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 2009-0085

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) 2007 including theft rates for existing passenger motor vehicle lines manufactured in model year (MY) 2007. The preliminary theft data indicate that the vehicle theft rate for CY/MY 2007 vehicles (1.86 thefts per thousand vehicles) decreased by 10.6 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 2006 vehicles

(2.08 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 August 10, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. NHTSA-2009- 0085 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 Sec. 33104(b)(4) mandate, this document reports the preliminary 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 has used since publication of the 1983/1984 theft rate data (50 FR 46669, November 12, 1985). 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

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(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 2007 theft data show a decrease in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2006

(For 2006 theft data, see 73 FR 60633, October 14, 2008). The preliminary 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. For MY 2007 vehicles, out of a total of 204 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 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 which may have contributed to the overall reduction in vehicle thefts. The preliminary

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.

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In Table I, NHTSA has tentatively ranked each of the MY 2007 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.

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April 11, 2000 (Volume

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65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit http://

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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 2007 Passenger Motor Vehicles Stolen in Calendar Year 2007

2007 Theft rate (per

Manufacturer

Make/model

Thefts 2007

Production

1,000

(line)

(Mfr's) 2007

vehicles produced)

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

344

28059

12.2599 2............................ CHRYSLER........ DODGE CHARGER..

1148

120636

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

174

21689

8.0225

CARLO. 4............................ GENERAL MOTORS.. PONTIAC GRAND

534

77689

6.8736

PRIX. 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

487

127718

3.8131

MALIBU. 15........................... MITSUBISHI...... GALANT.........

103

27141

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

201

56178

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

5

1475

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

197

60392

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

703

215663

3.2597

COBALT. 20........................... FORD MOTOR CO... MUSTANG........

518

159345

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

114

35281

3.2312

CAR. 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

769

267375

2.8761

IMPALA. 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

257

122918

2.0908

TRAILBLAZER. 47........................... GENERAL MOTORS.. BUICK LACROSSE/

113

54938

2.0569

ALLURE. 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

81

39757

2.0374

MARQUIS. 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........................... VOLKSWAGEN...... 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/

284

164003

1.7317

GRAND CARAVAN. 63........................... GENERAL MOTORS.. CHEVROLET

65

37744

1.7221

CORVETTE.

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

2

1163

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

146

84922

1.7192 66........................... GENERAL MOTORS.. PONTIAC G6.....

54

32894

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

11

6779

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

30

18579

1.6147 69........................... NISSAN.......... INFINITI M35/

48

30144

1.5924

M45. 70........................... TOYOTA.......... YARIS..........

252

159292

1.5820 71........................... HONDA........... ACCORD.........

664

421206

1.5764 72........................... CHRYSLER........ DODGE NITRO....

133

84441

1.5751 73........................... MAZDA........... RX-8...........

9

5728

1.5712 74........................... FORD MOTOR CO... MERCURY MILAN..

55

35375

1.5548 75........................... VOLKSWAGEN...... AUDI A6/A6

18

11660

1.5437

QUATTRO/S6/S6

AVANT. 76........................... FORD MOTOR CO... FIVE HUNDRED...

94

61270

1.5342 77........................... TOYOTA.......... AVALON.........

121

79137

1.5290 78........................... NISSAN.......... MURANO.........

137

92516

1.4808 79........................... TOYOTA.......... HIGHLANDER.....

148

100956

1.4660 80........................... TOYOTA.......... CAMRY/SOLARA...

1003

685729

1.4627 81........................... NISSAN.......... INFINITI G35...

83

57041

1.4551 82........................... GENERAL MOTORS.. CHEVROLET

87

60061

1.4485

UPLANDER VAN. 83........................... GENERAL MOTORS.. CADILLAC STS...

24

16746

1.4332 84........................... GENERAL MOTORS.. CADILLAC XLR...

2

1400

1.4286 85........................... HONDA........... S2000..........

7

4907

1.4265 86........................... KIA............. AMANTI.........

6

4343

1.3815 87........................... MERCEDES-BENZ... 208 (CLK-CLASS)

19

13825

1.3743 88........................... NISSAN.......... FRONTIER PICKUP

87

64010

1.3592 89........................... GENERAL MOTORS.. CHEVROLET

95

70012

1.3569

COLORADO

PICKUP. 90........................... GENERAL MOTORS.. GMC CANYON

25

18483

1.3526

PICKUP. 91........................... BMW............. 7..............

22

16421

1.3397 92........................... TOYOTA.......... FJ CRUISER.....

112

83830

1.3360 93........................... MAZDA........... 3..............

153

114723

1.3336 94........................... GENERAL MOTORS.. PONTIAC G5.....

