Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standards:

Federal Register: August 9, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 152)

Rules and Regulations

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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 2007 final theft data; Correction.

SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published in the Federal Register of March 10, 2010, a document on thefts of model year (MY) 2007 passenger motor vehicles that occurred in calendar year (CY) 2007. The document was published with several errors. In that publication, a vehicle line was omitted from the theft rate data which affected the overall theft rate calculation, the number of vehicle lines above the 1990/1991 median theft rate and the vehicle rankings. Additionally, vehicle line names and production numbers were listed incorrectly. The republishing of this document in its entirety corrects those errors.

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 1.85 thefts per thousand vehicles, a decrease of 11.1 percent from the rate of 2.08 thefts per thousand in 2006.

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: This final notice revises the Federal

Register notice published on March 10, 2010 (75 FR 11005) which omitted a vehicle line from the theft rate list. This omission affected the theft rate calculation, the number of vehicle lines above the 1990/1991 median theft rate and the vehicle rankings. Additionally, vehicle line names and production numbers erroneously were not listed correctly. The document has been revised and is reprinted below in its entirety.

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 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 1.85 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, a decrease of 11.1 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, 15 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 15 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 13 are passenger car lines, two are 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 1.85). 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 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 notes that the

Nissan Xterra and the Nissan Versa were erroneously omitted from the publication of preliminary theft data and therefore, has corrected the final theft data to reflect the theft rate information for both vehicle lines. As a result of this correction, the Nissan Xterra is ranked No. 69 with a theft rate of 1.6061 and the Nissan Versa is ranked No. 95 with a theft rate of 1.3216.

Reanalysis of the theft rate data revealed that the Pontiac G6 was listed twice with a ranking at No. 13 and No. 66. The correct ranking for the Pontiac G6 is No. 13 with a theft rate of 3.8282. The final theft data has been revised to reflect the correct rank of the Pontiac

G6. Further reanalysis of the theft rate revealed that the Pontiac G5 was also omitted from the theft rate list. The Pontiac G5 has been added to the list. The final theft list has been revised accordingly.

As a result of this correction, the Pontiac G5 previously not listed is now ranked No. 66 with a theft rate of 1.6416.

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. 194 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

Production

rate (per

Manufacturer

Make/model (line)

Thefts 2007

(Mfr's) 2007 1,000 vehicles

(produced)

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

344

28059

12.2599

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2................ CHRYSLER.............. DODGE CHARGER........

1148

120636

9.5162 3................ GENERAL MOTORS........ CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO

174

21689

8.0225 4................ GENERAL MOTORS........ PONTIAC GRAND PRIX...

534

77689

6.8736 5................ CHRYSLER.............. 300..................

715

121529

5.8834 6................ MITSUBISHI............ LANCER...............

12

2355

5.0955 7................ ROLLS ROYCE........... PHANTOM..............

2

398

5.0251 8................ MERCEDES-BENZ......... 215 (CL-CLASS).......

43

9296

4.6256 9................ FORD MOTOR CO......... TAURUS...............

510

114616

4.4496 10............... CHRYSLER.............. SEBRING..............

338

78059

4.3301 11............... CHRYSLER.............. PT CRUISER...........

443

104546

4.2374 12............... SUZUKI................ FORENZA..............

133

34236

3.8848 13............... GENERAL MOTORS........ PONTIAC G6...........

629

164306

3.8282 14............... GENERAL MOTORS........ CHEVROLET MALIBU.....

487

127718

3.8131 15............... MITSUBISHI............ GALANT...............

103

27141

3.7950 16............... MAZDA................. 6....................

201

56178

3.5779 17............... AUDI.................. AUDI RS4.............

5

1475

3.3898 18............... CHRYSLER.............. PACIFICA.............

197

60392

3.2620 19............... GENERAL MOTORS........ CHEVROLET COBALT.....

703

215663

3.2597 20............... FORD MOTOR CO......... MUSTANG..............

518

159345

3.2508 21............... FORD MOTOR CO......... LINCOLN TOWN CAR.....

114

35281

3.2312 22............... CHRYSLER.............. DODGE CALIBER........

560

175537

3.1902 23............... KIA................... OPTIMA...............

