Final 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-2007-28874]

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) 2005 passenger motor vehicles that occurred in calendar year (CY) 2005. The final 2005 theft data indicate an increase in the vehicle theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2005. The final theft rate for MY 2005 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2005 (1.85 thefts per thousand vehicles) increased by 1.1 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 2004 (1.83 thefts per thousand vehicles) when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2004. As explained in this notice, NHTSA is not concerned at this time about this minor increase. 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. Carlita Ballard, Office of International Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer Programs, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Ballard'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 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 section 33104(b)(4) mandate, this document reports the final theft data for CY 2005, the most recent calendar year for which data are available.

In calculating the 2005 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same procedures it used in calculating the MY 2004 theft rates. (For 2004 theft data calculations, see 71 FR 59400, October 10, 2006). 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 2005 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 2005 vehicles of that line stolen during calendar year 2005 by the total number of vehicles in that line manufactured for MY 2005, as reported to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The final 2005 theft data show a slight increase in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2004. The final theft rate for MY 2005 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2005 increased to 1.85 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, an increase of 1.1 percent from the rate of 1.83 thefts per thousand vehicles experienced by MY 2004 vehicles in CY 2004. NHTSA is not currently concerned with this minor increase in the theft rate. While NHTSA has seen an overall downward trend in theft rates since CY 1993, there have been periods of increase from one year to the next. This increase is lower than any seen in this period. Therefore, NHTSA does not expect that it indicates the beginning of an upward trend for theft rates.

For MY 2005 vehicles, out of a total of 233 vehicle lines, 24 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 24 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 21 are passenger car lines, two are multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and one is a light-duty truck line.

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On Monday, October 15, 2007, NHTSA published the preliminary theft rates for CY 2005 passenger motor vehicles in the

Federal Register

(72 FR 58268). The agency tentatively ranked each of the MY 2005 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 no comments in the public docket.

However, subsequent to publishing the MY 2005 preliminary theft rate notice (72 FR 58268), the agency was informed that corrections to the original production figures for some Suzuki vehicle lines had been reported to EPA. The agency has revised the MY 2005 final theft data to reflect those corrections. Specifically, as a result of the new production figures provided the Suzuki Aerio which ranked No. 2 with a theft rate of 6.5232, is still ranked No. 2 with a new theft rate of 5.9386; the Suzuki Forenza which ranked No. 19 with a theft rate of 3.8638, is now ranked No. 20 with a new theft rate of 3.7157; the Suzuki Vitara/Grand Vitara which ranked No. 28 with a theft rate of 3.3005, is now ranked No. 29 with a new theft rate of 3.2630; and the Suzuki Verona which ranked No. 32 with a theft rate of 3.1043, is still ranked No. 32 with a new theft rate of 3.1039.

The following list represents NHTSA's final calculation of theft rates for all 2005 passenger motor vehicle lines. This list is intended to inform the public of calendar year 2005 motor vehicle thefts of model year 2005 vehicles and does not have any effect on the obligations of regulated parties under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 331, Theft Prevention.

Final Report of Theft Rates for Model Year 2005 Passenger Motor Vehicles Stolen in Calendar Year 2005

Manufacturer

Make/model (line)

Thefts 2005

Production (Mfr's) 2005

2005 Theft rate (per 1,000 vehicles

produced)

1 TOYOTA

TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP

265

14,194

18.6699

2 SUZUKI

AERIO

12,966

5.9386

3 KIA

RIO

156

26,328

5.9253

4 MERCEDES BENZ

215 (CL-CLASS)