107

80962

1.3216 95........................... SUBARU.......... IMPREZA........

51

39198

1.3011 96........................... VOLKSWAGEN...... AUDI A4/A4

64

49645

1.2892

QUATTRO/S4/S4

AVANT. 97........................... NISSAN.......... QUEST VAN......

47

36661

1.2820 98........................... HONDA........... ACURA TSX......

29

22669

1.2793 99........................... KIA............. SPORTAGE.......

58

45512

1.2744 100.......................... TOYOTA.......... TACOMA PICKUP..

206

165714

1.2431 101.......................... FORD MOTOR CO... RANGER PICKUP..

94

77539

1.2123 102.......................... TOYOTA.......... 4RUNNER........

132

109124

1.2096 103.......................... MERCEDES-BENZ... 170 (SLK-CLASS)

9

7459

1.2066 104.......................... GENERAL MOTORS.. SATURN AURA....

77

64851

1.1873 105.......................... GENERAL MOTORS.. PONTIAC TORRENT

35

29918

1.1699 106.......................... HONDA........... CIVIC..........

389

332639

1.1694 107.......................... GENERAL MOTORS.. CADILLAC

1

857

1.1669

FUNERAL COACH/

HEARSE. 108.......................... MITSUBISHI...... OUTLANDER......

37

31873

1.1609 109.......................... VOLKSWAGEN...... AUDI A3/A3

8

6992

1.1442

QUATTRO. 110.......................... VOLKSWAGEN...... GOLF/RABBIT/GTI

46

41314

1.1134 111.......................... GENERAL MOTORS.. CHEVROLET

94

87031

1.0801

EQUINOX. 112.......................... HYUNDAI......... TIBURON........

15

13951

1.0752 113.......................... VOLKSWAGEN...... PASSAT.........

42

39867

1.0535 114.......................... MERCEDES-BENZ... 129 (SL-CLASS).

8

7648

1.0460 115.......................... FORD MOTOR CO... MERCURY MONTEGO

16

15439

1.0363 116.......................... GENERAL MOTORS.. GMC ENVOY......

38

36989

1.0273 117.......................... HYUNDAI......... TUCSON.........

45

44033

1.0220 118.......................... HONDA........... ACURA 3.2 TL...

5

4905

1.0194 119.......................... GENERAL MOTORS.. BUICK TERRAZA

8

7865

1.0172

VAN. 120.......................... FORD MOTOR CO... ESCAPE.........

110

108788

1.0111 121.......................... JAGUAR.......... X-TYPE.........

3

3018

0.9940 122.......................... HONDA........... ACURA 3.5 RL...

49

49471

0.9905 123.......................... JAGUAR.......... VANDEN PLAS/

1

1010

0.9901

SUPER V8. 124.......................... SUZUKI.......... SX4............

15

15421

0.9727 125.......................... VOLVO........... S80............

10

10805

0.9255 126.......................... GENERAL MOTORS.. PONTIAC VIBE...

30

32499

0.9231

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127.......................... HONDA........... ELEMENT........

31

33688

0.9202 128.......................... MAZDA........... B SERIES PICKUP

3

3285

0.9132 129.......................... BMW............. 5..............

47

51970

0.9044 130.......................... GENERAL MOTORS.. SATURN SKY.....

14

15546

0.9006 131.......................... GENERAL MOTORS.. BUICK LUCERNE..

76

85922

0.8845 132.......................... TOYOTA.......... LEXUS LS.......

31

35167

0.8815 133.......................... HONDA........... ACURA RDX......

22

25159

0.8744 134.......................... CHRYSLER........ JEEP WRANGLER..

88

100955

0.8717 135.......................... FORD MOTOR CO... EDGE...........

105

121525

0.8640 136.......................... KIA............. RONDO..........

22

25524

0.8619 137.......................... TOYOTA.......... LEXUS RX.......

82

98473

0.8327 138.......................... VOLKSWAGEN...... EOS............

11

13406

0.8205 139.......................... TOYOTA.......... RAV4...........

145

181051

0.8009 140.......................... FORD MOTOR CO... FREESTYLE......

30

38047

0.7885 141.......................... HYUNDAI......... SANTA FE.......

89

113815

0.7820 142.......................... BMW............. Z4/M...........

8

10568

0.7570 143.......................... GENERAL MOTORS.. PONTIAC

16

21310

0.7508

SOLSTICE. 144.......................... SUZUKI.......... AERIO..........

4

5544

0.7215 145.......................... PORSCHE......... CAYMAN.........

4

5552

0.7205 146.......................... PORSCHE......... 911............

9

12521

0.7188 147.......................... TOYOTA.......... LEXUS IS.......

41

57055

0.7186 148.......................... MERCEDES-BENZ... 203 (C-CLASS)..