127

40914

3.1041 24............... NISSAN................ 350Z.................

49

15831

3.0952 25............... NISSAN................ INFINITI FX35........

40

13346

2.9972 26............... GENERAL MOTORS........ CADILLAC DTS.........

140

47396

2.9538 27............... GENERAL MOTORS........ CHEVROLET IMPALA.....

769

267375

2.8761 28............... KIA................... SPECTRA..............

171

64591

2.6474 29............... KIA................... RIO..................

83

31947

2.5981 30............... MITSUBISHI............ ECLIPSE..............

107

42300

2.5296 31............... FORD MOTOR CO......... FOCUS................

576

229738

2.5072 32............... GENERAL MOTORS........ CHEVROLET AVEO.......

166

67104

2.4738 33............... HYUNDAI............... SONATA...............

302

123439

2.4466 34............... VOLVO................. S40..................

53

21905

2.4195 35............... HYUNDAI............... ELANTRA..............

192

80133

2.3960 36............... NISSAN................ MAXIMA...............

152

63601

2.3899 37............... BMW................... M6...................

8

3400

2.3529 38............... MITSUBISHI............ ENDEAVOR.............

30

12805

2.3428 39............... NISSAN................ SENTRA...............

225

96584

2.3296 40............... FORD MOTOR CO......... CROWN VICTORIA.......

17

7424

2.2899 41............... CHRYSLER.............. JEEP LIBERTY.........

209

91466

2.2850 42............... GENERAL MOTORS........ CHEVROLET HHR........

223

99681

2.2371 43............... MERCEDES-BENZ......... 220 (S-CLASS)........

91

41867

2.1735 44............... TOYOTA................ COROLLA..............

740

351414

2.1058 45............... NISSAN................ INFINITI FX45........

1

475

2.1053 46............... GENERAL MOTORS........ CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER

257

122918

2.0908 47............... GENERAL MOTORS........ BUICK LACROSSE/ALLURE

113

54938

2.0569 48............... HUMMER................ H3...................

95

46341

2.0500 49............... NISSAN................ ALTIMA...............

413

202162

2.0429 50............... SUZUKI................ RENO.................

62

30424

2.0379 51............... FORD MOTOR CO......... MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS

81

39757

2.0374 52............... JAGUAR................ XK8..................

6

2965

2.0236 53............... KIA................... SORENTO..............

64

31798

2.0127 54............... MAZDA................. 5....................

33

16424

2.0093 55............... GENERAL MOTORS........ SATURN ION...........

185

94117

1.9656 56............... AUDI.................. AUDI A8..............

10

5106

1.9585 57............... HYUNDAI............... ACCENT...............

86

44314

1.9407 58............... GENERAL MOTORS........ CADILLAC CTS.........

97

53360

1.8178 59............... FORD MOTOR CO......... FUSION...............

266

146464

1.8161 60............... NISSAN................ PATHFINDER...........

76

42137

1.8036 61............... HYUNDAI............... AZERA................

40

22218

1.8003 62............... CHRYSLER.............. DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND

284

164003

1.7317

CARAVAN. 63............... GENERAL MOTORS........ CHEVROLET CORVETTE...

65

37744

1.7221 64............... BMW................... M5...................

2

1163

1.7197 65............... VOLKSWAGEN............ JETTA................

146

84922

1.7192 66............... GENERAL MOTORS........ PONTIAC G5...........

54

32894

1.6416 67............... BMW................... 6....................

11

6779

1.6227 68............... FORD MOTOR CO......... FREESTAR VAN.........

30

18579

1.6147

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69............... NISSAN................ XTERRA...............

74

46074

1.6061 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/S6/

18

11660

1.5437

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/S4/

64

49645

1.2892

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................. 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 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

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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................. 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 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............... 430..................

0

1382

0.0000 197.............. FERRARI............... 612 SCAGLIETTI.......

0

66

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........... GALLARDO.............

0

558

0.0000 202.............. LAMBORGHINI........... MURCIELAGO...........

0

164

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

0

2176

0.0000

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

0

4084

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

0

7

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

0

3899

0.0000

Issued on: July 29, 2010.

Stephen R. Kratzke,

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.

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