# Preliminary Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A2010-20316 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Proposed Rule - **Published:** August 17, 2010 - **Citation:** 75 FR 50733 ## Text DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 49 CFR Part 541 [Docket No. NHTSA 2010-0098] 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) 2008 including theft rates for existing passenger motor vehicle lines manufactured in model year (MY) 2008. The preliminary theft data indicate that the vehicle theft rate for CY/MY 2008 vehicles (1.69 thefts per thousand vehicles) decreased by 8.65 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 2007 vehicles (1.85 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 October 18, 2010. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. NHTSA-2010-0098 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 2008 the most recent calendar year for which data are available. In calculating the 2008 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 2008 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 2008 vehicles of that line stolen during calendar year 2008 by the total number of vehicles in that line manufactured for MY 2008, 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 2008 theft data show a decrease in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2007 (for 2007 theft data, see 75 FR 47720, August 9, 2010). The preliminary theft rate for MY 2008 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2008 decreased to 1.69 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, a decrease of 8.65 percent from the rate of 1.85 thefts per thousand vehicles experienced by MY 2007 vehicles in CY 2007. For MY 2008 vehicles, out of a total of 239 vehicle lines, 18 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 18 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 14 are passenger car lines, four 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 ( i.e., as immobilizers); advances in electronic technology and other theft prevention methods ( i.e. , remote engine disablers, license tag readers; improved door locks); increased and improved prosecution efforts by law enforcement organizations; and, increased public awareness ( i.e., precautionary measures for vehicle owners) which may have contributed to the overall reduction in vehicle thefts. The preliminary MY 2008 theft rate reduction is consistent with the general decreasing trend of theft rates over the past 16 years as indicated by Figure 1. EP17AU10.000 In Table I, NHTSA has tentatively ranked each of the MY 2008 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. Preliminary Report of Theft Rates for Model Year 2008 Passenger Motor Vehicles Stolen in Calendar Year 2008 Manufacturer Make/model (line) Thefts 2008 Production (Mfr's) 2008 2008 Theft rate (per 1,000 vehicles produced) 1 CHRYSLER DODGE MAGNUM 208 15,319 13.5779 2 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 436 64,268 6.7841 3 CHRYSLER DODGE CHARGER 728 110,895 6.5648 4 MITSUBISHI GALANT 77 11,986 6.4242 5 CHRYSLER 300 483 76,295 6.3307 6 HYUNDAI AZERA 62 11,462 5.4092 7 CHRYSLER SEBRING 260 51,096 5.0885 8 CHRYSLER PACIFICA 83 16,384 5.0659 9 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER CONVERTIBLE 9 1,830 4.9180 10 HYUNDAI SONATA 429 87,456 4.9053 11 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC STS 82 17,517 4.6812 12 CHRYSLER DODGE AVENGER 641 137,543 4.6604 13 NISSAN PATHFINDER 115 25,262 4.5523 14 CHRYSLER DODGE CALIBER 387 91,288 4.2393 15 MAZDA 6 182 44,114 4.1257 16 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER 254 65,485 3.8788 17 