Final Theft Data: Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard

Federal Register: March 10, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 46)

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 49 CFR Part 541

Docket No. NHTSA-2009-0085

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) 2007 passenger motor vehicles that occurred in calendar year (CY) 2007. The final 2007 theft data indicated a decrease in the vehicle theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2007. The final theft rate for MY 2007 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2007 is 1.86 thefts per thousand vehicles, a decrease of ten percent from the rate of 2.08 thefts per thousand in 2006. 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

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 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

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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 Sec. 33104(b)(4) mandate, this document reports the final theft data for CY 2007, the most recent calendar year for which data are available.

In calculating the 2007 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same procedures it used in calculating the MY 2006 theft rates. (For 2006 theft data calculations, see 73 FR 60633, October 14, 2008). 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 2007 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 2007 vehicles of that line stolen during calendar year 2007 by the total number of vehicles in that line manufactured for MY 2007, as reported to the Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA).

The final 2007 theft data show a decrease in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2006. The final theft rate for MY 2007 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2007 decreased to 1.86 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, a decrease of 10.6 percent from the rate of 2.08 thefts per thousand vehicles experienced by MY 2006 vehicles in CY 2006. The data has shown an overall decreasing trend in theft rates since CY 1993, with periods of increase from one year to the next.

For MY 2007 vehicles, out of a total of 206 vehicle lines, 16 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 16 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 14 are passenger car lines, two are a multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and none are light-duty truck lines.

The MY 2007 theft rate reduction is consistent with the general decreasing trend of theft rates over the past 15 years as indicated by

Figure 1. We note, however, that the theft rate from 2003 to 2007 is virtually unchanged (1.84 to 1.86). This suggests that the progress made since 1992 may have reached the limits of current approaches to reducing vehicle thefts, and that some new approaches should be added.

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The agency believes that the theft rate reduction could be the result of several factors including the increased use of standard antitheft devices (i.e., immobilizers), vehicle parts marking, increased and improved prosecution efforts by law enforcement organizations and increased public awareness measures.

On Wednesday, June 10, 2009, NHTSA published the preliminary theft rates for CY 2007 passenger motor vehicles in the Federal Register (74

FR 27493). The agency tentatively ranked each of the MY 2007 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 used 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 June 2009 notice. The agency received written comments from Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VW) and Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan).

In its comments, VW informed the agency that the entries for the

Audi RS4, Audi A8, Audi A4/A4 Quattro/S4/S4 Avant and Audi RS4 were listed with incorrect manufacturer designations. The final theft data has been revised to reflect that Audi is the manufacturer for

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the Audi RS4, Audi A8, Audi A4/A4 Quattro/S4/S4 Avant and Audi RS4 vehicles.

Additionally, Nissan informed the agency that its Nissan Xterra and

Versa vehicle lines were not listed in the agency's June 2009 publication of preliminary data. Upon review, the agency found that the

Xterra vehicle line has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) over 6,000 pounds. Therefore, because the scope of the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft

Prevention Standard applies to only vehicles with a GVWR of 6,000 pounds or less, the Nissan Xterra was not included on the agency's publication. The agency also notes that the Nissan Versa was erroneously omitted from the publication of preliminary theft data and therefore, has corrected the final theft data to reflect the theft rate information for the Nissan Versa. As a result of this correction, the

Nissan Versa is ranked No. 95 with a theft rate of 1.3216.

Further reanalysis of the theft rate data also revealed that the production volume listed for the Pontiac G5 was incorrect. The production volume for the Pontiac G5 has been corrected and the final theft list has been revised accordingly. As a result of the correction, the Pontiac G5 previously ranked No. 94 with a theft rate of 1.3216 is now ranked No. 2 with a theft rate of 11.2523.

Review of the theft rate data also revealed that the Chrysler

Crossfire was not included on the publication of preliminary theft data. NHTSA has corrected the final theft data to include the Chrysler

Crossfire. As a result of this correction, the final theft list has been revised accordingly. The Chrysler Crossfire, previously omitted, is now ranked No. 193 with a theft rate of 0.0000.

The following list represents NHTSA's final calculation of theft rates for all 2007 passenger motor vehicle lines. This list is intended to inform the public of calendar year 2007 motor vehicle thefts of model year 2007 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 2007 Passenger Motor Vehicles Stolen in Calendar Year 2007

2007 theft rate (per

Manufacturer

Make/model (line) Thefts 2007

Production

1,000

(Mfr's) 2007

vehicles produced)

1........................... CHRYSLER....... DODGE MAGNUM........

