Final Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard
Federal RegisterJul 31, 2001
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-01-8906; Notice 02]
RIN 2127-AI06
Final Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard
AGENCY:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation.
ACTION:
Publication of final theft data.
SUMMARY:
This document publishes the final data on thefts of model year (MY) 1999 passenger motor vehicles that occurred in calendar year (CY) 1999. The final 1999 theft data indicate an increase in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 1998. The final theft rate for MY 1999 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 1999 (2.89 thefts per thousand vehicles produced) increased by 14.2 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 1998 vehicles (2.53 thefts per thousand vehicles produced). 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Deborah Mazyck, Office of Planning 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 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 1999, the most recent calendar year for which data are available.
In calculating the 1999 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same procedures it used in calculating the MY 1998 theft rates. (For 1998 theft data calculations, see 65 FR 40721, June 30, 2000.) 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 1999 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 1999 vehicles of that line stolen during calendar year 1999 by the total number of vehicles in that line manufactured for MY 1999, as reported to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The final 1999 theft data show an increase in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 1998. The final theft rate for MY 1999 passenger vehicles stolen in CY 1999 increased to 2.89 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, an increase of 14.2 percent from the rate of 2.53 thefts per thousand vehicles experienced by MY 1998 vehicles in CY 1998. For MY 1999 vehicles, out of a total of 201 vehicle lines, 54 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 54 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 50 are passenger car lines, four are multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and none are light-duty truck lines.
On Wednesday, March 14, 2001, NHTSA published the preliminary theft rates for CY 1999 passenger motor vehicles in the
Federal Register
(66 FR 14979). The agency tentatively ranked each of the MY 1999 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 received written comments from Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VW). The agency used VW's 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 March 2001 notice.
In its comments, VW informed the agency that the production volume for the VW Cabrio vehicle line was incorrect. In response to this comment, the production volume for the VW Cabrio has been corrected and the final theft list has been revised accordingly. As a result of the correction, the VW Cabrio previously ranked No. 111 with a theft rate of 1.8398, is now ranked No. 159 with a theft rate of 1.0181. Additionally, VW informed the agency that the production volumes for the Rolls Royce Silver Spur and the Rolls Royce Silver Spur Park Ward were interchanged. In response to this comment, the production volumes for the Rolls Royce Silver Spur and the Rolls Royce Silver Spur Park Ward have been corrected and the final theft list has been revised accordingly. As a result of the correction, the Rolls Royce Silver Spur with a production volume of two has been revised to reflect a production volume of 51, and the Rolls Royce Silver Spur Park Ward with a production volume of 51 has been revised to reflect a production volume of two.
The following list represents NHTSA's final calculation of theft rates for all 1999 passenger motor vehicle lines. This list is intended to inform the public of calendar year 1999 motor vehicle thefts of model year 1999 vehicles and does not have any effect on the obligations of regulated parties under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 331, Theft Prevention.
Theft Rates of Model Year 1999 Passenger Motor Vehicles Stolen in Calendar Year 1999
No.
