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66 FR 50 pgs. 14979-14983 - Preliminary Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard

Type: NOTICEVolume: 66Number: 50Pages: 14979 - 14983
Docket number: [Docket No. NHTSA-01-8906; Notice 01]
FR document: [FR Doc. 01-6217 Filed 3-13-01; 8:45 am]
Agency: Transportation Department
Sub Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-01-8906; Notice 01]

RIN 2127-AI06

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) 1999, including theft rates for existing passenger motor vehicle lines manufactured in model year (MY) 1999. The theft data preliminarily indicate that the vehicle theft rate for CY/MY 1999 vehicles (2.89 thefts per thousand vehicles) increased by 14.2 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 1998 vehicles (2.53 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 May 14, 2001.

ADDRESSES:

All comments should refer to the docket number and notice number cited in the heading of this document and be submitted, preferably with two copies to: U.S. Department of Transportation, Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Docket hours are from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Rosalind Proctor, Office of Planning and Consumer Programs, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Proctor'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 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 § 33104(b)(4) mandate, this document reports the preliminary theft data for CY 1999, the most recent calendar year for which data are available.

In calculating the 1999 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same procedures it used in calculating the MY 1998 theft rates. (For 1998 theft data calculations, see 65 FR 40721, June 30, 2000). As in all previous reports, NHTSA's data were based on information provided to the agency by the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The NCIC is a governmental 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 1999 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 1999 vehicles of that line stolen during calendar year 1999, by the total number of vehicles in that line manufactured for MY 1999, as reported by manufacturers to the Environmental Protection Agency.

The preliminary 1999 theft data show an increase in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 1998. The preliminary theft rate for MY 1999 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 1999 increased to 2.89 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, an increase of 14.2 percent from the rate of 2.53 thefts per thousand vehicles experienced by MY 1998 vehicles in CY 1998. For MY 1999 vehicles, out of a total of 201 vehicle lines, 54 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 54 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 50 are passenger car lines, four are multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and none are light-duty truck lines.

In Table I, NHTSA has tentatively ranked each of the MY 1999 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 Part 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.

Those persons desiring to be notified upon receipt of their comments in the rules docket should enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard in the envelope with their comments. Upon receiving the comments, the docket supervisor will return the postcard by mail.

Authority:

