Motor vehicle theft prevention standard: Passenger motor vehicle theft data (2003 CY),

[Federal Register: August 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 152)]

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[DOCID:fr09au05-15]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 541

[Docket No. NHTSA-2005-20278]

RIN 2127-AJ53

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) 2003 passenger motor vehicles that occurred in calendar year (CY) 2003. The final 2003 theft data indicate a decrease in the vehicle theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2003. The final theft rate for MY 2003 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2003 (1.84 thefts per thousand vehicles) decreased by 26.1 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 2002 (2.49 thefts per thousand vehicles) when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2002. 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.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Deborah Mazyck, Office of International Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer Programs, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Mazyck's telephone number is (202) 366-0846. Her fax number is (202) 493-2290.

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 Sec. 33104(b)(4) mandate, this document reports the final theft data for CY 2003, the most recent calendar year for which data are available.

In calculating the 2003 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same procedures it used in calculating the MY 2002 theft rates. (For 2002 theft data calculations, see 69 FR 53354, September 1, 2004.) 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 2003 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 2003 vehicles of that line stolen during calendar year 2003 by the total number of vehicles in that line manufactured for MY 2003, as reported to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The final 2003 theft data show a decrease in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2002. The final theft rate for MY 2003 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2003 decreased to 1.84 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, a decrease of 26.1 percent from the rate of 2.49 thefts per thousand vehicles experienced by MY 2002 vehicles in CY 2002. For MY 2003 vehicles, out of a total of 217 vehicle lines, 21 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 21 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 18 are passenger car lines, two are multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and one is a light-duty truck line.

The MY 2003 theft rate reduction is consistent with the general decreasing trend of theft rates over the past ten years as indicated by Figure 1.

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The agency believes that the decrease could be the result of several factors including the increased use of standard antitheft devices (i.e., immobilizers), vehicle partsmarking, increased and improved prosecution efforts by law enforcement organizations and, increased public awareness measures have contributed to the overall reduction in vehicle thefts.

On Wednesday, May 2, 2005, NHTSA published the preliminary theft rates for CY 2003 passenger motor vehicles in the Federal Register (70 FR 10066). The agency tentatively ranked each of the MY 2003 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

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comments to make the necessary adjustments to its data.

The agency received a written comment from American Honda (Honda). In its comments, Honda informed the agency that there was an error in the published production volume for the Honda S2000 vehicle line. However, upon further review by Honda, it was confirmed that the reported production volume was correct. Therefore, the published production volume as reported to the agency will remain unchanged.

The following list represents NHTSA's final calculation of theft rates for all 2003 passenger motor vehicle lines. This list is intended to inform the public of calendar year 2003 motor vehicle thefts of model year 2003 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 2003 Passenger Motor Vehicles Stolen in Calendar Year 2003

2003 Theft rate Production

(per 1,000 Manufacturer

Make/model (line)

Thefts 2003 (Mfr's) 2003

vehicles produced)

1.......... DAIMLERCHRYSLER.. DODGE STRATUS.............

682

62,496

10.9127 2.......... DAIMLERCHRYSLER.. DODGE INTREPID............

392

40,366

9.7111 3.......... MITSUBISHI....... MONTERO...................

94

13,604

6.9097 4.......... MITSUBISHI....... DIAMANTE..................

57

9,981

5.7109 5.......... TOYOTA........... TUNDRA PICKUP.............

162

28,981

5.5899 6.......... DAIMLERCHRYSLER.. SEBRING...................

180

35,599

5.0563 7.......... MITSUBISHI....... MONTERO SPORT.............

174

35,508

4.9003 8.......... MITSUBISHI....... GALANT....................

468

97,418

4.8040 9.......... JAGUAR........... XJR.......................

4

845

4.7337 10......... DAIMLERCHRYSLER.. DODGE NEON................

590

127,902

4.6129 11......... DAIMLERCHRYSLER.. CHRYSLER SEBRING

61

13,337

4.5737 CONVERTIBLE. 12......... DAIMLERCHRYSLER.. CHRYSLER CONCORDE.........

61

13,690

4.4558 13......... DAIMLERCHRYSLER.. CHRYSLER 300M.............

61

13,719

4.4464 14......... SUZUKI........... AERIO.....................

150

33,931

4.4207 15......... FORD MOTOR CO.... FORD MUSTANG..............

