Preliminary Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard

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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.

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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

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Docket:

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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.

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Authority:

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

Preliminary Report of Theft Rates for Model Year 2003 Passenger Motor Vehicles Stolen in Calendar Year 2003

Manufacturer

Make/model (line)

Thefts 2003

Production (Mfr's) 2003

2003 theft rate

(per 1,000

vehicles

produced)

1 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

DODGE STRATUS

682

62,496

10.9127

2 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

DODGE INTREPID

392

40,366

9.7111

3 MITSUBISHI

MONTERO

13,604

6.9097

4 MITSUBISHI

DIAMANTE

9,981

5.7109

5 TOYOTA

TUNDRA PICKUP

162

28,981

5.5899

6 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

SEBRING

180

35,599

5.0563

7 MITSUBISHI

MONTERO SPORT

174

35,508

4.9003

8 MITSUBISHI

GALANT

468

97,418

4.8040

9 JAGUAR

XJR

845

4.7337

10 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

DODGE NEON

590

127,902

4.6129

11 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE

13,337

4.5737

12 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

CHRYSLER CONCORDE

13,690

4.4558

13 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

CHRYSLER 300M

13,719

4.4464

14 SUZUKI

AERIO

150

33,931

4.4207

15 FORD MOTOR CO

FORD MUSTANG

598

143,823

4.1579

16 NISSAN

SENTRA

293

71,734

4.0845

17 GENERAL MOTORS

OLDSMOBILE ALERO

333

86,229

3.8618

18 MITSUBISHI

LANCER

283

75,585

3.7441

19 JAGUAR

XK8

2,151

3.7192

20 VOLVO

S40

111

3,014

3.6496

21 MITSUBISHI

ECLIPSE

333

92,062

3.6171

22 GENERAL MOTORS

PONTIAC GRAND PRIX

249

70,395

3.5372

23 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

CHRYSLER VOYAGER VAN

20,642

3.4880

24 NISSAN

MAXIMA

211

62,537

3.3740

25 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO

228

67,610

3.3723

26 BMW

8,964

3.3467

27 GENERAL MOTORS

PONTIAC GRAND AM

450

145,150

3.1002

28 FORD MOTOR CO.

LINCOLN LS

23,472

3.0675

29 HONDA

S2000

7,8623

3.0527

30 SUZUKI

VITARA/GRAND

108

35,437

3.0477

31 KIA MOTORS

OPTIMA

23,340

2.9991

32 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND CARAVAN

725

248,733

2.9148

33 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET CAVALIER

633

218,340

2.8991

34 SUBARU

IMPREZA

23,333

2.8715

35 TOYOTA

ECHO

101

35,276

2.8631

36 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET MALIBU

507

179,565

2.8235

37 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET BLAZER S10/T10

152

54,165

2.8062

38 MERCEDES-BENZ

215 (CL-CLASS)

3,214

2.8002

39 BMW

1,902

2.6288

40 NISSAN

ALTIMA

591

225,388

2.6221

41 JAGUAR

XJ8

3,816

2.6205

42 VOLVO

C70

1,540

2.5974

43 GENERAL MOTORS

BUICK REGAL

35,374

2.5160

44 KIA MOTORS

SPECTRA

176

71,249

2.4702

45 GENERAL MOTORS

BUICK CENTURY

363

148,506

2.4443

46 JAGUAR

S-TYPE

22,608

2.4328

47 TOYOTA

LEXUS SC

10,800

2.4074

48 FORD MOTOR CO.

LINCOLN TOWN CAR

180

75,624

2.3802

49 TOYOTA

COROLLA

786

330,244

2.3801

50 FORD MOTOR CO.

FORD FOCUS

610

257,453

2.3694

51 HYUNDAI

ACCENT

120

51,425

2.3335

52 NISSAN

350Z

39,448

2.3322

53 TOYOTA

CELICA

18,062

2.3253

54 GENERAL MOTORS

SATURN LS

164

71,082

2.3072

55 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

CHRYSLER PT CRUISER

272

118,798

2.2896

56 HONDA

ACURA 3.2 CL

16,327

2.2662

57 FORD MOTOR CO.

FORD TAURUS

757

334,329

2.2642

58 GENERAL MOTORS

PONTIAC SUNFIRE

37,813

2.2479

59 BMW

21,387

2.1508

60 HYUNDAI

TIBURON

40,830

2.1308

61 TOYOTA

LEXUS IS

14,445

2.0768

62 FORD MOTOR CO.

MERCURY MOUNTAINEER

45,950

2.0675

63 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET CORVETTE

33,118

2.0533

64 GENERAL MOTORS

CADILLAC DEVILLE

157

77,703

2.0205

65 HYUNDAI

8,942

2.0130

66 HONDA

ACURA RSX

26,035

1.9589

67 KIA MOTORS

RIO

44,120

1.9492

68 MAZDA

PROTÉGÉ

164

84,404

1.9430

69 GENERAL MOTORS

CADILLAC SEVILLE

18,627

1.9327

70 GENERAL MOTORS

PONTIAC BONNEVILLE

34,675

1.9322

71 MITSUBISHI

OUTLANDER

48,273

1.9265

72 FORD MOTOR CO.

MERCURY SABLE

123

64,477

1.9077

73 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

JEEP LIBERTY

331

177,461

1.8652

74 NISSAN

INFINITI QX4

7,766

1.8027

75 MERCEDES-BENZ

220 (S-CLASS)