49 U.S.C. 33101, 33102 and 33104; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50.

No. Manufacturer Make/model (line) Thefts 1999 Production (Mfr's) 1999 1999 theft rate (per 1,000 vehicles produced)
1 HONDA ACURA INTEGRA 496 25,790 19.2323
2 DAIMLERCHRYSLER INTREPID1 9 480 18.7500
3 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE 564 53,884 10.4669
4 DAIMLERCHRYSLER PLYMOUTH NEON 350 38,944 8.9873
5 DAIMLERCHRYSLER NEON1 2 226 8.8496
6 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT/NATIVA2 368 42,268 8.7063
7 DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE STRATUS 715 84,128 8.4990
8 DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE INTREPID 1,104 139,847 7.8943
9 DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE NEON 448 56,850 7.8804
10 BMW Z3 18 2,547 7.0671
11 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 349 50,070 6.9702
12 DAIMLERCHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE 319 46,758 6.8224
13 GENERAL MOTORS OLDSMOBILE ALERO 799 121,343 6.5846
14 DAIMLERCHRYSLER PLYMOUTH BREEZE 367 56,048 6.5480
15 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE 54 8,347 6.4694
16 MITSUBISHI GALANT 390 62,488 6.2412
17 DAIMLERCHRYSLER STRATUS1 3 482 6.2241
18 BMW M3 41 7,415 5.5293
19 KIA MOTORS SEPHIA 315 57,099 5.5167
20 DAEWOO LEGANZA 74 14,217 5.2050
21 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC SUNFIRE 383 74,944 5.1105
22 NISSAN SENTRA/200SX 399 79,115 5.0433
23 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC GRAND AM 1,510 299,775 5.0371
24 TOYOTA TERCEL 59 12,122 4.8672
25 SUZUKI ESTEEM 69 14,255 4.8404
26 MERCEDES BENZ 140 (CL-CLASS S-CLASS) 63 13,532 4.6556
27 FORD MOTOR CO MUSTANG 579 125,973 4.5962
28 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY TRACER 117 25,972 4.5049
29 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 231 53,371 4.3282
30 GENERAL MOTORS OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS 186 43,584 4.2676
31 NISSAN ALTIMA 739 174,349 4.2386
32 FORD MOTOR CO LINCOLN TOWN CAR 379 89,564 4.2316
33 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET CAVALIER 986 233,756 4.2181
34 DAIMLER CHRYSLER CIRRUS 138 32,903 4.1941
35 MITSUBISHI MONTERO 31 7,399 4.1898
36 GENERAL MOTORS OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE 359 86,481 4.1512
37 DAIMLERCHRYSLER LHS 149 36,369 4.0969
38 HONDA PRELUDE 46 11,366 4.0472
39 JAGUAR XJ8 29 7,235 4.0083
40 DAIMLERCHRYSLER JEEP CHEROKEE 610 154,377 3.9514
41 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK REGAL 286 73,309 3.9013
42 NISSAN INFINITI Q45 28 7,208 3.8846
43 HONDA CIVIC 1,039 269,109 3.8609
44 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC DEVILLE 411 106,554 3.8572
45 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET MALIBU 822 213,692 3.8467
46 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET BLAZER S10/T10 762 199,042 3.8283
47 TOYOTA LEXUS GS 116 30,513 3.8017
48 FORD MOTOR CO CONTOUR 524 139,339 3.7606
49 DAEWOO LANOS 31 8,312 3.7295
50 MITSUBISHI 3000GT 12 3,244 3.6991
51 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET METRO 95 25,749 3.6895
52 TOYOTA COROLLA 940 255,693 3.6763
53 MERCEDES BENZ 208 (CLK-CLASS) 65 17,795 3.6527
54 DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE AVENGER 61 16,883 3.6131
55 KIA MOTORS SPORTAGE 135 38,232 3.5311
56 SUZUKI VITARA/GRAND VITARA 124 35,651 3.4782
57 DAEWOO NUBIRA 33 9,553 3.4544
58 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC FIREBIRD/TRANSAM/FORMULA 119 35,115 3.3889
59 HYUNDAI SONATA 82 24,539 3.3416
60 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY MYSTIQUE 134 40,939 3.2732
61 FORD MOTOR CO ESCORT 933 287,150 3.2492
62 HYUNDAI TIBURON 23 7,215 3.1878
63 ISUZU RODEO 230 72,544 3.1705
64 HYUNDAI ACCENT 120 37,950 3.1621
65 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET CAMARO 123 39,041 3.1505
66 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 437 142,546 3.0657
67 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET CORVETTE 90 29,904 3.0096
68 JAGUAR XK8 17 5,747 2.9581
69 NISSAN PATHFINDER 181 61,310 2.9522
70 DAIMLERCHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE 81 27,519 2.9434
71 MAZDA PROTÉGÉ 208 70,802 2.9378
72 MERCEDES BENZ 129 (SL-CLASS) 28 9,633 2.9067
73 ROLLS-ROYCE BENTLEY ARNAGE 1 348 2.8736
74 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET LUMINA/MONTE CARLO 561 197,430 2.8415
75 FORD MOTOR CO EXPLORER 1,099 386,943 2.8402
76 MAZDA 626 244 88,473 2.7579
77 FORD MOTOR CO TAURUS 1,163 423,308 2.7474
78 BMW 7 23 8,391 2.7410
79 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CONCORDE 175 64,234 2.7244
80 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET PRIZM 136 49,999 2.7201
81 DAIMLERCHRYSLER 300M 206 76,130 2.7059
82 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 158 60,317 2.6195
83 DAIMLERCHRYSLER JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 729 284,429 2.5630
84 DAIMLERCHRYSLER PLYMOUTH VOYAGER/GRAND 377 150,111 2.5115
85 NISSAN INFINITI QX4 59 23,505 2.5101
86 SUZUKI SWIFT 5 1,998 2.5025