1,601

5.6215

5 JAGUAR

XKR

748

5.3476

6 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO

188

35,876

5.2403

7 MITSUBISHI

GALANT

150

28,808

5.2069

8 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

DODGE NEON

783

154,231

5.0768

9 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

DODGE MAGNUM

387

79,254

4.8830

10 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

CHRYSLER SEBRING

242

49,892

4.8505

11 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

DODGE STRATUS

452

94,735

4.7712

12 KIA

OPTIMA

145

31,362

4.6234

13 MITSUBISHI

LANCER

141

31,226

4.5155

14 NISSAN

SENTRA

519

116,354

4.4605

15 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET MALIBU

908

212,400

4.2750

16 TOYOTA

TOYOTA ECHO

10,540

4.0797

17 GENERAL MOTORS

PONTIAC GRAND AM

248

61,502

4.0324

18 TOYOTA

LEXUS GS

3,004

3.9947

19 NISSAN

INFINITI FX45

1,850

3.7838

20 SUZUKI

FORENZA

129

34,718

3.7157

21 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET CAVALIER

351

95,838

3.6624

22 HONDA

ACURA RSX

19,135

3.6060

23 KIA

SPECTRA

191

53,027

3.6019

24 HONDA

S2000

8,921

3.5870

25 MASERATI

SPYDER/F1

289

3.4602

26 GENERAL MOTORS

PONTIAC SUNFIRE

132

38,239

3.4520

27 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE

114

33,498

3.4032

28 TOYOTA

TOYOTA MR2 SPYDER

912

3.2895

29 SUZUKI

VITARA/GRAND VITARA

24,824

3.2630

30 TOYOTA

LEXUS IS

6,343

3.1531

31 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

CHRYSLER 300

499

158,545

3.1474

32 SUZUKI

VERONA

7,410

3.1039

33 HYUNDAI

ACCENT

158

51,121

3.0907

34 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET AVEO

196

64,250

3.0506

35 HYUNDAI

TIBURON

15,100

3.0464

36 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET IMPALA

701

230,633

3.0395

37 NISSAN

350Z

27,146

3.0207

38 MITSUBISHI

ECLIPSE

8,471

2.9512

39 FORD MOTOR CO.

LINCOLN LS

21,743

2.9435

40 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET COBALT

410

140,975

2.9083

41 NISSAN

INFINITI QX56

12,666

2.8423

42 NISSAN

MAXIMA

209

73,931

2.8270

43 NISSAN

ALTIMA

1,035

368,779

2.8066

44 MAZDA

191

68,252

2.7985

45 SUZUKI

RENO

5,736

2.7894

46 TOYOTA

SCION XB

187

67,396

2.7746

47 SUBARU

IMPREZA

103

38,390

2.6830

48 GENERAL MOTORS

PONTIAC GRAND PRIX

284

107,972

2.6303

49 FORD MOTOR CO.

FORD TAURUS

527

201,826

2.6112

50 FORD MOTOR CO.

FORD FOCUS

637

245,780

2.5917

51 TOYOTA

TOYOTA CELICA

4,258

2.5834

52 BMW

5,471

2.5589

53 GENERAL MOTORS

PONTIAC GTO

11,065

2.5305

54 ROLLS ROYCE

PHANTOM

399

2.5063

55 FORD MOTOR CO.

FORD MUSTANG

362

145,599

2.4863

56 MITSUBISHI

OUTLANDER

14,983

2.4027

57 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET BLAZER S10/T10

5,018

2.3914

58 NISSAN

INFINITI FX35

30,172

2.3863

59 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

JEEP WRANGLER

178

74,706

2.3827

60 GENERAL MOTORS

CADILLAC XLR

3,828

2.3511

61 BMW

10,636

2.3505

62 TOYOTA

TOYOTA COROLLA

864

368,744

2.3431

63 TOYOTA

SCION TC

146

62,321

2.3427

64 NISSAN

FRONTIER PICKUP

146

62,799

2.3249

65 MITSUBISHI

ENDEAVOR

20,871

2.2040

66 HYUNDAI

SONATA

175

79,781

2.1935

67 MAZDA

B SERIES PICKUP

5,686

2.1104

68 HYUNDAI

ELANTRA

277

132,495

2.0906

69 MITSUBISHI

MONTERO

3,829

2.0893

70 GENERAL MOTORS

PONTIAC G6

128

62,481

2.0486

71 NISSAN

XTERRA

113

55,179

2.0479

72 KIA

SEDONA VAN

156

76,527

2.0385

73 FORD MOTOR CO.

FORD RANGER PICKUP

209

103,723

2.0150

74 VOLKSWAGEN

GOLF/GTI

14,447

2.0073

75 HONDA

CIVIC

577

288,917

1.9971

76 KIA

SORENTO

114

57,272

1.9905

77 MERCEDES BENZ

203 (C-CLASS)

139

70,818

1.9628

78 HONDA

ACURA TSX

35,836

1.9533

79 ISUZU

ASCENDER

7,219

1.9393

80 MAZDA

RX-8

17,608

1.9309

81 KIA

AMANTI

22,858

1.8812

82 TOYOTA

SCION XA

32,132

1.8673

83 TOYOTA

TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP

283

151,776

1.8646

84 JAGUAR

XJ8/XJ8L

4,330

1.8476

85 NISSAN

INFINITI G35

120

65,227

1.8397

86 JAGUAR

S-TYPE

13,629

1.8343

87 MAZDA

158

86,184

1.8333

88 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

CHRYSLER PT CRUISER

240

133,335

1.8000

89 TOYOTA

LEXUS SC

9,019

1.7740

90 NISSAN

INFINITI Q45

1,712

1.7523

91 NISSAN

PATHFINDER

143

82,667

1.7298

92 MERCEDES BENZ

208 (CLK-CLASS)

