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76 FR 205 pgs. 65610-65615 - Final Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard

Type: RULEVolume: 76Number: 205Pages: 65610 - 65615
Docket number: [Docket No. NHTSA-2011-0075]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2011-27370 Filed 10-21-11; 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

49 CFR Part 541

[Docket No. NHTSA-2011-0075]

Final Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Publication of 2009 final theft data.

SUMMARY:

This document publishes the final data on thefts of model year (MY) 2009 passenger motor vehicles that occurred in calendar year (CY) 2009. The final 2009 theft data indicated a decrease in the vehicle theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2009. The final theft rate for MY 2009 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2009 is 1.33 thefts per thousand vehicles, a decrease of 21.3 percent from the rate of 1.69 thefts per thousand in 2008. 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:

Effective date: October 24, 2011.

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) 366-4139. 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 and 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 this statutory mandate, NHTSA has published theft data annually beginning with MYs 1983/84. Continuing to fulfill the § 33104(b)(4) mandate, this document reports the final theft data for CY 2009, the most recent calendar year for which data are available.

In calculating the 2009 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same procedures it used in calculating the MY 2008 theft rates. (For 2008 theft data calculations, see 76 FR 2598, January 14, 2011). 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 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 2009 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 2009 vehicles of that line stolen during calendar year 2009 by the total number of vehicles in that line manufactured for MY 2009, as reported to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The final 2009 theft data show a decrease in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2008. The final theft rate for MY 2009 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2009 decreased to 1.33 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, a decrease of 21.3 percent from the rate of 1.69 thefts per thousand vehicles experienced by MY 2008 vehicles in CY 2008. A similar decreasing trend in vehicle thefts was reported in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) 2009 Uniform Crime Report showing a 17% reduction in motor vehicle thefts (automobiles, trucks, buses and other vehicles) from 2008 to 2009.

For MY 2009 vehicles, out of a total of 239 vehicle lines, 11 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 11 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 11 are passenger car lines, none are multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and none are light-duty truck lines.

NHTSA's data show that the MY 2009 theft rate reduction is consistent with the general decreasing trend of theft rates over the past 16 years as indicated by Figure 1. The agency attributes this theft rate reduction to the effectiveness of combined measures used by federal agencies, law enforcement, vehicle manufacturers and the insurance industry to help combat vehicle theft.

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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.

On Wednesday, June 22, 2011, NHTSA published the preliminary theft rates for CY 2009 passenger motor vehicles in the Federal Register (76 FR 36486). The agency tentatively ranked each of the MY 2009 vehicle lines in descending order of theft rate. The public was requested to comment on the accuracy of the data and to provide final production figures for individual vehicle lines. The agency used written comments to make the necessary adjustments to its data. As a result of the adjustments, some of the final theft rates and rankings of vehicle lines changed from those published in the June 2011 notice. The agency received written comments from Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VW) and Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (Mercedes-Benz).

In its comments, VW informed the agency that the production volume for the Volkswagen Eos is incorrect. In response to this comment, the production volume for the Volkswagen Eos has been corrected and the final theft data has been revised accordingly. As a result of the correction, the Volkswagen Eos previously ranked No. 154 with a theft rate of 0.5230 is now ranked No. 155 with a theft rate of 0.5229.

In its comments, Mercedes-Benz informed the agency that the production volume for the Mercedes-Benz CL-Class was incorrect. The production volume for the Mercedes-Benz CL-Class has been corrected and the final theft data has been revised accordingly. As a result of this correction, the Mercedes-Benz CL-Class previously ranked No. 41 with a theft rate of 1.9589 is now ranked No. 10 with a theft rate of 3.9124.

Mercedes-Benz also informed the agency that its CLS-Class vehicle line was not listed in the agency's June 2011 publication of preliminary data. NHTSA is correcting the final theft data to include the thefts and production volume for the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class. As a result of this correction, the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class, previously not listed, is ranked No. 76 with a theft rate of 1.3065.

As a result of changes in the theft ranking, reanalysis of the theft rate data revealed that the number of vehicle lines reported with a theft rate higher than 3.5826 was incorrect. The publication of preliminary theft data for CY 2009 erroneously reported that there were 10 passenger cars, no multipurpose passenger vehicle lines and no light-duty truck lines with theft rates higher than 3.5826. NHTSA is correcting the final theft data to reflect that 11 passenger car lines, no multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and no light truck lines had a theft rate higher than 3.5826.

The following list represents NHTSA's final calculation of theft rates for all 2009 passenger motor vehicle lines. This list is intended to inform the public of calendar year 2009 motor vehicle thefts of model year 2009 vehicles and does not have any effect on the obligations of regulated parties under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 331, Theft Prevention.

