76 FR 120 pgs. 36486-36491 - Preliminary Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard

Type: PRORULEVolume: 76Number: 120Pages: 36486 - 36491
Docket number: [Docket No. NHTSA-2011-0075]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2011-15561 Filed 6-21-11; 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-2011-0075]

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) 2009 including theft rates for existing passenger motor vehicle lines manufactured in model year (MY) 2009. The preliminary theft data indicate that the vehicle theft rate for CY/MY 2009 vehicles (1.33 thefts per thousand vehicles) decreased by 21.3 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 2008 vehicles (1.69 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 22, 2011.

ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. NHTSA-2011-0075 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.

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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 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 2009 the most recent calendar year for which data are available.

In calculating the 2009 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 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). 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 2009 theft data show a decrease in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2008 (For 2008 theft data, see 76 FR 2598, January 14, 2011). The preliminary 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 vehicles in CY 2008. For MY 2009 vehicles, out of a total of 238 vehicle lines, 10 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 10 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 10 are passenger car lines, none are multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and none are light-duty truck lines.

The agency believes that the theft rate reduction is a result of several factors, including vehicle parts marking; the increased use of standard antitheft devices and other advances in electronic technology (i.e., immobilizers) and theft prevention methods; increased and improved prosecution efforts by law enforcement organizations; and, increased public awareness which may have contributed to the overall reduction in vehicle thefts. The preliminary MY 2009 theft rate reduction is consistent with the general decreasing trend of theft rates over the past 17 years as indicated by Figure 1.

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In Table I, NHTSA has tentatively ranked each of the MY 2009 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 Part 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.

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Authority:

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

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 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE 18 4,827 3.7290
11 CHRYSLER DODGE AVENGER 107 31,667 3.3789
12 CHRYSLER SEBRING 65 19,588 3.3184
13 AUDI AUDI A8 6 1,810 3.3149
14 VOLVO V70 3 996 3.0120
15 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC G5 60 20,623 2.9094
16 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC G6 281 99,226 2.8319
17 CHRYSLER DODGE CALIBER 125 44,554 2.8056
18 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER 69 24,876 2.7738
19 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET IMPALA 499 183,769 2.7154
20 NISSAN INFINITI FX35 35 13,375 2.6168
21 CHRYSLER DODGE CHALLENGER 53 20,526 2.5821
22 NISSAN PATHFINDER 13 5,076 2.5611
23 BMW M6 1 397 2.5189
24 CHRYSLER DODGE NITRO 26 10,539 2.4670
25 NISSAN MAXIMA 141 58,278 2.4194
26 KIA RONDO 42 17,573 2.3900
27 MAZDA 5 53 22,248 2.3822
28 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET MALIBU 413 176,813 2.3358
29 KIA SPECTRA 135 60,296 2.2390
30 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET COBALT 312 141,588 2.2036
31 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN AURA 78 35,472 2.1989
32 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 22 10,189 2.1592
33 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET HHR 172 80,781 2.1292
34 TOYOTA SCION TC 57 27,179 2.0972
35 JAGUAR LAND ROVER XF 27 12,953 2.0845
36 MAZDA 3 99 47,569 2.0812
37 FORD MOTOR CO. LINCOLN TOWN CAR 24 11,596 2.0697
38 TOYOTA AVALON 45 22,030 2.0427
39 NISSAN 350Z 1 503 1.9881
40 VOLVO C70 8 4,027 1.9866
41 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-CLASS 10 5,105 1.9589
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 FORD MOTOR CO. EDGE 58 44,744 1.2963
77 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK LACROSSE/ALLURE 24 18,532 1.2951
78 TOYOTA YARIS 93 72,826 1.2770
79 GENERAL MOTORS GMC ENVOY 7 5,661 1.2365
80 MASERATI QUATTROPORTE 1 817 1.2240
81 KIA OPTIMA 43 35,610 1.2075
82 NISSAN GT-R 3 2,505 1.1976
83 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN VUE 47 39,342 1.1947
84 TOYOTA LEXUS LS 11 9,418 1.1680
85 CHRYSLER JEEP LIBERTY 36 31,272 1.1512
86 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK LUCERNE 36 31,751 1.1338
87 KIA SEDONA VAN 21 18,684 1.1240
88 KIA AMANTI 1 931 1.0741
89 TOYOTA LEXUS IS 34 31,875 1.0667
90 TOYOTA SCION XB 39 37,039 1.0529
91 FORD MOTOR CO. FLEX 44 42,100 1.0451
92 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC VIBE 59 56,730 1.0400
93 MAZDA RX-8 3 3,000 1.0000
94 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF/RABBIT/GTI 19 19,005 0.9997
95 AUDI AUDI R8 1 1,022 0.9785
96 KIA SORENTO 12 12,435 0.9650
97 AUDI AUDI S4/S5 3 3,112 0.9640
98 MITSUBISHI LANCER 37 38,655 0.9572
99 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN 61 63,797 0.9562
100 KIA SPORTAGE 34 35,892 0.9473
101 HONDA ACCORD 297 315,205 0.9422
102 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC G8 24 25,556 0.9391
103 HONDA ACURA TSX 35 37,306 0.9382
104 FORD MOTOR CO. FUSION 96 103,268 0.9296
105 TOYOTA MATRIX 54 58,240 0.9272
106 SUZUKI SX4 23 24,859 0.9252
107 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET EQUINOX 30 32,555 0.9215
108 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS 17 18,803 0.9041
109 MASERATI GRANTURISMO 1 1,123 0.8905
110 NISSAN MURANO 96 108,188 0.8873
111 CHRYSLER JEEP WRANGLER 58 67,122 0.8641
112 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA/GLI 97 112,506 0.8622
113 NISSAN QUEST VAN 7 8,232 0.8503
114 FORD MOTOR CO. LINCOLN MKS 22 26,153 0.8412
115 NISSAN INFINITI G37 42 50,524 0.8313
116 BMW M3 3 3,642 0.8237
117 VOLVO C30 3 3,693 0.8123
118 SUBARU LEGACY 21 26,278 0.7991
119 SUBARU IMPREZA 34 42,551 0.7990
120 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 61 76,637 0.7960
121 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-CLASS 6 7,559 0.7938
122 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP 92 116,059 0.7927
123 HONDA CIVIC 218 278,426 0.7830
124 HYUNDAI GENESIS 15 19,504 0.7691
125 AUDI AUDI Q5 5 6,531 0.7656
126 FORD MOTOR CO. ESCAPE 113 148,860 0.7591
127 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-CLASS 3 3,987 0.7524
128 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 57 77,857 0.7321
129 MAZDA CX-9 10 14,024 0.7131
130 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET COLORADO PICKUP 20 28,286 0.7071
131 CHRYSLER JEEP PATRIOT 23 32,611 0.7053
132 HONDA ACURA RDX 6 8,690 0.6904
133 FORD MOTOR CO. LINCOLN MKX 8 11,626 0.6881
134 PORSCHE BOXSTER 1 1,460 0.6849
135 VOLVO S80 5 7,409 0.6749
136 AUDI AUDI TT 2 2,989 0.6691
137 NISSAN INFINITI FX50 1 1,510 0.6623