344

28059

12.2599 2........................... GENERAL MOTORS. PONTIAC G5..........

54

4799

11.2523 3........................... CHRYSLER....... DODGE CHARGER.......

1148

120636

9.5162 4........................... GENERAL MOTORS. CHEVROLET MONTE

174

21689

8.0225

CARLO. 5........................... GENERAL MOTORS. PONTIAC GRAND PRIX..

534

77689

6.8736 6........................... CHRYSLER....... 300.................

715

121529

5.8834 7........................... MITSUBISHI..... LANCER..............

12

2355

5.0955 8........................... ROLLS ROYCE.... PHANTOM.............

2

398

5.0251 9........................... MERCEDES-BENZ.. 215 (CL-CLASS)......

43

9296

4.6256 10.......................... FORD MOTOR CO.. TAURUS..............

510

114616

4.4496 11.......................... CHRYSLER....... SEBRING.............

338

78059

4.3301 12.......................... CHRYSLER....... PT CRUISER..........

443

104546

4.2374 13.......................... SUZUKI......... FORENZA.............

133

34236

3.8848 14.......................... GENERAL MOTORS. PONTIAC G6..........

629

164306

3.8282 15.......................... GENERAL MOTORS. CHEVROLET MALIBU....

487

127718

3.8131 16.......................... MITSUBISHI..... GALANT..............

103

27141

3.7950 17.......................... MAZDA.......... 6...................

201

56178

3.5779 18.......................... AUDI........... AUDI RS4............

5

1475

3.3898 19.......................... CHRYSLER....... PACIFICA............

197

60392

3.2620 20.......................... GENERAL MOTORS. CHEVROLET COBALT....

703

215663

3.2597 21.......................... FORD MOTOR CO.. MUSTANG.............

518

159345

3.2508 22.......................... FORD MOTOR CO.. LINCOLN TOWN CAR....

114

35281

3.2312 23.......................... CHRYSLER....... DODGE CALIBER.......

560

175537

3.1902 24.......................... KIA............ OPTIMA..............

127

40914

3.1041 25.......................... NISSAN......... 350Z................

49

15831

3.0952 26.......................... NISSAN......... INFINITI FX35.......

40

13346

2.9972 27.......................... GENERAL MOTORS. CADILLAC DTS........

140

47396

2.9538 28.......................... GENERAL MOTORS. CHEVROLET IMPALA....

769

267375

2.8761 29.......................... KIA............ SPECTRA.............

171

64591

2.6474 30.......................... KIA............ RIO.................

83

31947

2.5981 31.......................... MITSUBISHI..... ECLIPSE.............

107

42300

2.5296 32.......................... FORD MOTOR CO.. FOCUS...............

576

229738

2.5072 33.......................... GENERAL MOTORS. CHEVROLET AVEO......

166

67104

2.4738 34.......................... HYUNDAI........ SONATA..............

302

123439

2.4466 35.......................... VOLVO.......... S40.................

53

21905

2.4195 36.......................... HYUNDAI........ ELANTRA.............

192

80133

2.3960 37.......................... NISSAN......... MAXIMA..............

152

63601

2.3899 38.......................... BMW............ M6..................

8

3400

2.3529 39.......................... MITSUBISHI..... ENDEAVOR............

30

12805

2.3428 40.......................... NISSAN......... SENTRA..............

225

96584

2.3296 41.......................... FORD MOTOR CO.. CROWN VICTORIA......

17

7424

2.2899 42.......................... CHRYSLER....... JEEP LIBERTY........

209

91466

2.2850 43.......................... GENERAL MOTORS. CHEVROLET HHR.......

223

99681

2.2371 44.......................... MERCEDES-BENZ.. 220 (S-CLASS).......

91

41867

2.1735 45.......................... TOYOTA......... COROLLA.............

740

351414

2.1058 46.......................... NISSAN......... INFINITI FX45.......

1

475

2.1053

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47.......................... GENERAL MOTORS. CHEVROLET

257

122918

2.0908

TRAILBLAZER. 48.......................... GENERAL MOTORS. BUICK LACROSSE/

113

54938

2.0569

ALLURE. 49.......................... HUMMER......... H3..................

95

46341

2.0500 50.......................... NISSAN......... ALTIMA..............