20,679

1.7893

76 TOYOTA

MATRIX

153

87,440

1.7498

77 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY

216

123,575

1.7479

78 GENERAL MOTORS

GMC SONOMA PICKUP

41,164

1.7248

79 HYUNDAI

SONATA

129

77,468

1.6652

80 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

190

114,736

1.6560

81 MERCEDES-BENZ

129 (SL-CLASS)

20,685

1.6437

82 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET IMPALA

404

248,078

1.6285

83 FORD MOTOR CO.

FORD EXPLORER

537

332,158

1.6167

84 HYUNDAI

ELANTRA

210

130,031

1.6150

85 VOLVO

S60

19,532

1.5871

86 FORD MOTOR CO.

FORD ESCAPE

240

151,770

1.5813

87 AUDI

643

1.5552

88 NISSAN

FRONTIER PICKUP

105

68,372

1.5357

89 VOLVO

S80

7,927

1.5138

90 TOYOTA

CAMRY/SOLARA

617

408,093

1.5119

91 GENERAL MOTORS

PONTIAC AZTEK

29,564

1.4883

92 KIA MOTORS

SORENTO

42,837

1.4707

93 FORD MOTOR CO.

FORD RANGER PICKUP

331

226,132

1.4637

94 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

JEEP WRANGLER

64,343

1.4609

95 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP

21,582

1.4364

96 FORD MOTOR CO.

FORD CROWN VICTORIA

41,637

1.3930

97 NISSAN

INFINITI I35

17,334

1.3846

98 HONDA

ACURA 3.5 RL

2,903

1.3779

99 TOYOTA

LEXUS GS

14,555

1.3741

100 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET S10/T10 PICKUP

218

159,920

1.3632

101 NISSAN

INFINITI G35

111

81,505

1.3619

102 TOYOTA

TACOMA PICKUP

209

157,182

1.3297

103 FORD MOTOR CO.

FORD ESCORT

21,162

1.3231

104 TOYOTA

4RUNNER

133

101,254

1.3135

105 MAZDA

54,829

1.3132

106 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET TRACKER

41,730

1.2940

107 TOYOTA

RAV4

100

77,319

1.2933

108 GENERAL MOTORS

OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA

8,642

1.2729

109 PORSCHE

BOXSTER

7,880

1.2690

110 GENERAL MOTORS

GMC SAFARI VAN

8,738

1.2589

111 GENERAL MOTORS

PONTIAC VIBE

69,941

1.2582

112 HONDA

CIVIC

369

300,485

1.2280

113 VOLKSWAGEN

GOLF/GTI

34,049

1.2041

114 FORD MOTOR CO.

MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS

127

105,615

1.2025

115 HONDA

ACCORD

499

427,660

1.1668

116 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN

32,687

1.1625

117 TOYOTA

PRIUS

13,826

1.1572

118 NISSAN

XTERRA

75,351

1.1546

119 TOYOTA

MR2 SPYDER

5,209

1.1519

120 ISUZU

ASCENDER

3,476

1.1507

121 VOLKSWAGEN

JETTA

171

148,729

1.1497

122 NISSAN

PATHFINDER

48,772

1.1482

123 JAGUAR

XKR

880

1.1364

124 HONDA

ACURA 3.2 TL

105

93,899

1.1182

125 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER

205

194,427

1.0544

126 AUDI

A6/A6 QUATTRO/S6/AVANT

17,116

1.0516

127 ISUZU

AXIOM

3,848

1.0395

128 MERCEDES-BENZ

203 (C-CLASS)

63,327

1.0264

129 GENERAL MOTORS

CADILLAC CTS

68,264

1.0108

130 LAND ROVER

FREELANDER

9,985

1.0015

131 NISSAN

INFINITI Q45

3,034

0.9888

132 MAZDA

B SERIES PICKUP

19,342

0.9823

133 AUDI

6,138

0.9775

134 TOYOTA

LEXUS ES

61,512

0.9754

135 MERCEDES-BENZ

210 (E-CLASS)