138 TOYOTA RAV4 79 119,381 0.6617
139 BMW 7 5 7,613 0.6568
140 TOYOTA LEXUS RX 42 64,266 0.6535
141 NISSAN ROGUE 47 73,877 0.6362
142 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN 12 19,076 0.6291
143 PORSCHE CAYMAN 1 1,591 0.6285
144 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER 2 3,185 0.6279
145 MAZDA CX-7 8 12,906 0.6199
146 SUZUKI VITARA/GRAND VITARA 4 6,476 0.6177
147 AUDI AUDI A4/A5 27 44,950 0.6007
148 HONDA ACURA 3.2 TL 20 33,690 0.5936
149 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 33 57,166 0.5773
150 FORD MOTOR CO. TAURUS X 3 5,209 0.5759
151 TOYOTA SCION XD 10 17,587 0.5686
152 MERCEDES-BENZ SMART FORTWO 8 14,169 0.5646
153 TOYOTA LEXUS GS 3 5,537 0.5418
154 VOLKSWAGEN EOS 5 9,560 0.5230
155 BMW 3 44 84,350 0.5216
156 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 16 31,310 0.5110
157 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN SKY 2 4,078 0.4904
158 FORD MOTOR CO. LINCOLN MKZ 8 16,676 0.4797
159 AUDI AUDI A6 2 4,193 0.4770
160 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC SOLSTICE 2 4,202 0.4760
161 HONDA PILOT 40 84,089 0.4757
162 GENERAL MOTORS GMC CANYON PICKUP 4 8,614 0.4644
163 HONDA ACURA MDX 16 34,540 0.4632
164 HYUNDAI TUCSON 5 11,032 0.4532
165 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE 8 18,284 0.4375
166 MAZDA TRIBUTE 2 4,670 0.4283
167 BMW 5 9 21,963 0.4098
168 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN 30 73,777 0.4066
169 BMW 1 4 10,189 0.3926
170 FORD MOTOR CO. RANGER PICKUP 19 49,466 0.3841
171 SUBARU FORESTER 34 88,771 0.3830
172 PORSCHE 911 3 7,929 0.3784
173 FORD MOTOR CO. MERCURY MILAN 7 18,556 0.3772
174 HONDA ACURA 3.5 RL 1 2,670 0.3745
175 BMW X3 2 5,448 0.3671
176 HONDA ELEMENT 4 11,114 0.3599
177 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 4 11,904 0.3360
178 TOYOTA PRIUS 27 82,659 0.3266
179 TOYOTA LEXUS ES 13 42,833 0.3035
180 JAGUAR LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LR2 1 3,443 0.2904
181 BMW Z4/M 1 3,637 0.2750
182 TOYOTA VENZA 15 58,897 0.2547
183 HONDA FIT 21 83,765 0.2507
184 SUBARU OUTBACK 9 36,410 0.2472
185 HONDA CR-V 40 171,943 0.2326
186 FORD MOTOR CO. CROWN VICTORIA 8 36,101 0.2216
187 SAAB 9-3 1 4,593 0.2177
188 NISSAN CUBE 6 28,243 0.2124
189 KIA BORREGO 3 14714 0.2039
190 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK-CLASS 3 15,654 0.1916
191 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA 1 6,806 0.1469
192 BMW MINI COOPER 6 51,935 0.1155
193 FORD MOTOR CO. MERCURY MARINER 2 25,682 0.0779
194 ASTON MARTIN DB9 0 741 0.0000
195 ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE 0 582 0.0000
196 AUDI AUDI S6 0 100 0.0000
197 BENTLEY MOTORS ARNAGE 0 86 0.0000
198 BENTLEY MOTORS AZURE 0 66 0.0000
199 BENTLEY MOTORS BROOKLANDS 0 94 0.0000
200 BENTLEY MOTORS CONTINENTAL 0 930 0.0000
201 CHRYSLER DODGE VIPER 0 575 0.0000
202 FERRARI 141 0 109 0.0000
203 FERRARI 430 0 605 0.0000
204 FERRARI 612 SCAGLIETTI 0 29 0.0000
205 FERRARI CALIFORNIA 0 53 0.0000
206 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC FUNERAL COACH/HEARSE 0 714 0.0000
207 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC LIMOUSINE 0 330 0.0000
208 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC XLR 0 858 0.0000
209 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC G3 0 6,237 0.0000
210 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN ASTRA 0 851 0.0000
211 HYUNDAI AZERA 0 5,062 0.0000
212 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ 0 2,188 0.0000
213 JAGUAR LAND ROVER VANDEN PLAS/SUPER V8 0 326 0.0000
214 JAGUAR LAND ROVER XJ8/XJ8L 0 358 0.0000
215 JAGUAR LAND ROVER XJR 0 11 0.0000
216 JAGUAR LAND ROVER XK 0 903 0.0000
217 LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO 0 281 0.0000
218 LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO 0 110 0.0000
219 LOTUS ELISE 0 120 0.0000
220 LOTUS EXIGE 0 27 0.0000
221 MAZDA MX-5 MIATA 0 4,293 0.0000
222 MERCEDES-BENZ MAYBACH 57 0 27 0.0000
223 MERCEDES-BENZ MAYBACH 62 0 18 0.0000
224 MERCEDES-BENZ MAYBACH LANDAULET 0 2 0.0000
225 MERCEDES-BENZ SLR-CLASS 0 69 0.0000
226 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR 0 50 0.0000
227 NISSAN INFINITI EX35 0 2,169 0.0000
228 ROLLS ROYCE PHANTOM 0 409 0.0000
229 ROUSH PERFORMANCE RPP MUSTANG 0 395 0.0000
230 SAAB 9-5 0 732 0.0000
231 SPYKER C8 0 18 0.0000
232 SUZUKI EQUATOR PICKUP 0 2,380 0.0000
233 SUZUKI XL7 0 1,290 0.0000
234 TESLA ROADSTER 0 900 0.0000
235 TOYOTA LEXUS SC 0 511 0.0000
236 VOLVO V50 0 1,913 0.0000
237 VOLVO XC70 0 4,614 0.0000
238 VOLVO XC90 0 6,806 0.000

Issued on: June 15, 2011.

Christopher J. Bonanti,

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.

[FR Doc. 2011-15561 Filed 6-21-11; 8:45 am]

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