413

202162

2.0429 51.......................... SUZUKI......... RENO................

62

30424

2.0379 52.......................... FORD MOTOR CO.. MERCURY GRAND

81

39757

2.0374

MARQUIS. 53.......................... JAGUAR......... XK8.................

6

2965

2.0236 54.......................... KIA............ SORENTO.............

64

31798

2.0127 55.......................... MAZDA.......... 5...................

33

16424

2.0093 56.......................... GENERAL MOTORS. SATURN ION..........

185

94117

1.9656 57.......................... AUDI........... AUDI A8.............

10

5106

1.9585 58.......................... HYUNDAI........ ACCENT..............

86

44314

1.9407 59.......................... GENERAL MOTORS. CADILLAC CTS........

97

53360

1.8178 60.......................... FORD MOTOR CO.. FUSION..............

266

146464

1.8161 61.......................... NISSAN......... PATHFINDER..........

76

42137

1.8036 62.......................... HYUNDAI........ AZERA...............

40

22218

1.8003 63.......................... CHRYSLER....... DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND

284

164003

1.7317

CARAVAN. 64.......................... GENERAL MOTORS. CHEVROLET CORVETTE..

65

37744

1.7221 65.......................... BMW............ M5..................

2

1163

1.7197 66.......................... VOLKSWAGEN..... JETTA...............

146

84922

1.7192 67.......................... GENERAL MOTORS. PONTIAC G6..........

54

32894

1.6416 68.......................... BMW............ 6...................

11

6779

1.6227 69.......................... FORD MOTOR CO.. FREESTAR VAN........

30

18579

1.6147 70.......................... NISSAN......... INFINITI M35/M45....

48

30144

1.5924 71.......................... TOYOTA......... YARIS...............

252

159292

1.5820 72.......................... HONDA.......... ACCORD..............

664

421206

1.5764 73.......................... CHRYSLER....... DODGE NITRO.........

133

84441

1.5751 74.......................... MAZDA.......... RX-8................

9

5728

1.5712 75.......................... FORD MOTOR CO.. MERCURY MILAN.......

55

35375

1.5548 76.......................... AUDI........... AUDI A6/A6 QUATTRO/

18

11660

1.5437

S6/S6 AVANT. 77.......................... FORD MOTOR CO.. FIVE HUNDRED........

94

61270

1.5342 78.......................... TOYOTA......... AVALON..............

121

79137

1.5290 79.......................... NISSAN......... MURANO..............

137

92516

1.4808 80.......................... TOYOTA......... HIGHLANDER..........

148

100956

1.4660 81.......................... TOYOTA......... CAMRY/SOLARA........

1003

685729

1.4627 82.......................... NISSAN......... INFINITI G35........

83

57041

1.4551 83.......................... GENERAL MOTORS. CHEVROLET UPLANDER

87

60061

1.4485

VAN. 84.......................... GENERAL MOTORS. CADILLAC STS........

24

16746

1.4332 85.......................... GENERAL MOTORS. CADILLAC XLR........

2

1400

1.4286 86.......................... HONDA.......... S2000...............

7

4907

1.4265 87.......................... KIA............ AMANTI..............

6

4343

1.3815 88.......................... MERCEDES-BENZ.. 208 (CLK-CLASS).....

19

13825

1.3743 89.......................... NISSAN......... FRONTIER PICKUP.....

87

64010

1.3592 90.......................... GENERAL MOTORS. CHEVROLET COLORADO

95

70012

1.3569

PICKUP. 91.......................... GENERAL MOTORS. GMC CANYON PICKUP...

25

18483

1.3526 92.......................... BMW............ 7...................

22

16421

1.3397 93.......................... TOYOTA......... FJ CRUISER..........

112

83830

1.3360 94.......................... MAZDA.......... 3...................

153

114723

1.3336 95.......................... NISSAN......... VERSA...............

107

80962

1.3216 96.......................... SUBARU......... IMPREZA.............

51

39198

1.3011 97.......................... AUDI........... AUDI A4/A4 QUATTRO/

64

49645

1.2892

S4/S4 AVANT. 98.......................... NISSAN......... QUEST VAN...........

47

36661

1.2820 99.......................... HONDA.......... ACURA TSX...........

29

22669

1.2793 100......................... KIA............ SPORTAGE............

58

45512

1.2744 101......................... TOYOTA......... TACOMA PICKUP.......