598

143,823

4.1579 16......... NISSAN........... SENTRA....................

293

71,734

4.0845 17......... GENERAL MOTORS... OLDSMOBILE ALERO..........

333

86,229

3.8618 18......... MITSUBISHI....... LANCER....................

283

75,585

3.7441 19......... JAGUAR........... XK8.......................

8

2,151

3.7192 20......... VOLVO............ S40.......................

11

3,014

3.6496 21......... MITSUBISHI....... ECLIPSE...................

333

92,062

3.6171 22......... GENERAL MOTORS... PONTIAC GRAND PRIX........

249

70,395

3.5372 23......... DAIMLERCHRYSLER.. CHRYSLER VOYAGER VAN......

72

20,642

3.4880 24......... NISSAN........... MAXIMA....................

211

62,537

3.3740 25......... GENERAL MOTORS... CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO.....

228

67,610

3.3723 26......... BMW.............. M3........................

30

8,964

3.3467 27......... GENERAL MOTORS... PONTIAC GRAND AM..........

450

145,150

3.1002 28......... FORD MOTOR CO.... LINCOLN LS................

72

23,472

3.0675 29......... HONDA............ S2000.....................

24

7,862

3.0527 30......... SUZUKI........... VITARA/GRAND..............

108

35,437

3.0477 31......... KIA MOTORS....... OPTIMA....................

70

23,340

2.9991 32......... DAIMLERCHRYSLER.. DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND

725

248,733

2.9148 CARAVAN. 33......... GENERAL MOTORS... CHEVROLET CAVALIER........

633

218,340

2.8991 34......... SUBARU........... IMPREZA...................

67

23,333

2.8715 35......... TOYOTA........... ECHO......................

101

35,276

2.8631 36......... GENERAL MOTORS... CHEVROLET MALIBU..........

507

179,565

2.8235 37......... GENERAL MOTORS... CHEVROLET BLAZER S10/T10..

152

54,165

2.8062 38......... MERCEDES-BENZ.... 215 (CL-CLASS)............

9

3,214

2.8002 39......... BMW.............. M5........................

5

1,902

2.6288 40......... NISSAN........... ALTIMA....................

591

225,388

2.6221 41......... JAGUAR........... XJ8.......................

10

3,816

2.6205 42......... VOLVO............ C70.......................

4

1,540

2.5974 43......... GENERAL MOTORS... BUICK REGAL...............

89

35,374

2.5160 44......... KIA MOTORS....... SPECTRA...................

176

71,249

2.4702 45......... GENERAL MOTORS... BUICK CENTURY.............

363

148,506

2.4443 46......... JAGUAR........... S-TYPE....................

55

22,608

2.4328 47......... TOYOTA........... LEXUS SC..................

26

10,800

2.4074 48......... FORD MOTOR CO.... LINCOLN TOWN CAR..........

180

75,624

2.3802 49......... TOYOTA........... COROLLA...................

786

330,244

2.3801 50......... FORD MOTOR CO.... FORD FOCUS................

610

257,453

2.3694 51......... HYUNDAI.......... ACCENT....................

120

51,425

2.3335 52......... NISSAN........... 350Z......................

92

39,448

2.3322 53......... TOYOTA........... CELICA....................

42

18,062

2.3253 54......... GENERAL MOTORS... SATURN LS.................

164

71,082

2.3072 55......... DAIMLERCHRYSLER.. CHRYSLER PT CRUISER.......

272

118,798

2.2896 56......... HONDA............ ACURA 3.2 CL..............

37

16,327

2.2662 57......... FORD MOTOR CO.... FORD TAURUS...............

757

334,329

2.2642 58......... GENERAL MOTORS... PONTIAC SUNFIRE...........

85

37,813

2.2479 59......... BMW.............. 7.........................

46

21,387

2.1508

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60......... HYUNDAI.......... TIBURON...................

87

40,830

2.1308 61......... TOYOTA........... LEXUS IS..................

30

14,445

2.0768 62......... FORD MOTOR CO.... MERCURY MOUNTAINEER.......

95

45,950

2.0675 63......... GENERAL MOTORS... CHEVROLET CORVETTE........

68

33,118

2.0533 64......... GENERAL MOTORS... CADILLAC DEVILLE..........

157

77,703

2.0205 65......... HYUNDAI.......... XG........................