Manufacturer Make/model (line) Thefts 2009 Production (Mfr's) 2009 2009 Theft rate (per 1,000 vehicles produced)
1 AUDI AUDI S8 2 227 8.8106
2 FORD MOTOR CO SHELBY GT 5 581 8.6059
3 BMW M5 2 264 7.5758
4 CHRYSLER DODGE CHARGER 432 66,856 6.4616
5 HONDA S2000 2 357 5.6022
6 MITSUBISHI GALANT 152 29,716 5.1151
7 CHRYSLER 300 143 31,287 4.5706
8 NISSAN INFINITI M35/M45 27 6,243 4.3248
9 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC STS 31 7,239 4.2824
10 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-CLASS 5 1,278 3.9124
11 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE 18 4,827 3.7290
12 CHRYSLER DODGE AVENGER 107 31,667 3.3789
13 CHRYSLER SEBRING 65 19,588 3.3184
14 AUDI AUDI A8 6 1,810 3.3149
15 VOLVO V70 3 996 3.0120
16 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC G5 60 20,623 2.9094
17 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC G6 281 99,226 2.8319
18 CHRYSLER DODGE CALIBER 125 44,554 2.8056
19 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER 69 24,876 2.7738
20 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET IMPALA 499 183,769 2.7154
21 NISSAN INFINITI FX35 35 13,375 2.6168
22 CHRYSLER DODGE CHALLENGER 53 20,526 2.5821
23 NISSAN PATHFINDER 13 5,076 2.5611
24 BMW M6 1 397 2.5189
25 CHRYSLER DODGE NITRO 26 10,539 2.4670
26 NISSAN MAXIMA 141 58,278 2.4194
27 KIA RONDO 42 17,573 2.3900
28 MAZDA 5 53 22,248 2.3822
29 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET MALIBU 413 176,813 2.3358
30 KIA SPECTRA 135 60,296 2.2390
31 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET COBALT 312 141,588 2.2036
32 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN AURA 78 35,472 2.1989
33 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 22 10,189 2.1592
34 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET HHR 172 80,781 2.1292
35 TOYOTA SCION TC 57 27,179 2.0972
36 JAGUAR LAND ROVER XF 27 12,953 2.0845
37 MAZDA 3 99 47,569 2.0812
38 FORD MOTOR CO LINCOLN TOWN CAR 24 11,596 2.0697
39 TOYOTA AVALON 45 22,030 2.0427
40 NISSAN 350Z 1 503 1.9881
41 VOLVO C70 8 4,027 1.9866
42 FORD MOTOR CO MUSTANG 81 41,354 1.9587
43 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC DTS 32 16,566 1.9317
44 MAZDA 6 76 39,504 1.9239
45 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 24 12,760 1.8809
46 NISSAN ALTIMA 410 228,101 1.7974
47 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY SABLE 11 6,146 1.7898
48 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC CTS 91 50,926 1.7869
49 VOLVO S60 12 6,837 1.7552
50 TOYOTA CAMRY/SOLARA 781 447,882 1.7438
51 TOYOTA COROLLA 632 363,515 1.7386
52 HYUNDAI SONATA 270 159,775 1.6899
53 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 22 13,022 1.6894
54 TOYOTA 4RUNNER 13 7,803 1.6660
55 BMW 6 4 2,420 1.6529
56 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET AVEO 94 58,439 1.6085
57 NISSAN SENTRA 104 65,096 1.5976
58 FORD MOTOR CO FOCUS 235 148,244 1.5852
59 HYUNDAI ACCENT 92 59,709 1.5408
60 NISSAN VERSA 159 104,658 1.5192
61 MAZDA B SERIES PICKUP 1 660 1.5152
62 CHRYSLER DODGE JOURNEY 124 82,331 1.5061
63 KIA RIO 61 41,036 1.4865
64 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS 86 57,872 1.4860
65 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET CORVETTE 23 15,647 1.4699
66 NISSAN 370Z 16 11,024 1.4514
67 NISSAN XTERRA 19 13,106 1.4497
68 JAGUAR LAND ROVER XKR 1 696 1.4368
69 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS 30 21,102 1.4217
70 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC TORRENT 13 9,403 1.3825
71 FORD MOTOR CO TAURUS 34 25,094 1.3549
72 CHRYSLER JEEP COMPASS 14 10,346 1.3532
73 NISSAN FRONTIER PICKUP 31 23,030 1.3461
74 VOLVO S40 9 6,743 1.3347
75 AUDI AUDI A3 5 3,761 1.3294
76 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-CLASS 5 3,827 1.3065
77 FORD MOTOR CO EDGE 58 44,744 1.2963