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE 177 45,930 3.8537 18 HONDA S2000 10 2,606 3.8373 19 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC G6 549 154,317 3.5576 20 LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO 1 288 3.4722 21 NISSAN INFINITI FX35 52 15,179 3.4258 22 NISSAN MAXIMA 131 38,602 3.3936 23 ISUZU I SERIES PICKUP 10 2,977 3.3591 24 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 70 21,046 3.3260 25 NISSAN 350Z 41 12,373 3.3137 26 BMW M6 5 1,547 3.2321 27 SUZUKI XL7 78 24,555 3.1765 28 ASTON MARTIN DB9 1 323 3.0960 29 FORD MOTOR CO. MUSTANG 287 94,476 3.0378 30 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET COBALT 535 176,456 3.0319 31 KIA SPECTRA 181 60,253 3.0040 32 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET IMPALA 923 320,116 2.8833 33 SUZUKI FORENZA 61 21,358 2.8561 34 ISUZU ASCENDER 3 1,063 2.8222 35 VOLVO S40 33 11,753 2.8078 36 BMW 7 38 13,599 2.7943 37 CHRYSLER DODGE NITRO 135 48,377 2.7906 38 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET MALIBU 423 155,433 2.7214 39 KIA RIO 92 35,014 2.6275 40 AUDI AUDI S8/S8 QUATTRO 1 385 2.5974 41 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC G5 52 20,185 2.5762 42 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET AVEO 139 56,070 2.4790 43 KIA OPTIMA 113 47,198 2.3942 44 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC DTS 97 40,809 2.3769 45 VOLVO S60 32 13,592 2.3543 46 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET HHR 219 99,176 2.2082 47 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 215 100,805 2.1328 48 TOYOTA SCION TC 114 54,835 2.0790 49 SUZUKI RENO 10 4,840 2.0661 50 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-CLASS 22 10,679 2.0601 51 KIA RONDO 47 23,441 2.0050 52 CHRYSLER JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 123 62,654 1.9632 53 JAGUAR LAND ROVER XK 3 1,542 1.9455 54 TOYOTA COROLLA 374 194,251 1.9253 55 NISSAN SENTRA 230 119,932 1.9178 56 FORD MOTOR CO. FUSION 259 137,791 1.8797 57 TOYOTA 4RUNNER 110 59,563 1.8468 58 TOYOTA SCION XB 111 60,553 1.8331 59 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC G8 22 12,035 1.8280 60 VOLKSWAGEN R32 9 4,999 1.8004 61 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR 17 9,583 1.7740 62 NISSAN XTERRA 63 36,035 1.7483 63 TOYOTA AVALON 107 61,851 1.7300 64 FORD MOTOR CO. CROWN VICTORIA 16 9,299 1.7206 65 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET CORVETTE 56 32,882 1.7031 66 JAGUAR LAND ROVER S-TYPE 3 1,779 1.6863 67 NISSAN ALTIMA 506 304,132 1.6638 68 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC TORRENT 47 28,370 1.6567 69 MAZDA 5 27 16,389 1.6474 70 BENTLEY MOTORS CONTINENTAL 5 3,069 1.6292 71 CHRYSLER JEEP PATRIOT 99 61,495 1.6099 72 MITSUBISHI LANCER 70 43,668 1.6030 73 NISSAN VERSA 122 76,223 1.6006 74 MAZDA TRIBUTE 38 23,834 1.5944 75 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA/GLI 138 87,219 1.5822 76 FORD MOTOR CO. FOCUS 284 180,249 1.5756 77 NISSAN INFINITI M35/M45 26 16,522 1.5737 78 MAZDA 3 199 129,061 1.5419 79 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC VIBE 31 20,317 1.5258 80 TOYOTA CAMRY/SOLARA 390 257,638 1.5138 81 FORD MOTOR CO. MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS 66 44,071 1.4976 82 AUDI AUDI A3/A3 QUATTRO 8 5,378 1.4875 83 NISSAN FRONTIER PICKUP 70 47,215 1.4826 84 HYUNDAI ACCENT 76 51,562 1.4740 85 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 160 109,498 1.4612 86 AUDI AUDI A6/A6 QUATTRO/S6/S6 AVANT 24 16,651 1.4414 87 KIA SPORTAGE 58 40,669 1.4261 88 TOYOTA LEXUS SC 4 2,807 1.4250 89 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC SOLSTICE 20 14,080 1.4205 90 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN AURA 85 60,715 1.4000 91 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 107 76,765 1.3939 92 CHRYSLER JEEP COMPASS 36 26,147 1.3768 93 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC XLR 2 1,468 1.3624 94 MAZDA CX-7 45 33,134 1.3581 95 NISSAN INFINITI G37 39 29,182 1.3364 96 FORD MOTOR CO. EDGE 170 128,607 1.3219 97 FORD MOTOR CO. TAURUS 107 81,095 1.3194 98 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF/RABBIT/GTI 47 35,696 1.3167 99 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET UPLANDER VAN 93 73,084 1.2725 100 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK LACROSSE/ALLURE 53 41,961 1.2631 101 FORD MOTOR CO. MERCURY MILAN 41 32,608 1.2574 102 FORD MOTOR CO. MERCURY SABLE 33 26,392 1.2504 103 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 33 26,436 1.2483 104 TOYOTA YARIS 147 120,841 1.2165 105 SUZUKI SX4 51 42,522 1.1994 106 TOYOTA SCION XD 39 32,737 1.1913 107 JAGUAR LAND ROVER XJ8/XJ8L 3 2,556 1.1737 108 KIA SEDONA VAN 37 31,800 1.1635 109 GENERAL MOTORS GMC ENVOY 36 30,956 1.1629 110 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC CTS 73 62,943 1.1598 111 AUDI AUDI A4/A5//A4/A5 QUATTRO//S4/S4 AVANT 53 46,237 1.1463 112 FORD MOTOR CO. LINCOLN TOWN CAR 14 12,300 1.1382 113 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK-CLASS 22 19,420 1.1329 114 BMW M5 3 2,666 1.1253 115 CHRYSLER JEEP LIBERTY 99 90,530 1.0936 116 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK LUCERNE 72 66,117 1.0890 117 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP 156 146,312 1.0662 118 KIA SORENTO 42 39,679 1.0585 119 SUZUKI VITARA/GRAND VITARA 19 17,996 1.0558 120 HONDA ACCORD 401 384,257 1.0436 121 HONDA CIVIC 368 355,443 1.0353 122 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 139 137,668 1.0097 123 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN SKY 13 12,979 1.0016 124 NISSAN QUEST VAN 21 21,348 0.9837 125 CHRYSLER JEEP WRANGLER 118 120,710 0.9775 126 HYUNDAI TIBURON 10 10,315 0.9695 127 FORD MOTOR CO. ESCAPE 239 249,322 0.9586 128 ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE 1 1,047 0.9551 129 HONDA ACURA 3.2 TL 54 56,720 0.9520 130 TOYOTA LEXUS IS 54 57,931 0.9321 131 HONDA ELEMENT 35 37,980 0.9215 132 TOYOTA RAV4 150 164,331 0.9128 133 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET EQUINOX 82 90,033 0.9108 134 TOYOTA LEXUS GS 18 20,030 0.8987 135 HONDA ACURA RDX 19 21,271 0.8932 136 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE 25 28,003 0.8928 137 SUBARU FORESTER 27 30,406 0.8880 138 FORD MOTOR CO. TAURUS X 37 42,101 0.8788 139 TOYOTA LEXUS LS 25 28,875 0.8658 140 HONDA ACURA TSX 19 21,996 0.8638 141 AUDI AUDI A8/A8 QUATTRO 2 2,359 0.8478 142 SUBARU LEGACY 22 26,288 0.8369 143 MASERATI QUATTROPORTE 1 1,196 0.8361 144 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 29 35,376 0.8198 145 PORSCHE CAYMAN 4 4,901 0.8162 146 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS 64 78,747 0.8127 147 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER 34 41,931 0.8109 148 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-CLASS 3 3,708 0.8091 149 PORSCHE 911 8 9,941 0.8047 150 JAGUAR LAND ROVER XKR 1 1,265 0.7905 151 HONDA ACURA 3.5 RL 4 5,132 0.7794 152 VOLVO V70 3 3,862 0.7768 153 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN VUE 84 108,682 0.7729 154 VOLVO XC90 23 30,004 0.7666 155 TOYOTA LEXUS RX 88 115,527 0.7617 156 JAGUAR LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LR2 11 14,659 0.7504 157 BMW 3 91 121,356 0.7499 158 AUDI AUDI S5/S5 QUATTRO 1 1,340 0.7463 159 FORD MOTOR CO. RANGER PICKUP 63 85,052 0.7407 160 FORD MOTOR CO. MERCURY MARINER 39 52,931 0.7368 161 VOLKSWAGEN