18

8,942

2.0130 66......... HONDA............ ACURA RSX.................

51

26,035

1.9589 67......... KIA MOTORS....... RIO.......................

86

44,120

1.9492 68......... MAZDA............ PROT[Eacute]G[Eacute].....

164

84,404

1.9430 69......... GENERAL MOTORS... CADILLAC SEVILLE..........

36

18,627

1.9327 70......... GENERAL MOTORS... PONTIAC BONNEVILLE........

67

34,675

1.9322 71......... MITSUBISHI....... OUTLANDER.................

93

48,273

1.9265 72......... FORD MOTOR CO.... MERCURY SABLE.............

123

64,477

1.9077 73......... DAIMLERCHRYSLER.. JEEP LIBERTY..............

331

177,461

1.8652 74......... NISSAN........... INFINITI QX4..............

14

7,766

1.8027 75......... MERCEDES-BENZ.... 220 (S-CLASS).............

37

20,679

1.7893 76......... TOYOTA........... MATRIX....................

153

87,440

1.7498 77......... DAIMLERCHRYSLER.. CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY...

216

123,575

1.7479 78......... GENERAL MOTORS... GMC SONOMA PICKUP.........

71

41,164

1.7248 79......... HYUNDAI.......... SONATA....................

129

77,468

1.6652 80......... DAIMLERCHRYSLER.. JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE.......

190

114,736

1.6560 81......... MERCEDES-BENZ.... 129 (SL-CLASS)............

34

20,685

1.6437 82......... GENERAL MOTORS... CHEVROLET IMPALA..........

404

248,078

1.6285 83......... FORD MOTOR CO.... FORD EXPLORER.............

537

332,158

1.6167 84......... HYUNDAI.......... ELANTRA...................

210

130,031

1.6150 85......... VOLVO............ S60.......................

31

19,532

1.5871 86......... FORD MOTOR CO.... FORD ESCAPE...............

240

151,770

1.5813 87......... AUDI............. A8........................

1

643

1.5552 88......... NISSAN........... FRONTIER PICKUP...........

105

68,372

1.5357 89......... VOLVO............ S80.......................

12

7,927

1.5138 90......... TOYOTA........... CAMRY/SOLARA..............

617

408,093

1.5119 91......... GENERAL MOTORS... PONTIAC AZTEK.............

44

29,564

1.4883 92......... KIA MOTORS....... SORENTO...................

63

42,837

1.4707 93......... FORD MOTOR CO.... FORD RANGER PICKUP........

331

226,132

1.4637 94......... DAIMLERCHRYSLER.. JEEP WRANGLER.............

94

64,343

1.4609 95......... DAIMLERCHRYSLER.. DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP.......

31

21,582

1.4364 96......... FORD MOTOR CO.... FORD CROWN VICTORIA.......

58

41,637

1.3930 97......... NISSAN........... INFINITI I35..............

24

17,334

1.3846 98......... HONDA............ ACURA 3.5 RL..............

4

2,903

1.3779 99......... TOYOTA........... LEXUS GS..................

20

14,555

1.3741 100........ GENERAL MOTORS... CHEVROLET S10/T10 PICKUP..

218

159,920

1.3632 101........ NISSAN........... INFINITI G35..............

111

81,505

1.3619 102........ TOYOTA........... TACOMA PICKUP.............

209

157,182

1.3297 103........ FORD MOTOR CO.... FORD ESCORT...............

28

21,162

1.3231 104........ TOYOTA........... 4RUNNER...................

133

101,254

1.3135 105........ MAZDA............ 6.........................

72

54,829

1.3132 106........ GENERAL MOTORS... CHEVROLET TRACKER.........

54

41,730

1.2940 107........ TOYOTA........... RAV4......................

100

77,319

1.2933 108........ GENERAL MOTORS... OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA........

11

8,642

1.2729 109........ PORSCHE.......... BOXSTER...................

10

7,880

1.2690 110........ GENERAL MOTORS... GMC SAFARI VAN............

11

8,738

1.2589 111........ GENERAL MOTORS... PONTIAC VIBE..............

88

69,941

1.2582 112........ HONDA............ CIVIC.....................

369

300,485

1.2280 113........ VOLKSWAGEN....... GOLF/GTI..................

41

34,049

1.2041 114........ FORD MOTOR CO.... MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS.....

127

105,615

1.2025 115........ HONDA............ ACCORD....................