206

165714

1.2431 102......................... FORD MOTOR CO.. RANGER PICKUP.......

94

77539

1.2123 103......................... TOYOTA......... 4RUNNER.............

132

109124

1.2096 104......................... MERCEDES-BENZ.. 170 (SLK-CLASS).....

9

7459

1.2066 105......................... GENERAL MOTORS. SATURN AURA.........

77

64851

1.1873 106......................... GENERAL MOTORS. PONTIAC TORRENT.....

35

29918

1.1699 107......................... HONDA.......... HONDA CIVIC.........

389

332639

1.1694 108......................... GENERAL MOTORS. CADILLAC FUNERAL

1

857

1.1669

COACH/HEARSE. 109......................... MITSUBISHI..... OUTLANDER...........

37

31873

1.1609 110......................... AUDI........... AUDI A3/A3 QUATTRO..

8

6992

1.1442 111......................... VOLKSWAGEN..... GOLF/RABBIT/GTI.....

46

41314

1.1134 112......................... GENERAL MOTORS. CHEVROLET EQUINOX...

94

87031

1.0801 113......................... HYUNDAI........ TIBURON.............

15

13951

1.0752 114......................... VOLKSWAGEN..... PASSAT..............

42

39867

1.0535

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115......................... MERCEDES-BENZ.. 129 (SL-CLASS)......

8

7648

1.0460 116......................... FORD MOTOR CO.. MERCURY MONTEGO.....

16

15439

1.0363 117......................... GENERAL MOTORS. GMC ENVOY...........

38

36989

1.0273 118......................... HYUNDAI........ TUCSON..............

45

44033

1.0220 119......................... HONDA.......... ACURA 3.2 TL........

5

4905

1.0194 120......................... GENERAL MOTORS. BUICK TERRAZA VAN...

8

7865

1.0172 121......................... FORD MOTOR CO.. ESCAPE..............

110

108788

1.0111 122......................... JAGUAR......... X-TYPE..............

3

3018

0.9940 123......................... HONDA.......... ACURA 3.5 RL........

49

49471

0.9905 124......................... JAGUAR......... VANDEN PLAS/SUPER V8

1

1010

0.9901 125......................... SUZUKI......... SX4.................

15

15421

0.9727 126......................... VOLVO.......... S80.................

10

10805

0.9255 127......................... GENERAL MOTORS. PONTIAC VIBE........

30

32499

0.9231 128......................... HONDA.......... ELEMENT.............

31

33688

0.9202 129......................... MAZDA.......... B SERIES PICKUP.....

3

3285

0.9132 130......................... BMW............ 5...................

47

51970

0.9044 131......................... GENERAL MOTORS. SATURN SKY..........

14

15546

0.9006 132......................... GENERAL MOTORS. BUICK LUCERNE.......

76

85922

0.8845 133......................... TOYOTA......... LEXUS LS............

31

35167

0.8815 134......................... HONDA.......... ACURA RDX...........

22

25159

0.8744 135......................... CHRYSLER....... JEEP WRANGLER.......

88

100955

0.8717 136......................... FORD MOTOR CO.. EDGE................

105

121525

0.8640 137......................... KIA............ RONDO...............

22

25524

0.8619 138......................... TOYOTA......... LEXUS RX............

82

98473

0.8327 139......................... VOLKSWAGEN..... EOS.................

11

13406

0.8205 140......................... TOYOTA......... RAV4................

145

181051

0.8009 141......................... FORD MOTOR CO.. FREESTYLE...........

30

38047

0.7885 142......................... HYUNDAI........ SANTA FE............

89

113815

0.7820 143......................... BMW............ Z4/M................

8

10568

0.7570 144......................... GENERAL MOTORS. PONTIAC SOLSTICE....

16

21310

0.7508 145......................... SUZUKI......... AERIO...............

4

5544

0.7215 146......................... PORSCHE........ CAYMAN..............

4

5552

0.7205 147......................... PORSCHE........ 911.................

9

12521

0.7188 148......................... TOYOTA......... LEXUS IS............

41

57055

0.7186 149......................... MERCEDES-BENZ.. 203 (C-CLASS).......

83

116282

0.7138 150......................... BENTLEY MOTORS. CONTINENTAL.........

3

4265

0.7034 151......................... BMW............ X3..................

22

31365

0.7014 152......................... SUBARU......... B9 TRIBECA..........