21,724

1.7032

93 SUBARU

BAJA

8,244

1.6982

94 AUDI

A4/A4 QUATTRO/S4/S4 AVANT

47,470

1.6853

95 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER

311

184,671

1.6841

96 TOYOTA

TOYOTA CAMRY/SOLARA

732

437,173

1.6744

97 NISSAN

QUEST VAN

35,913

1.6707

98 GENERAL MOTORS

PONTIAC AZTEK

10,197

1.6672

99 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

356

214,714

1.6580

100 MERCEDES BENZ

170 (SLK-CLASS)

10,310

1.6489

101 GENERAL MOTORS

BUICK CENTURY

40,051

1.6229

102 FORD MOTOR CO.

FORD EXPLORER

317

196,740

1.6113

103 FORD MOTOR CO.

MERCURY SABLE

36,134

1.6051

104 SAAB

9-2X

5,713

1.5754

105 HONDA

ACCORD

576

371,940

1.5486

106 FORD MOTOR CO.

FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC

53,640

1.5474

107 HONDA

ACURA 3.2 TL

125

82,497

1.5152

108 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET COLORADO

206

136,994

1.5037

109 BMW

58,554

1.5029

110 BMW

28,346

1.4817

111 FORD MOTOR CO.

MERCURY MOUNTAINEER

32,416

1.4808

112 GENERAL MOTORS

SATURN ION

104

71,021

1.4644

113 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE

24,679

1.4587

114 GENERAL MOTORS

GMC ENVOY

102

70,105

1.4550

115 KIA

SPORTAGE

24,351

1.4373

116 GENERAL MOTORS

GMC CANYON PICKUP

39,149

1.4304

117 FORD MOTOR CO.

LINCOLN TOWN CAR

46,853

1.4300

118 MERCEDES BENZ

129 (SL-CLASS)

10,586

1.4170

119 NISSAN

MURANO

102

72,482

1.4072

120 TOYOTA

TOYOTA MATRIX

72,719

1.3614

121 HYUNDAI

SANTA FE

100

73,979

1.3517

122 HYUNDAI

XG300

20,099

1.3434

123 GENERAL MOTORS

PONTIAC VIBE

71,357

1.3313

124 GENERAL MOTORS

CADILLAC DEVILLE

57,246

1.3276

125 VOLKSWAGEN

JETTA

116

87,710

1.3225

126 AUDI

5,336

1.3118

127 VOLKSWAGEN

PHAETON

768

1.3021

128 MAZDA

TRIBUTE

52,267

1.3010

129 JAGUAR

VANDEN PLAS/SUPER V8

3,075

1.3008

130 FORD MOTOR CO.

FORD CROWN VICTORIA

18,754

1.2797

131 FORD MOTOR CO.

FORD FREESTAR VAN

72,690

1.2656

132 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN

23,439

1.2373

133 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

CHRYSLER PACIFICA

146

118,329

1.2338

134 GENERAL MOTORS

PONTIAC BONNEVILLE

21,519

1.2082

135 GENERAL MOTORS

CADILLAC CTS

61,323

1.2067

136 BMW

7,495

1.2008

137 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND CARAVAN

440

367,439

1.1975

138 TOYOTA

TOYOTA 4RUNNER

127

106,810

1.1890

139 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

DODGE VIPER

1,692

1.1820

140 HYUNDAI

TUCSON

61,346

1.1574

141 ASTON MARTIN

DB9

874

1.1442

142 GENERAL MOTORS

GMC SAFARI VAN

4,441

1.1259

143 FORD MOTOR CO.

FORD FIVE HUNDRED

109

97,689

1.1158

144 VOLVO

V70

8,070

1.1152

145 MERCEDES BENZ

220 (S-CLASS)