499

427,660

1.1668 116........ GENERAL MOTORS... CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN.......

38

32,687

1.1625 117........ TOYOTA........... PRIUS.....................

16

13,826

1.1572 118........ NISSAN........... XTERRA....................

87

75,351

1.1546 119........ TOYOTA........... MR2 SPYDER................

6

5,209

1.1519 120........ ISUZU............ ASCENDER..................

4

3,476

1.1507 121........ VOLKSWAGEN....... JETTA.....................

171

148,729

1.1497 122........ NISSAN........... PATHFINDER................

56

48,772

1.1482 123........ JAGUAR........... XKR.......................

1

880

1.1364 124........ HONDA............ ACURA 3.2 TL..............

105

93,899

1.1182 125........ GENERAL MOTORS... CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER.....

205

194,427

1.0544 126........ AUDI............. A6/A6 QUATTRO/S6/AVANT....

18

17,116

1.0516 127........ ISUZU............ AXIOM.....................

4

3,848

1.0395 128........ MERCEDES-BENZ.... 203 (C-CLASS).............

65

63,327

1.0264

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129........ GENERAL MOTORS... CADILLAC CTS..............

69

68,264

1.0108 130........ LAND ROVER....... FREELANDER................

10

9,985

1.0015 131........ NISSAN........... INFINITI Q45..............

3

3,034

0.9888 132........ MAZDA............ B SERIES PICKUP...........

19

19,342

0.9823 133........ AUDI............. TT........................

6

6,138

0.9775 134........ TOYOTA........... LEXUS ES..................

60

61,512

0.9754 135........ MERCEDES-BENZ.... 210 (E-CLASS).............

61

62,547

0.9753 136........ NISSAN........... INFINITI M45..............

6

6,402

0.9372 137........ FORD MOTOR CO.... FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC..

58

62,059

0.9346 138........ TOYOTA........... LEXUS LS..................

20

21,592

0.9263 139........ TOYOTA........... LEXUS GX..................

21

22,932

0.9158 140........ NISSAN........... MURANO....................

50

54,632

0.9152 141........ BMW.............. 5.........................

36

39,342

0.9151 142........ FORD MOTOR CO.... FORD WINDSTAR VAN.........

134

148,016

0.9053 143........ PORSCHE.......... 911.......................

9

10,027

0.8976 144........ BMW.............. 3.........................

90

100,589

0.8947 145........ JAGUAR........... X-TYPE....................

27

30,483

0.8857 146........ VOLVO............ XC70......................

8

9,175

0.8719 147........ TOYOTA........... AVALON....................

59

68,872

0.8567 148........ GENERAL MOTORS... GMC ENVOY.................

71

83,069

0.8547 149........ KIA MOTORS....... SEDONA VAN................

44

51,515

0.8541 150........ VOLKSWAGEN....... PASSAT....................

89

105,230

0.8458 151........ GENERAL MOTORS... OLDSMOBILE AURORA.........

3

3,550

0.8451 152........ AUDI............. A4/A4 QUATTRO.............

40

47,520

0.8418 153........ GENERAL MOTORS... CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN.....

80

96,022

0.8331 154........ ISUZU............ RODEO.....................

11

13,625

0.8073 155........ MAZDA............ MX-5 MIATA................

10

12,458

0.8027 156........ HYUNDAI.......... SANTA FE..................

79

98,515

0.8019 157........ MERCEDES-BENZ.... 208 (CLK-CLASS)...........

25

31,560

0.7921 158........ JAGUAR........... VANDEN PLAS/SUPER V8......

1

1,265

0.7905 159........ GENERAL MOTORS... BUICK LESABRE.............

97

124,342

0.7801 160........ TOYOTA........... SIENNA VAN................

33

42,688

0.7731 161........ GENERAL MOTORS... SATURN ION................

73

96,382

0.7574 162........ FORD MOTOR CO.... FORD THUNDERBIRD..........

10

13,948

0.7169 163........ MAZDA............ TRIBUTE...................

33

47,099

0.7007 164........ GENERAL MOTORS... PONTIAC MONTANA VAN.......

32

45,936

0.6966 165........ HONDA............ ELEMENT...................

51

75,457

0.6759 166........ HONDA............ ACURA MDX.................

36

55,826

0.6449 167........ TOYOTA........... LEXUS RX..................