Manufacturer
Make/model
(line)
Thefts 1999
Production
(Mfr's) 1999
1999 theft rate
(per 1,000 vehicles produced)
1
HONDA
ACURA INTEGRA
496
25,790
19.2323
2
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
INTREPID
1
9
480
18.7500
3
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
564
53,884
10.4669
4
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
PLYMOUTH NEON
350
38,944
8.9873
5
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
NEON
1
2
226
8.8496
6
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT/NATIVA
2
368
42,268
8.7063
7
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
DODGE STRATUS
715
84,128
8.4990
8
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
DODGE INTREPID
1,104
139,847
7.8943
9
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
DODGE NEON
448
56,850
7.8804
10
BMW
Z3
18
2,547
7.0671
11
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
349
50,070
6.9702
12
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
SEBRING CONVERTIBLE
319
46,758
6.8224
13
GENERAL MOTORS
OLDSMOBILE ALERO
799
121,343
6.5846
14
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
PLYMOUTH BREEZE
367
56,048
6.5480
15
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
54
8,347
6.4694
16
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
390
62,488
6.2412
17
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
STRATUS
1
3
482
6.2241
18
BMW
M3
41
7,415
5.5293
19
KIA MOTORS
SEPHIA
315
57,099
5.5167
20
DAEWOO
LEGANZA
74
14,217
5.2050
21
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC SUNFIRE
383
74,944
5.1105
22
NISSAN
SENTRA/200SX
399
79,115
5.0433
23
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC GRAND AM
1,510
299,775
5.0371
24
TOYOTA
TERCEL
59
12,122
4.8672
25
SUZUKI
ESTEEM
69
14,255
4.8404
26
MERCEDES BENZ
140 (CL-CLASS & S-CLASS)
63
13,532
4.6556
27
FORD MOTOR CO
MUSTANG
579
125,973
4.5962
28
FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY TRACER
117
25,972
4.5049
29
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC BONNEVILLE
231
53,371
4.3282
30
GENERAL MOTORS
OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS
186
43,584
4.2676
31
NISSAN
ALTIMA
739
174,349
4.2386
32
FORD MOTOR CO
LINCOLN TOWN CAR
379
89,564
4.2316
33
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET CAVALIER
986
233,756
4.2181
34
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
CIRRUS
138
32,903
4.1941
35
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
31
7,399
4.1898
36
GENERAL MOTORS
OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE
359
86,481
4.1512
37
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
LHS
149
36,369
4.0969
38
HONDA
PRELUDE
46
11,366
4.0472
39
JAGUAR
XJ8
29
7,235
4.0083
40
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
JEEP CHEROKEE
610
154,377
3.9514
41
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK REGAL
286
73,309
3.9013
42
NISSAN
INFINITI Q45
28
7,208
3.8846
43
HONDA
CIVIC
1,039
269,109
3.8609
44
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC DEVILLE
411
106,554
3.8572
45
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET MALIBU
822
213,692
3.8467
46
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET BLAZER
762
199,042
3.8283
47
TOYOTA
LEXUS GS
116
30,513
3.8017
48
FORD MOTOR CO
CONTOUR
524
139,339
3.7606
49
DAEWOO
LANOS
31
8,312
3.7295
50
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
12
3,244
3.6991
51
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET METRO
95
25,749
3.6895
52
TOYOTA
COROLLA
940
255,693
3.6763
53
MERCEDES BENZ
208 (CLK-CLASS)
65
17,795
3.6527
54
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
DODGE AVENGER
61
16,883
3.6131
55
KIA MOTORS
SPORTAGE
135
38,232
3.5311
56
SUZUKI
VITARA/GRAND VITARA
124
35,651
3.4782
57
DAEWOO
NUBIRA
33
9,553
3.4544
58
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC FIREBIRD/TRANS AM/FORMULA
119
35,115
3.3889
59
HYUNDAI
SONATA
82
24,539
3.3416
60
FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY MYSTIQUE
134
40,939
3.2732
61
FORD MOTOR CO
ESCORT
933
287,150
3.2492
62
HYUNDAI
TIBURON
23
7,215
3.1878
63
ISUZU
RODEO
230
72,544
3.1705
64
HYUNDAI
ACCENT
120
37,950
3.1621
65
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET CAMARO
123
39,041
3.1505
66
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX
437
142,546
3.0657
67
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET CORVETTE
90
29,904
3.0096
68
JAGUAR
XK8
17
5,747
2.9581
69
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
181
61,310
2.9522
70
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
SEBRING COUPE
81
27,519
2.9434
71
MAZDA
PROTEGE
208
70,802
2.9378
72
MERCEDES BENZ
129 (SL-CLASS)
28
9,633
2.9067
73
ROLLS-ROYCE
BENTLEY ARNAGE
1
348
2.8736
74
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET LUMINA/MONTE CARLO
561
197,430
2.8415
75
FORD MOTOR CO
EXPLORER
1,099
386,943
2.8402
76
MAZDA
626
244
88,473
2.7579
77
FORD MOTOR CO
TAURUS
1,163
423,308
2.7474
78
BMW
7
23
8,391
2.7410
79
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
CONCORDE
175
64,234
2.7244
80
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET PRIZM
136
49,999
2.7201
81
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
300 M
206
76,130
2.7059
82
HYUNDAI
ELANTRA
158
60,317
2.6195
83
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
729
284,429
2.5630
84
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
PLYMOUTH VOYAGER/GRAND
377
150,111
2.5115
85
NISSAN
INFINITI QX4
59
23,505
2.5101
86
SUZUKI
SWIFT
5
1,998
2.5025
87
NISSAN
MAXIMA
239
95,789
2.4951
88
TOYOTA
TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK
412
167,637
2.4577
89
FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY SABLE
295
120,113
2.4560
90
MAZDA
MILLENIA
47
19,249
2.4417
91
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC SEVILLE
86
35,624
2.4141
92
FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY COUGAR
212
88,258
2.4020
93
FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER
105
43,743
2.4004
94
HONDA
ACURA RL
31
12,961
2.3918
95
VOLVO
C70
12
5,087
2.3590
96
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
JEEP WRANGLER
197
84,990
2.3179
97
TOYOTA
4-RUNNER
292
126,929
2.3005
98
HONDA
ACURA SLX
2
870
2.2989
99
NISSAN
FRONTIER PICKUP TRUCK
104
45,256
2.2980
100
GENERAL MOTORS
OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA
57
25,782
2.2108
101
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK CENTURY
329
150,061
2.1924
102
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC ELDORADO
35
15,982
2.1900
103
GENERAL MOTORS
GMC JIMMY S-15
137
63,541
2.1561
104
TOYOTA
CAMRY/CAMRY SOLARA
1,040
490,959
2.1183
105
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND
595
297,350
2.0010
106
ISUZU
TROOPER
46
23,094
1.9919
107
VOLKSWAGEN
GOLF/GTI
28
14,204
1.9713
108
FORD MOTOR CO
RANGER PICKUP TRUCK
692
356,716
1.9399
109
ISUZU
HOMBRE PICKUP TRUCK
5
2,595
1.9268
110
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN
146
76,071
1.9193
111
TOYOTA
RAV4
109
60,776
1.7935
112
TOYOTA
LEXUS SC
5
2,822
1.7718
113
MERCEDES BENZ
163 (ML-CLASS)
91
51,970
1.7510
114
MERCEDES BENZ
210 (E-CLASS)
97
55,719
1.7409
115
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
191
109,769
1.7400
116
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCK
233
134,058
1.7381
117
BMW
3
97
56,197
1.7261
118
BMW
5
52
30,490
1.7055
119
HONDA
ACCORD
607
356,993
1.7003
120
PONTIAC
MONTANA VAN
97
58,081
1.6701
121
NISSAN
INFINITI G20
38
22,842
1.6636
122
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP TRUCK
296
179,498
1.6490
123
TOYOTA
CELICA
8
4,868
1.6434
124
GENERAL MOTORS
SATURN SL
311
190,414
1.6333
125
MERCEDES BENZ
170 (SLK-CLASS)
22
13,875
1.5856
126
FORD MOTOR CO
F-150 PICKUP TRUCK
276
174,285
1.5836
127
GENERAL MOTORS
OLDSMOBILE 88/REGENCY
61
39,921
1.5280
128
GENERAL MOTORS
GMC SONOMA PICKUP TRUCK
66
43,355
1.5223
129