11,831

1.0988

146 FORD MOTOR CO.

FORD THUNDERBIRD

9,189

1.0883

147 BMW

28,657

1.0818

148 TOYOTA

LEXUS LS

29,049

1.0672

149 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET EQUINOX

192

183,758

1.0449

150 FORD MOTOR CO.

FORD ESCAPE

252

243,658

1.0342

151 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

JEEP LIBERTY

178

173,110

1.0282

152 TOYOTA

LEXUS ES

80,735

1.0281

153 TOYOTA

LEXUS GX

27,260

1.0271

154 TOYOTA

TOYOTA AVALON

57,577

1.0247

155 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET CORVETTE

33,810

1.0056

156 GENERAL MOTORS

BUICK LESABRE

105

105,985

0.9907

157 TOYOTA

LEXUS RX

96,140

0.9777

158 PORSCHE

BOXSTER

6,142

0.9769

159 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN

25,341

0.9471

160 ROLLS ROYCE

BENTLEY CONTINENTAL

3,176

0.9446

161 VOLVO

S40

25,722

0.9331

162 TOYOTA

TOYOTA RAV4

82,037

0.9142

163 BMW

11,079

0.9026

164 HONDA

ELEMENT

52,440

0.8963

165 FORD MOTOR CO.

MERCURY MARINER

32,734

0.8859

166 GENERAL MOTORS

SATURN LS

6,790

0.8837

167 FORD MOTOR CO.

MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS

69,862

0.8731

168 TOYOTA

TOYOTA HIGHLANDER

113

130,146

0.8683

169 GENERAL MOTORS

BUICK PARK AVENUE

9,282

0.8619

170 GENERAL MOTORS

SATURN VUE

65,105

0.8601

171 VOLKSWAGEN

PASSAT

35,149

0.8535

172 PORSCHE

911

8,391

0.8342

173 GENERAL MOTORS

CADILLAC STS

37,226

0.8328

174 TOYOTA

TOYOTA SIENNA VAN

144

172,999

0.8324

175 GENERAL MOTORS

BUICK LACROSSE/ALLURE

81,894

0.8303

176 LAND ROVER

FREELANDER

2,441

0.8193

177 MAZDA

MPV VAN

18,902

0.7936

178 HONDA

ACURA 3.5 RL

21,526

0.7897

179 VOLKSWAGEN

NEW BEETLE

34,410

0.7847

180 AUDI

A6/A6 QUATTRO/S6/S6 AVANT

15,432

0.7776

181 DAIMLERCHRYSLER

CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY

195

253,162

0.7703

182 GENERAL MOTORS

BUICK RENDEZVOUS

54,775

0.7668

183 VOLVO

XC90

43,213

0.7637

184 FORD MOTOR CO.

MERCURY MONTEREY VAN

6,703

0.7459

185 MERCEDES BENZ

210 (E-CLASS)

40,445

0.7417

186 VOLVO

S80

10,918

0.7327

187 GENERAL MOTORS

BUICK RAINIER

13,648

0.7327

188 VOLVO

S60

23,029

0.6514

189 BMW

MINI COOPER

47,444

0.6323

190 HONDA

CR-V

144,472

0.6091

191 SAAB

9-3

21,433

0.6065

192 LOTUS

ELISE

3,320

0.6024

193 SUBARU

LEGACY/OUTBACK

34,944

0.6010

194 AUDI

ALLROAD QUATTRO

3,420

0.5848

195 HONDA

ACURA MDX

60,287

0.5806

196 HONDA

PILOT

142,118

0.5699

197 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET UPLANDER VAN

52,713

0.5691

198 GENERAL MOTORS

CADILLAC SRX

23,498

0.5532

199 FORD MOTOR CO.

FORD FREESTYLE

75,643

0.5288

200 HONDA

ODYSSEY VAN

161,742

0.5255

201 FORD MOTOR CO.

FORD GT

1,907

0.5244

202 SAAB

9-7X

1,999

0.5003

203 MAZDA

MX-5 MIATA

4,135

0.4837

204 SUBARU

FORESTER

50,942

0.4711

205 FORD MOTOR CO.

MERCURY MONTEGO

28,517

0.4559

206 GENERAL MOTORS

PONTIAC MONTANA VAN

31,583

0.4433

207 TOYOTA

TOYOTA PRIUS

121,020

0.3801

208 SUBARU

OUTBACK

79,980

0.3626

209 JAGUAR

X-TYPE

11,299

0.3540

210 GENERAL MOTORS

SATURN RELAY

17,794

0.3372

211 SAAB

9-5

6,137

0.3259

212 VOLVO

V50

6,909

0.2895

213 GENERAL MOTORS

BUICK TERRAZA VAN

19,848

0.1008

214 MASERATI

GRANSPORT

490

0.0000

215 MASERATI

QUATTROPORTE

1,311

0.0000

216 HONDA

ACURA NSX

249

0.0000

217 ASTON MARTIN

VANQUISH

165

0.0000

218 AUDI

3,375

0.0000

219 ROLLS ROYCE

BENTLEY ARNAGE

361

0.0000

220 GENERAL MOTORS

CADILLAC FUNERAL COACH/HEARSE

854

0.0000

221 GENERAL MOTORS

CADILLAC LIMOUSINE

472

0.0000

222 FERRARI

MARANELLO/F1

235

0.0000

223 FERRARI

SCAGLIETTI/F1

228

0.0000

224 FERRARI

SPIDER/F1

1,093

0.0000

225 GENERAL MOTORS

CHEVROLET CLASSIC

83,060

0.0000

226 GENERAL MOTORS

GMC K2500

0.0000

227 HONDA

INSIGHT

591

0.0000

228 JAGUAR

XJR

741

0.0000

229 JAGUAR

XK8

1,760

0.0000

230 NISSAN

ARMADA

34,803

0.0000

231 NISSAN

TITAN

77,628

0.0000

232 SPYKER

0.0000

233 VOLVO

XC70

14,806

0.0000

Issued on: March 7, 2008.

Stephen R. Kratzke,

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.

[FR Doc. E8-4951 Filed 3-11-08; 8:45 am]

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