78 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK LACROSSE/ALLURE 24 18,532 1.2951
79 TOYOTA YARIS 93 72,826 1.2770
80 GENERAL MOTORS GMC ENVOY 7 5,661 1.2365
81 MASERATI QUATTROPORTE 1 817 1.2240
82 KIA OPTIMA 43 35,610 1.2075
83 NISSAN GT-R 3 2,505 1.1976
84 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN VUE 47 39,342 1.1947
85 TOYOTA LEXUS LS 11 9,418 1.1680
86 CHRYSLER JEEP LIBERTY 36 31,272 1.1512
87 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK LUCERNE 36 31,751 1.1338
88 KIA SEDONA VAN 21 18,684 1.1240
89 KIA AMANTI 1 931 1.0741
90 TOYOTA LEXUS IS 34 31,875 1.0667
91 TOYOTA SCION XB 39 37,039 1.0529
92 FORD MOTOR CO FLEX 44 42,100 1.0451
93 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC VIBE 59 56,730 1.0400
94 MAZDA RX-8 3 3,000 1.0000
95 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF/RABBIT/GTI 19 19,005 0.9997
96 AUDI AUDI R8 1 1,022 0.9785
97 KIA SORENTO 12 12,435 0.9650
98 AUDI AUDI S4/S5 3 3,112 0.9640
99 MITSUBISHI LANCER 37 38,655 0.9572
100 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN 61 63,797 0.9562
101 KIA SPORTAGE 34 35,892 0.9473
102 HONDA ACCORD 297 315,205 0.9422
103 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC G8 24 25,556 0.9391
104 HONDA ACURA TSX 35 37,306 0.9382
105 FORD MOTOR CO FUSION 96 103,268 0.9296
106 TOYOTA MATRIX 54 58,240 0.9272
107 SUZUKI SX4 23 24,859 0.9252
108 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET EQUINOX 30 32,555 0.9215
109 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS 17 18,803 0.9041
110 MASERATI GRANTURISMO 1 1,123 0.8905
111 NISSAN MURANO 96 108,188 0.8873
112 CHRYSLER JEEP WRANGLER 58 67,122 0.8641
113 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA/GLI 97 112,506 0.8622
114 NISSAN QUEST VAN 7 8,232 0.8503
115 FORD MOTOR CO LINCOLN MKS 22 26,153 0.8412
116 NISSAN INFINITI G37 42 50,524 0.8313
117 BMW M3 3 3,642 0.8237
118 VOLVO C30 3 3,693 0.8123
119 SUBARU LEGACY 21 26,278 0.7991
120 SUBARU IMPREZA 34 42,551 0.7990
121 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 61 76,637 0.7960
122 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-CLASS 6 7,559 0.7938
123 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP 92 116,059 0.7927
124 HONDA CIVIC 218 278,426 0.7830
125 HYUNDAI GENESIS 15 19,504 0.7691
126 AUDI AUDI Q5 5 6,531 0.7656
127 FORD MOTOR CO ESCAPE 113 148,860 0.7591
128 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-CLASS 3 3,987 0.7524
129 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 57 77,857 0.7321
130 MAZDA CX-9 10 14,024 0.7131
131 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET COLORADO PICKUP 20 28,286 0.7071
132 CHRYSLER JEEP PATRIOT 23 32,611 0.7053
133 HONDA ACURA RDX 6 8,690 0.6904
134 FORD MOTOR CO LINCOLN MKX 8 11,626 0.6881
135 PORSCHE BOXSTER 1 1,460 0.6849
136 VOLVO S80 5 7,409 0.6749
137 AUDI AUDI TT 2 2,989 0.6691
138 NISSAN INFINITI FX50 1 1,510 0.6623
139 TOYOTA RAV4 79 119,381 0.6617
140 BMW 7 5 7,613 0.6568
141 TOYOTA LEXUS RX 42 64,266 0.6535
142 NISSAN ROGUE 47 73,877 0.6362
143 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN 12 19,076 0.6291
144 PORSCHE CAYMAN 1 1,591 0.6285
145 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER 2 3,185 0.6279
146 MAZDA CX-7 8 12,906 0.6199
147 SUZUKI VITARA/GRAND VITARA 4 6,476 0.6177
148 AUDI AUDI A4/A5 27 44,950 0.6007
149 HONDA ACURA 3.2 TL 20 33,690 0.5936
150 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 33 57,166 0.5773
151 FORD MOTOR CO TAURUS X 3 5,209 0.5759
152 TOYOTA SCION XD 10 17,587 0.5686
153 MERCEDES-BENZ SMART FORTWO 8 14,169 0.5646
154 TOYOTA LEXUS GS 3 5,537 0.5418
155 VOLKSWAGEN EOS 5 9,562 0.5229
156 BMW 3 44 84,350 0.5216
157 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 16 31,310 0.5110
158 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN SKY 2 4,078 0.4904
159 FORD MOTOR CO LINCOLN MKZ 8 16,676 0.4797