22

34,745

0.6332 168........ GENERAL MOTORS... BUICK RENDEZVOUS..........

42

67,239

0.6246 169........ TOYOTA........... HIGHLANDER................

77

128,157

0.6008 170........ GENERAL MOTORS... OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE VAN.

11

18,330

0.6001 171........ VOLKSWAGEN....... NEW BEETLE................

35

58,891

0.5943 172........ HONDA............ PILOT.....................

71

123,095

0.5768 173........ GENERAL MOTORS... SATURN VUE................

58

109,455

0.5299 174........ BMW.............. Z4........................

12

24,198

0.4959 175........ VOLVO............ XC90......................

6

12,404

0.4837 176........ VOLVO............ V70.......................

3

6,242

0.4806 177........ GENERAL MOTORS... BUICK PARK AVENUE.........

14

29,309

0.4777 178........ SUBARU........... BAJA......................

7

14,966

0.4677 179........ SAAB............. 9-5.......................

7

15,159

0.4618 180........ NISSAN........... INFINITI FX35.............

8

17,691

0.4522 181........ BMW.............. MINI COOPER...............

15

33,255

0.4511 182........ HONDA............ CR-V......................

61

140,449

0.4343 183........ SAAB............. 9-3.......................

13

33,653

0.3863 184........ SUBARU........... LEGACY/OUTBACK............

30

84,858

0.3535 185........ VOLVO............ V40.......................

3

9,155

0.3277 186........ SUBARU........... FORESTER..................

21

65,691

0.3197 187........ MERCEDES-BENZ.... 170 (SLK-CLASS)...........

2

6,526

0.3065 188........ MAZDA............ MPV VAN...................

10

33,563

0.2979 189........ HONDA............ ODYSSEY VAN...............

48

165,197

0.2906 190........ GENERAL MOTORS... SATURN LW.................

2

7,251

0.2758 191........ NISSAN........... INFINITI FX45.............

2

7,743

0.2583 192........ ASTON MARTIN..... VANQUISH..................

0

286

0.0000 193........ ASTON MARTIN..... VANTAGE...................

0

399

0.0000 194........ AUDI............. ALLROAD QUATTRO...........

0

5,256

0.0000 195........ AUDI............. RS6.......................

0

1,436

0.0000 196........ AUDI............. S8........................

0

301

0.0000 197........ BMW.............. Z8........................

0

539

0.0000

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198........ DAIMLERCHRYSLER.. DODGE VIPER...............

0

1,707

0.0000 199........ FERRARI.......... 360.......................

0

885

0.0000 200........ FERRARI.......... 456.......................

0

32

0.0000 201........ FERRARI.......... 575M......................

0

167

0.0000 202........ FERRARI.......... ENZO......................

0

102

0.0000 203........ GENERAL MOTORS... CADILLAC FUNERAL COACH/

0

988

0.0000 HEARSE. 204........ GENERAL MOTORS... CADILLAC LIMOUSINE........

0

692

0.0000 205........ HONDA............ ACURA NSX.................

0

176

0.0000 206........ HONDA............ INSIGHT...................

0

1,011

0.0000 207........ JAGUAR........... XJS.......................

0

594

0.0000 208........ LAMBORGHINI...... MURCIELAGO................

0

75

0.0000 209........ LOTUS............ ESPRIT....................

0

96

0.0000 210........ MASERATI......... COUPE/SPYDER..............

0

408

0.0000 211........ MITSUBISHI....... NATIVA \1\................

0

470

0.0000 212........ QUANTUM TECH..... CHEVROLET CAVALIER........

0

313

0.0000 213........ ROLLS ROYCE...... BENTLEY...................

0

2

0.0000 214........ ROLLS ROYCE...... BENTLEY ARNAGE............

0

107

0.0000 215........ ROLLS ROYCE...... BENTLEY AZURE.............

0

35

0.0000 216........ ROLLS ROYCE...... CONTINENTAL R.............

0

1

0.0000 217........ VOLKSWAGEN....... EUROVAN/CAMPER............

0

4,662

0.0000

1 This vehicle was manufactured for sale only in Puerto Rico and represents the U.S. version of Mitsubishi's Montero Sport line.

Issued on: August 3, 2005. Stephen R. Kratzke, Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.

[FR Doc. 05-15689 Filed 8-8-05; 8:45 am]

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