEST VAN 47 36661 1.2820
98 HONDA ACURA TSX 29 22669 1.2793
99 KIA SPORTAGE 58 45512 1.2744
100 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP 206 165714 1.2431
101 FORD MOTOR CO RANGER PICKUP 94 77539 1.2123
102 TOYOTA 4RUNNER 132 109124 1.2096
103 MERCEDES-BENZ 170 (SLK-CLASS) 9 7459 1.2066
104 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN AURA 77 64851 1.1873
105 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC TORRENT 35 29918 1.1699
106 HONDA CIVIC 389 332639 1.1694
107 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC FUNERAL COACH/HEARSE 1 857 1.1669
108 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 37 31873 1.1609
109 VOLKSWAGEN AUDI A3/A3 QUATTRO 8 6992 1.1442
110 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF/RABBIT/GTI 46 41314 1.1134
111 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET EQUINOX 94 87031 1.0801
112 HYUNDAI TIBURON 15 13951 1.0752
113 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 42 39867 1.0535
114 MERCEDES-BENZ 129 (SL-CLASS) 8 7648 1.0460
115 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY MONTEGO 16 15439 1.0363
116 GENERAL MOTORS GMC ENVOY 38 36989 1.0273
117 HYUNDAI TUCSON 45 44033 1.0220
118 HONDA ACURA 3.2 TL 5 4905 1.0194
119 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK TERRAZA VAN 8 7865 1.0172
120 FORD MOTOR CO ESCAPE 110 108788 1.0111
121 JAGUAR X-TYPE 3 3018 0.9940
122 HONDA ACURA 3.5 RL 49 49471 0.9905
123 JAGUAR VANDEN PLAS/SUPER V8 1 1010 0.9901
124 SUZUKI SX4 15 15421 0.9727
125 VOLVO S80 10 10805 0.9255
126 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC VIBE 30 32499 0.9231
127 HONDA ELEMENT 31 33688 0.9202
128 MAZDA B SERIES PICKUP 3 3285 0.9132
129 BMW 5 47 51970 0.9044
130 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN SKY 14 15546 0.9006
131 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK LUCERNE 76 85922 0.8845
132 TOYOTA LEXUS LS 31 35167 0.8815
133 HONDA ACURA RDX 22 25159 0.8744
134 CHRYSLER JEEP WRANGLER 88 100955 0.8717
135 FORD MOTOR CO EDGE 105 121525 0.8640
136 KIA RONDO 22 25524 0.8619
137 TOYOTA LEXUS RX 82 98473 0.8327
138 VOLKSWAGEN EOS 11 13406 0.8205
139 TOYOTA RAV4 145 181051 0.8009
140 FORD MOTOR CO FREESTYLE 30 38047 0.7885
141 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 89 113815 0.7820
142 BMW Z4/M 8 10568 0.7570
143 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC SOLSTICE 16 21310 0.7508
144 SUZUKI AERIO 4 5544 0.7215
145 PORSCHE CAYMAN 4 5552 0.7205
146 PORSCHE 911 9 12521 0.7188
147 TOYOTA LEXUS IS 41 57055 0.7186
148 MERCEDES-BENZ 203 (C-CLASS) 83 116282 0.7138
149 BENTLEY MOTORS CONTINENTAL 3 4265 0.7034
150 BMW X3 22 31365 0.7014
151 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA 8 11538 0.6934
152 BMW 3 97 139966 0.6930
153 MAZDA MAZDA CX-7 52 75137 0.6921
154 VOLVO S60 14 20268 0.6907
155 CHRYSLER JEEP PATRIOT 20 29421 0.6798
156 ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE 1 1474 0.6784
157 KIA SEDONA VAN 41 60873 0.6735
158 HONDA FIT 46 68642 0.6701
159 SUBARU LEGACY/OUTBACK 10 14963 0.6683
160 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN 63 96072 0.6558
161 HONDA ACURA MDX 35 53550 0.6536
162 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY MONTEREY VAN 1 1553 0.6439
163 FORD MOTOR CO LINCOLN MKX 22 34571 0.6364
164 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK RAINIER 3 4723 0.6352
165 SUBARU OUTBACK 27 42747 0.6316
166 HONDA PILOT 77 122033 0.6310
167 FORD MOTOR CO LINCOLN ZEPHYR 20 32952 0.6069
168 JAGUAR XKR 3 5030 0.5964
169 TOYOTA LEXUS GS 17 28638 0.5936
170 VOLVO V50 2 3373 0.5929
171 MERCEDES-BENZ 210 (E-CLASS) 31 52557 0.5898
172 MAZDA MX-5 MIATA 7 13353 0.5242
173 VOLVO XC90 15 30762 0.4876
174 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK RENDEZVOUS 14 29187 0.4797
175 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE 13 27249 0.4771
176 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ 6 12726 0.4715
177 VOLVO XC70 6 13197 0.4546
178 HONDA CR-V 104 229378 0.4534
179 PORSCHE BOXSTER 2 4427 0.4518
180 TOYOTA LEXUS ES 54 121577 0.4442
181 SUBARU FORESTER 19 43985 0.4320
182 BMW MINI COOPER 15 38511 0.3895
183 JAGUAR S-TYPE 1 2582 0.3873
184 TOYOTA PRIUS 53 158715 0.3339
185 SAAB 9-3 7 22401 0.3125
186 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN 64 208166 0.3074
187 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY MARINER 6 20842 0.2879
188 VOLVO C70 1 5612 0.1782
189 TOYOTA LEXUS SC 8 80617 0.0992
190 ASTON MARTIN DB9 0 688 0.0000
191 BENTLEY MOTORS ARNAGE 0 140 0.0000
192 BENTLEY MOTORS AZURE 0 184 0.0000
193 FERRARI 141 0 364 0.0000
194 FERRARI 612 SCAGLIETTI 0 66 0.0000
195 FERRARI 430 0 1382 0.0000
196 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC LIMOUSINE 0 648 0.0000
197 JAGUAR XJ8/XJ8L 0 1645 0.0000
198 JAGUAR XJR 0 221 0.0000
199 LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO 0 164 0.0000
200 LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO 0 558 0.0000
201 MASERATI QUATTROPORTE 0 2176 0.0000
202 SAAB 9-5 0 4084 0.0000
203 SPYKER C8 0 7 0.0000
204 VOLVO V70 0 3899 0.0000

Issued on: June 4, 2009.

Stephen R. Kratzke,

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.

[FR Doc. E9-13530 Filed 6-9-09; 8:45 am]

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