160 AUDI AUDI A6 2 4,193 0.4770
161 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC SOLSTICE 2 4,202 0.4760
162 HONDA PILOT 40 84,089 0.4757
163 GENERAL MOTORS GMC CANYON PICKUP 4 8,614 0.4644
164 HONDA ACURA MDX 16 34,540 0.4632
165 HYUNDAI TUCSON 5 11,032 0.4532
166 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE 8 18,284 0.4375
167 MAZDA TRIBUTE 2 4,670 0.4283
168 BMW 5 9 21,963 0.4098
169 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN 30 73,777 0.4066
170 BMW 1 4 10,189 0.3926
171 FORD MOTOR CO RANGER PICKUP 19 49,466 0.3841
172 SUBARU FORESTER 34 88,771 0.3830
173 PORSCHE 911 3 7,929 0.3784
174 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY MILAN 7 18,556 0.3772
175 HONDA ACURA 3.5 RL 1 2,670 0.3745
176 BMW X3 2 5,448 0.3671
177 HONDA ELEMENT 4 11,114 0.3599
178 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 4 11,904 0.3360
179 TOYOTA PRIUS 27 82,659 0.3266
180 TOYOTA LEXUS ES 13 42,833 0.3035
181 JAGUAR LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LR2 1 3,443 0.2904
182 BMW Z4/M 1 3,637 0.2750
183 TOYOTA VENZA 15 58,897 0.2547
184 HONDA FIT 21 83,765 0.2507
185 SUBARU OUTBACK 9 36,410 0.2472
186 HONDA CR-V 40 171,943 0.2326
187 FORD MOTOR CO CROWN VICTORIA 8 36,101 0.2216
188 SAAB 9-3 1 4,593 0.2177
189 NISSAN CUBE 6 28,243 0.2124
190 KIA BORREGO 3 14714 0.2039
191 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK-CLASS 3 15,654 0.1916
192 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA 1 6,806 0.1469
193 BMW MINI COOPER 6 51,935 0.1155
194 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY MARINER 2 25,682 0.0779
195 ASTON MARTIN DB9 0 741 0.0000
196 ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE 0 582 0.0000
197 AUDI AUDI S6 0 100 0.0000
198 BENTLEY MOTORS ARNAGE 0 86 0.0000
199 BENTLEY MOTORS AZURE 0 66 0.0000
200 BENTLEY MOTORS BROOKLANDS 0 94 0.0000
201 BENTLEY MOTORS CONTINENTAL 0 930 0.0000
202 CHRYSLER DODGE VIPER 0 575 0.0000
203 FERRARI 141 0 109 0.0000
204 FERRARI 430 0 605 0.0000
205 FERRARI 612 SCAGLIETTI 0 29 0.0000
206 FERRARI CALIFORNIA 0 53 0.0000
207 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC FUNERAL COACH/HEARSE 0 714 0.0000
208 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC LIMOUSINE 0 330 0.0000
209 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC XLR 0 858 0.0000
210 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC G3 0 6,237 0.0000
211 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN ASTRA 0 851 0.0000
212 HYUNDAI AZERA 0 5,062 0.0000
213 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ 0 2,188 0.0000
214 JAGUAR LAND ROVER VANDEN PLAS/SUPER V8 0 326 0.0000
215 JAGUAR LAND ROVER XJ8/XJ8L 0 358 0.0000
216 JAGUAR LAND ROVER XJR 0 11 0.0000
217 JAGUAR LAND ROVER XK 0 903 0.0000
218 LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO 0 281 0.0000
219 LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO 0 110 0.0000
220 LOTUS ELISE 0 120 0.0000
221 LOTUS EXIGE 0 27 0.0000
222 MAZDA MX-5 MIATA 0 4,293 0.0000
223 MERCEDES-BENZ MAYBACH 57 0 27 0.0000
224 MERCEDES-BENZ MAYBACH 62 0 18 0.0000
225 MERCEDES-BENZ MAYBACH LANDAULET 0 2 0.0000
226 MERCEDES-BENZ SLR-CLASS 0 69 0.0000
227 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR 0 50 0.0000
228 NISSAN INFINITI EX35 0 2,169 0.0000
229 ROLLS ROYCE PHANTOM 0 409 0.0000
230 ROUSH PERFORMANCE RPP MUSTANG 0 395 0.0000
231 SAAB 9-5 0 732 0.0000
232 SPYKER C8 0 18 0.0000
233 SUZUKI EQUATOR PICKUP 0 2,380 0.0000
234 SUZUKI XL7 0 1,290 0.0000
235 TESLA ROADSTER 0 900 0.0000
236 TOYOTA LEXUS SC 0 511 0.0000
237 VOLVO V50 0 1,913 0.0000
238 VOLVO XC70 0 4,614 0.0000
239 VOLVO XC90 0 6,806 0.0000

Issued on: October 18, 2011.

Christopher J. Bonanti,

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.

[FR Doc. 2011-27370 Filed 10-21-11; 8:45 am]

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