EOS 10 13,815 0.7239 162 CHRYSLER DODGE VIPER 1 1,382 0.7236 163 GENERAL MOTORS GMC CANYON PICKUP 13 18,049 0.7203 164 HYUNDAI TUCSON 16 22,488 0.7115 165 NISSAN INFINITI G35 39 56,155 0.6945 166 VOLVO C70 5 7,220 0.6925 167 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET COLORADO PICKUP 46 66,677 0.6899 168 BMW Z4/M 4 5,880 0.6803 169 NISSAN ROGUE 52 78,079 0.6660 170 BMW 6 4 6,052 0.6609 171 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN 85 129,208 0.6579 172 BMW 5 52 79,395 0.6550 173 JAGUAR LAND ROVER VANDEN PLAS/SUPER V8 1 1,533 0.6523 174 SUBARU IMPREZA 38 59,340 0.6404 175 BMW M3 5 7,854 0.6366 176 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS 27 42,951 0.6286 177 HONDA PILOT 55 88,713 0.6200 178 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE 1 1,648 0.6068 179 HONDA FIT 45 74,486 0.6041 180 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ 8 13,264 0.6031 181 FORD MOTOR CO. LINCOLN MKX 22 36,884 0.5965 182 FORD MOTOR CO. LINCOLN MKZ 19 32,457 0.5854 183 MAZDA CX-9 20 36,033 0.5550 184 VOLVO V50 1 1,875 0.5333 185 VOLVO C30 3 5,865 0.5115 186 AUDI AUDI TT 4 7,924 0.5048 187 TOYOTA PRIUS 84 171,762 0.4890 188 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE VAN 4 8,217 0.4868 189 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA 9 18,805 0.4786 190 BMW X3 10 21,033 0.4754 191 MAZDA RX-8 1 2,106 0.4748 192 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-CLASS 2 4,379 0.4567 193 HONDA ACURA MDX 26 57,380 0.4531 194 SUBARU OUTBACK 28 63,741 0.4393 195 VOLVO S80 5 11,433 0.4373 196 SAAB 9-3 8 18,364 0.4356 197 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 6 14,445 0.4154 198 HONDA CR-V 82 228,315 0.3592 199 TOYOTA LEXUS ES 27 79,585 0.3393 200 KIA AMANTI 1 3,398 0.2943 201 BMW MINI COOPER 11 40,950 0.2686 202 NISSAN INFINITI EX35 4 15,202 0.2631 203 MAZDA MX-5 MIATA 4 16,044 0.2493 204 VOLVO XC70 3 12,793 0.2345 205 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN 28 135,622 0.2065 206 MERCEDES-BENZ SMART FORTWO 4 21,627 0.1850 207 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN ASTRA 3 17,912 0.1675 208 CHRYSLER DODGE CHALLENGER 1 6,411 0.1560 209 BMW 1 1 11,887 0.0841 210 ALFA ROMEO 8C 0 84 0.0000 211 AUDI AUDI R8 0 572 0.0000 212 AUDI AUDI RS4 0 1,172 0.0000 213 BENTLEY MOTORS ARNAGE 0 63 0.0000 214 BENTLEY MOTORS AZURE 0 127 0.0000 215 BMW B7 0 232 0.0000 216 BUGATTI VEYRON 0 18 0.0000 217 FERRARI 141 0 324 0.0000 218 FERRARI 430 0 1,032 0.0000 219 FERRARI 612 SCAGLIETTI 0 94 0.0000 220 FORD MOTOR CO. SHELBY GT 0 3,244 0.0000 221 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC FUNERAL COACH/HEARSE 0 967 0.0000 222 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC LIMOUSINE 0 664 0.0000 223 JAGUAR LAND ROVER XJR 0 114 0.0000 224 JAGUAR LAND ROVER X-TYPE 0 807 0.0000 225 LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO 0 792 0.0000 226 LOTUS ELISE 0 129 0.0000 227 LOTUS EXIGE 0 123 0.0000 228 MASERATI GRANTURISMO 0 1,465 0.0000 229 MAZDA B SERIES PICKUP 0 1,884 0.0000 230 MERCEDES-BENZ MAYBACH 57 0 76 0.0000 231 MERCEDES-BENZ MAYBACH 62 0 67 0.0000 232 MERCEDES-BENZ SLR-CLASS 0 105 0.0000 233 NISSAN INFINITI FX45 0 395 0.0000 234 PORSCHE BOXSTER 0 4,067 0.0000 235 ROLLS ROYCE PHANTOM 0 378 0.0000 236 ROUSH PERFORMANCE RPP MUSTANG 0 1,491 0.0000 237 SAAB 9-5 0 3,336 0.0000 238 SALEEN S281/H302 0 370 0.0000 239 SPYKER C8 0 6 0.0000 Issued on: August 12, 2010. Joseph S. Carra, Acting Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. [FR Doc. 2010-20316 Filed 8-16-10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-59-P --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A2010-20316. Public record. Not legal advice.