SAAB
9-5
37
24,666
1.5000
130
VOLVO
S80
37
24,976
1.4814
131
FERRARI
F355
1
694
1.4409
132
GENERAL MOTORS
GMC SAFARI VAN
34
23,613
1.4399
133
TOYOTA
AVALON
89
61,819
1.4397
134
MAZDA
B SERIES PICKUP TRUCK
62
44,452
1.3948
135
FORD MOTOR CO
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL
37
27,054
1.3676
136
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
TOWN & COUNTRY MPV
104
76,795
1.3543
137
VOLVO
S70/V70
80
59,367
1.3475
138
SAAB
9-3
46
34,580
1.3302
139
HONDA
PASSPORT
36
27,499
1.3091
140
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK PARK AVENUE
78
59,904
1.3021
141
TOYOTA
LEXUS RX
118
91,102
1.2953
142
TOYOTA
LEXUS ES
58
46,162
1.2564
143
NISSAN
QUEST
50
40,506
1.2344
144
GENERAL MOTORS
OLDSMOBILE AURORA
23
18,729
1.2280
145
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC LIMOUSINE
1
821
1.2180
146
FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS
146
122,586
1.1910
147
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET TRACKER
41
34,839
1.1768
148
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK LESABRE
117
100,354
1.1659
149
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC CATERA
16
13,801
1.1593
150
NISSAN
INFINITI I30
28
24,215
1.1563
151
FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY VILLAGER MPV
59
51,066
1.1554
152
FORD MOTOR CO
WINDSTAR VAN
233
203,936
1.1425
153
GENERAL MOTORS
SATURN SC
54
47,578
1.1350
154
AUDI
A6
28
24,809
1.1286
155
MAZDA
MX-5 MIATA
38
33,723
1.1268
156
BMW
M
3
2,731
1.0985
157
HONDA
ACURA CL
27
24,960
1.0817
158
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN
93
88,071
1.0560
159
VOLKSWAGEN
CABRIO
15
14,734
1.0181
160
ISUZU
VEHICROSS
2
2,005
0.9975
161
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
DODGE VIPER
1
1,033
0.9681
162
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK RIVIERA
2
2,091
0.9565
163
VOLKSWAGEN
PASSAT
75
79,396
0.9446
164
TOYOTA
LEXUS LS
16
17,291
0.9253
165
VOLKSWAGEN
NEW BEETLE
60
66,867
0.8973
166
AUDI
A8
2
2,244
0.8913
167
FORD MOTOR CO
CROWN VICTORIA
104
118,849
0.8751
168
SUBARU
LEGACY
78
90,840
0.8587
169
PORSCHE
911
11
12,887
0.8536
170
SUBARU
IMPREZA
17
20,208
0.8413
171
AUDI
A4
26
31,892
0.8153
172
HONDA
ACURA TL
45
55,646
0.8087
173
VOLKSWAGEN
EUROVAN
2
2,555
0.7828
174
MERCEDES BENZ
202 (C-CLASS)
28
37,472
0.7472
175
ISUZU
AMIGO
8
11,359
0.7043
176
SUBARU
FORESTER
32
46,668
0.6857
177
JAGUAR
VANDEN PLAS
3
4,435
0.6764
178
HONDA
CR-V
72
110,945
0.6490
179
TOYOTA
SIENNA VAN
43
69,531
0.6184
180
GENERAL MOTORS
SATURN SW
10
16,420
0.6090
181
JAGUAR
XJR
1
1,778
0.5624
182
PORSCHE
BOXSTER CONVERTIBLE
7
13,234
0.5289
183
GENERAL MOTORS
OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE VAN
20
38,130
0.5245
184
HONDA
ODYSSEY VAN
6
50,425
0.1190
185
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
PLYMOUTH PROWLER
0
3,655
0.0000
186
FERRARI
360
0
445
0.0000
187
FERRARI
456
0
119
0.0000
188
FERRARI
550
0
259
0.0000
189
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK FUNERAL COACH
0
993
0.0000
190
HONDA
ACURA NSX
0
243
0.0000
191
ISUZU
OASIS VAN
0
702
0.0000
192
LAMBORGHINI
DB132/DIABLO
0
162
0.0000
193
LOTUS
ESPRIT
0
121
0.0000
194
ROLLS-ROYCE
BENTLEY AZURE
0
70
0.0000
195
ROLLS-ROYCE
BENTLEY CONTINENTAL R
0
6
0.0000
196
ROLLS-ROYCE
BENTLEY CONTINENTAL SC
0
23
0.0000
197
ROLLS-ROYCE
BENTLEY CONTINENTAL T
0
5
0.0000
198
ROLLS-ROYCE
BENTLEY TURBO R
0
2
0.0000
199
ROLLS-ROYCE
SILVER SERAPH
0
299
0.0000
200
ROLLS-ROYCE
SILVER SPUR
0
51
0.0000
201
ROLLS-ROYCE
SILVER SPUR PARK WARD
0
2
0.0000
1
These vehicles were manufactured for sale in the U.S. territories under the Chrysler name plate.
2
Nativa is the name applied to Montero Sport vehicles that are manufactured for sale only in Puerto Rico.
Issued on: July 20, 2001.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Safety Performance Standards.
[FR Doc. 01-18585 Filed 7-30-01; 8:45 am]
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