8

11538

0.6934 153......................... BMW............ 3...................

97

139966

0.6930 154......................... MAZDA.......... MAZDA CX-7..........

52

75137

0.6921 155......................... VOLVO.......... S60.................

14

20268

0.6907 156......................... CHRYSLER....... JEEP PATRIOT........

20

29421

0.6798 157......................... ASTON MARTIN... VANTAGE.............

1

1474

0.6784 158......................... KIA............ SEDONA VAN..........

41

60873

0.6735 159......................... HONDA.......... FIT.................

46

68642

0.6701 160......................... SUBARU......... LEGACY/OUTBACK......

10

14963

0.6683 161......................... TOYOTA......... SIENNA VAN..........

63

96072

0.6558 162......................... HONDA.......... ACURA MDX...........

35

53550

0.6536 163......................... FORD MOTOR CO.. MERCURY MONTEREY VAN

1

1553

0.6439 164......................... FORD MOTOR CO.. LINCOLN MKX.........

22

34571

0.6364 165......................... GENERAL MOTORS. BUICK RAINIER.......

3

4723

0.6352 166......................... SUBARU......... OUTBACK.............

27

42747

0.6316 167......................... HONDA.......... PILOT...............

77

122033

0.6310 168......................... FORD MOTOR CO.. LINCOLN ZEPHYR......

20

32952

0.6069 169......................... JAGUAR......... XKR.................

3

5030

0.5964 170......................... TOYOTA......... LEXUS GS............

17

28638

0.5936 171......................... VOLVO.......... V50.................

2

3373

0.5929 172......................... MERCEDES-BENZ.. 210 (E-CLASS).......

31

52557

0.5898 173......................... MAZDA.......... MX-5 MIATA..........

7

13353

0.5242 174......................... VOLVO.......... XC90................

15

30762

0.4876 175......................... GENERAL MOTORS. BUICK RENDEZVOUS....

14

29187

0.4797 176......................... VOLKSWAGEN..... NEW BEETLE..........

13

27249

0.4771 177......................... HYUNDAI........ VERACRUZ............

6

12726

0.4715 178......................... VOLVO.......... XC70................

6

13197

0.4546 179......................... HONDA.......... CR-V................

104

229378

0.4534 180......................... PORSCHE........ BOXSTER.............

2

4427

0.4518 181......................... TOYOTA......... LEXUS ES............

54

121577

0.4442 182......................... SUBARU......... FORESTER............

19

43985

0.4320

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183......................... BMW............ MINI COOPER.........

15

38511

0.3895 184......................... JAGUAR......... S-TYPE..............

1

2582

0.3873 185......................... TOYOTA......... PRIUS...............

53

158715

0.3339 186......................... SAAB........... 9-3.................

7

22401

0.3125 187......................... HONDA.......... ODYSSEY VAN.........

64

208166

0.3074 188......................... FORD MOTOR CO.. MERCURY MARINER.....

6

20842

0.2879 189......................... VOLVO.......... C70.................

1

5612

0.1782 190......................... TOYOTA......... LEXUS SC............

8

80617

0.0992 191......................... ASTON MARTIN... DB9.................

0

688

0.0000 192......................... BENTLEY MOTORS. ARNAGE..............

0

140

0.0000 193......................... BENTLEY MOTORS. AZURE...............

0

184

0.0000 194......................... CHRYSLER....... CROSSFIRE...........

0

3412

0.0000 195......................... FERRARI........ 141.................

0

364

0.0000 196......................... FERRARI........ 612 SCAGLIETTI......

0

66

0.0000 197......................... FERRARI........ 430.................

0

1382

0.0000 198......................... GENERAL MOTORS. CADILLAC LIMOUSINE..

0

648

0.0000 199......................... JAGUAR......... XJ8/XJ8L............

0

1645

0.0000 200......................... JAGUAR......... XJR.................

0

221

0.0000 201......................... LAMBORGHINI.... MURCIELAGO..........

0

164

0.0000 202......................... LAMBORGHINI.... GALLARDO............

0

558

0.0000 203......................... MASERATI....... QUATTROPORTE........

0

2176

0.0000 204......................... SAAB........... 9-5.................

0

4084

0.0000 205......................... SPYKER......... C8..................

0

7

0.0000 206......................... VOLVO.......... V70.................

0

3899

0.0000

Issued on: March 4, 2010.

Stephen R. Kratzke,

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.

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