83

116282

0.7138 149.......................... BENTLEY MOTORS.. CONTINENTAL....

3

4265

0.7034 150.......................... BMW............. X3.............

22

31365

0.7014 151.......................... SUBARU.......... B9 TRIBECA.....

8

11538

0.6934 152.......................... BMW............. 3..............

97

139966

0.6930 153.......................... MAZDA........... MAZDA CX-7.....

52

75137

0.6921 154.......................... VOLVO........... S60............

14

20268

0.6907 155.......................... CHRYSLER........ JEEP PATRIOT...

20

29421

0.6798 156.......................... ASTON MARTIN.... VANTAGE........

1

1474

0.6784 157.......................... KIA............. SEDONA VAN.....

41

60873

0.6735 158.......................... HONDA........... FIT............

46

68642

0.6701 159.......................... SUBARU.......... LEGACY/OUTBACK.

10

14963

0.6683 160.......................... TOYOTA.......... SIENNA VAN.....

63

96072

0.6558 161.......................... HONDA........... ACURA MDX......

35

53550

0.6536 162.......................... FORD MOTOR CO... MERCURY

1

1553

0.6439

MONTEREY VAN. 163.......................... FORD MOTOR CO... LINCOLN MKX....

22

34571

0.6364 164.......................... GENERAL MOTORS.. BUICK RAINIER..

3

4723

0.6352 165.......................... SUBARU.......... OUTBACK........

27

42747

0.6316 166.......................... HONDA........... PILOT..........

77

122033

0.6310 167.......................... FORD MOTOR CO... LINCOLN ZEPHYR.

20

32952

0.6069 168.......................... JAGUAR.......... XKR............

3

5030

0.5964 169.......................... TOYOTA.......... LEXUS GS.......

17

28638

0.5936 170.......................... VOLVO........... V50............

2

3373

0.5929 171.......................... MERCEDES-BENZ... 210 (E-CLASS)..

31

52557

0.5898 172.......................... MAZDA........... MX-5 MIATA.....

7

13353

0.5242 173.......................... VOLVO........... XC90...........

15

30762

0.4876 174.......................... GENERAL MOTORS.. BUICK

14

29187

0.4797

RENDEZVOUS. 175.......................... VOLKSWAGEN...... NEW BEETLE.....

13

27249

0.4771 176.......................... HYUNDAI......... VERACRUZ.......

6

12726

0.4715 177.......................... VOLVO........... XC70...........

6

13197

0.4546 178.......................... HONDA........... CR-V...........

104

229378

0.4534 179.......................... PORSCHE......... BOXSTER........

2

4427

0.4518 180.......................... TOYOTA.......... LEXUS ES.......

54

121577

0.4442 181.......................... SUBARU.......... FORESTER.......

19

43985

0.4320 182.......................... BMW............. MINI COOPER....

15

38511

0.3895 183.......................... JAGUAR.......... S-TYPE.........

1

2582

0.3873 184.......................... TOYOTA.......... PRIUS..........

53

158715

0.3339 185.......................... SAAB............ 9-3............

7

22401

0.3125 186.......................... HONDA........... ODYSSEY VAN....

64

208166

0.3074 187.......................... FORD MOTOR CO... MERCURY MARINER

6

20842

0.2879 188.......................... VOLVO........... C70............

1

5612

0.1782 189.......................... TOYOTA.......... LEXUS SC.......

8

80617

0.0992 190.......................... ASTON MARTIN.... DB9............

0

688

0.0000 191.......................... BENTLEY MOTORS.. ARNAGE.........

0

140

0.0000 192.......................... BENTLEY MOTORS.. AZURE..........

0

184

0.0000 193.......................... FERRARI......... 141............

0

364

0.0000

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194.......................... FERRARI......... 612 SCAGLIETTI.

0

66

0.0000 195.......................... FERRARI......... 430............

0

1382

0.0000 196.......................... GENERAL MOTORS.. CADILLAC

0

648

0.0000

LIMOUSINE. 197.......................... JAGUAR.......... XJ8/XJ8L.......

0

1645

0.0000 198.......................... JAGUAR.......... XJR............

0

221

0.0000 199.......................... LAMBORGHINI..... MURCIELAGO.....

0

164

0.0000 200.......................... LAMBORGHINI..... GALLARDO.......

0

558

0.0000 201.......................... MASERATI........ QUATTROPORTE...

0

2176

0.0000 202.......................... SAAB............ 9-5............

0

4084

0.0000 203.......................... SPYKER.......... C8.............

0

7

0.0000 204.......................... VOLVO........... V70............

0

3899

0.0000

Issued on: June 4, 2009.

Stephen R. Kratzke,

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.

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