62,547

0.9753

136 NISSAN

INFINITI M45

6,402

0.9372

137 FORD MOTOR CO.

FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC

62,059

0.9346

138 TOYOTA

LEXUS LS

21,592

0.9263

139 TOYOTA

LEXUS GX

22,932

0.9158

140 NISSAN

MURANO

54,632

0.9152

141 BMW

39,342

0.9151

142 FORD MOTOR CO.

FORD WINDSTAR VAN

134

148,016

0.9053

143 PORSCHE

911

10,027

0.8976

144 BMW

100,589

0.8947

145 JAGUAR

X-TYPE

30,483

0.8857

146 VOLVO

XC70

9,175

0.8719

147 TOYOTA

AVALON

68,872

0.8567

148 GENERAL MOTORS

GMC ENVOY

83,069

0.8547

149 KIA MOTORS

SEDONA VAN

51,515

0.8541

150 VOLKSWAGEN

PASSAT

105,230

0.8458

151 GENERAL MOTORS

OLDSMOBILE AURORA

3,550

0.8451

152 AUDI

A4/A4 QUATTRO

47,520

0.8418

153 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN

96,022

0.8331

154 ISUZU

RODEO

13,625

0.8073

155 MAZDA

MX-5 MIATA

12,458

0.8027

156 HYUNDAI

SANTA FE

98,515

0.8019

157 MERCEDES-BENZ

208 (CLK-CLASS)

31,560

0.7921

158 JAGUAR

VANDEN PLAS/SUPER V8

1,26 5

0.7905

159 GENERAL MOTORS

BUICK LESABRE

124,342

0.7801

160 TOYOTA

SIENNA VAN

42,688

0.7731

161 GENERAL MOTORS

SATURN ION

96,382

0.7574

162 FORD MOTOR CO.

FORD THUNDERBIRD

13,948

0.7169

163 MAZDA

TRIBUTE

47,099

0.7007

164 GENERAL MOTORS

PONTIAC MONTANA VAN

45,936

0.6966

165 HONDA

ELEMENT

75,457

0.6759

166 HONDA

ACURA MDX

55,826

0.6449

167 TOYOTA

LEXUS RX

34,745

0.6332

168 GENERAL MOTORS

BUICK RENDEZVOUS

67,239

0.6246

169 TOYOTA

HIGHLANDER

128,157

0.6008

170 GENERAL MOTORS

OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE VAN

18,330

0.6001

171 VOLKSWAGEN

NEW BEETLE

58,891

0.5943

172 HONDA

PILOT

123,095

0.5768

173 GENERAL MOTORS

SATURN VUE

109,455

0.5299

174 BMW

24,198

0.4959

175 VOLVO

XC90

12,404

0.4837

176 VOLVO

V70

6,242

0.4806

177 GENERAL MOTORS

BUICK PARK AVENUE

29,309

0.4777

178 SUBARU

BAJA

14,966

0.4677

179 SAAB

9-5

15,159

0.4618

180 NISSAN

INFINITI FX35

17,691

0.4522

181 BMW

MINI COOPER

33,255

0.4511

182 HONDA

CR-V

140,449

0.4343

183 SAAB

9-3

33,653

0.3863

184 SUBARU

LEGACY/OUTBACK

84,858

0.3535

185 VOLVO

V40

9,155

0.3277

186 SUBARU

FORESTER

65,691

0.3197

187 MERCEDES-BENZ

170 (SLK-CLASS)

6,526

0.3065

188 MAZDA

MPV VAN

33,563

0.2979

189 HONDA

ODYSSEY VAN

165,197

0.2906

190 GENERAL MOTORS

SATURN LW

7,251

0.2758

191 NISSAN

INFINITI FX45

7,743

0.2583

192 ASTON MARTIN

VANQUISH

286

0.0000

193 ASTON MARTIN

VANTAGE

399

0.0000

194 AUDI

ALLROAD QUATTRO

5,256

0.0000

195 AUDI

RS6

1,436

0.0000

196 AUDI

301

0.0000

197 BMW

539

0.0000

198 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

DODGE VIPER

1,707

0.0000

199 FERRARI

360

885

0.0000

200 FERRARI

456

0.0000

201 FERRARI

575M

167

0.0000

202 FERRARI

ENZO

102

0.0000

203 GENERAL MOTORS

CADILLAC FUNERAL COACH/HEARSE

988

0.0000

204 GENERAL MOTORS

CADILLAC LIMOUSINE

692

0.0000

205 HONDA

ACURA NSX

176

0.0000

206 HONDA

INSIGHT

1,011

0.0000

207 JAGUAR

XJS

594

0.0000

208 LAMBORGHINI

MURCIELAGO

0.0000

209 LOTUS

ESPRIT

0.0000

210 MASERATI

COUPE/SPYDER

408

0.0000

211 MITSUBISHI

NATIVA

470

0.0000

212 QUANTUM TECH

CHEVROLET CAVALIER

313

0.0000

213 ROLLS ROYCE

BENTLEY

0.0000

214 ROLLS ROYCE

BENTLEY ARNAGE

107

0.0000

215 ROLLS ROYCE

BENTLEY AZURE

0.0000

216 ROLLS ROYCE

CONTINENTAL R

0.0000

217 VOLKSWAGEN

EUROVAN/CAMPER

4,662

0.0000

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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