87 NISSAN MAXIMA 239 95,789 2.4951
88 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK 412 167,637 2.4577
89 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY SABLE 295 120,113 2.4560
90 MAZDA MILLENIA 47 19,249 2.4417
91 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC SEVILLE 86 35,624 2.4141
92 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY COUGAR 212 88,258 2.4020
93 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY MOUNTAINEER 105 43,743 2.4004
94 HONDA ACURA RL 31 12,961 2.3918
95 VOLVO C70 12 5,087 2.3590
96 DAIMLERCHRYSLER JEEP WRANGLER 197 84,990 2.3179
97 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER 292 126,929 2.3005
98 HONDA ACURA SLX 2 870 2.2989
99 NISSAN FRONTIER PICKUP TRUCK 104 45,256 2.2980
100 GENERAL MOTORS OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA 57 25,782 2.2108
101 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK CENTURY 329 150,061 2.1924
102 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC ELDORADO 35 15,982 2.1900
103 GENERAL MOTORS GMC JIMMY S-15 137 63,541 2.1561
104 TOYOTA CAMRY/CAMRY SOLARA 1,040 490,959 2.1183
105 DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND 595 297,350 2.0010
106 ISUZU TROOPER 46 23,094 1.9919
107 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF/GTI 28 14,204 1.9713
108 FORD MOTOR CO RANGER PICKUP TRUCK 692 356,716 1.9399
109 ISUZU HOMBRE PICKUP TRUCK 5 2,595 1.9268
110 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN 146 76,071 1.9193
111 VOLKSWAGEN CABRIO 15 8,153 1.8398
112 TOYOTA RAV4 109 60,776 1.7935
113 TOYOTA LEXUS SC 5 2,822 1.7718
114 MERCEDES BENZ 163 (ML-CLASS) 91 51,970 1.7510
115 MERCEDES BENZ 210 (E-CLASS) 97 55,719 1.7409
116 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 191 109,769 1.7400
117 DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCK 233 134,058 1.7381
118 BMW 3 97 56,197 1.7261
119 BMW 5 52 30,490 1.7055
120 HONDA ACCORD 607 356,993 1.7003
121 PONTIAC MONTANA VAN 97 58,081 1.6701
122 NISSAN INFINITI G20 38 22,842 1.6636
123 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP TRUCK 296 179,498 1.6490
124 TOYOTA CELICA 8 4,868 1.6434
125 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN SL 311 190,414 1.6333
126 MERCEDES BENZ 170 (SLK-CLASS) 22 13,875 1.5856
127 FORD MOTOR CO F-150 PICKUP TRUCK 276 174,285 1.5836
128 GENERAL MOTORS OLDSMOBILE 88/REGENCY 61 39,921 1.5280
129 GENERAL MOTORS GMC SONOMA PICKUP TRUCK 66 43,355 1.5223
130 SAAB 9-5 37 24,666 1.5000
131 VOLVO S80 37 24,976 1.4814
132 FERRARI F355 1 694 1.4409
133 GENERAL MOTORS GMC SAFARI VAN 34 23,613 1.4399
134 TOYOTA AVALON 89 61,819 1.4397
135 MAZDA B SERIES PICKUP TRUCK 62 44,452 1.3948
136 FORD MOTOR CO LINCOLN CONTINENTAL 37 27,054 1.3676
137 DAIMLERCHRYSLER TOWN COUNTRY MPV 104 76,795 1.3543
138 VOLVO S70/V70 80 59,367 1.3475
139 SAAB 9-3 46 34,580 1.3302
140 HONDA PASSPORT 36 27,499 1.3091
141 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK PARK AVENUE 78 59,904 1.3021
142 TOYOTA LEXUS RX 118 91,102 1.2953
143 TOYOTA LEXUS ES 58 46,162 1.2564
144 NISSAN QUEST 50 40,506 1.2344
145 GENERAL MOTORS OLDSMOBILE AURORA 23 18,729 1.2280
146 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC LIMOUSINE 1 821 1.2180
147 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS 146 122,586 1.1910
148 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET TRACKER 41 34,839 1.1768
149 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK LESABRE 117 100,354 1.1659
150 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC CATERA 16 13,801 1.1593
151 NISSAN INFINITI I30 28 24,215 1.1563
152 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY VILLAGER MPV 59 51,066 1.1554
153 FORD MOTOR CO WINDSTAR VAN 233 203,936 1.1425
154 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN SC 54 47,578 1.1350
155 AUDI A6 28 24,809 1.1286
156 MAZDA MX-5 MIATA 38 33,723 1.1268
157 BMW M 3 2,731 1.0985
158 HONDA ACURA CL 27 24,960 1.0817
159 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN 93 88,071 1.0560
160 ISUZU VEHICROSS 2 2,005 0.9975
161 DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE VIPER 1 1,033 0.9681
162 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK RIVIERA 2 2,091 0.9565
163 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 75 79,396 0.9446
164 TOYOTA LEXUS LS 16 17,291 0.9253
165 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE 60 66,867 0.8973
166 AUDI A8 2 2,244 0.8913
167 FORD MOTOR CO CROWN VICTORIA 104 118,849 0.8751
168 SUBARU LEGACY 78 90,840 0.8587
169 PORSCHE 911 11 12,887 0.8536
170 SUBARU IMPREZA 17 20,208 0.8413
171 AUDI A4 26 31,892 0.8153
172 HONDA ACURA TL 45 55,646 0.8087
173 VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN 2 2,555 0.7828
174 MERCEDES BENZ 202 (C-CLASS) 28 37,472 0.7472
175 ISUZU AMIGO 8 11,359 0.7043
176 SUBARU FORESTER 32 46,668 0.6857
177 JAGUAR VANDEN PLAS 3 4,435 0.6764
178 HONDA CR-V 72 110,945 0.6490
179 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN 43 69,531 0.6184
180 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN SW 10 16,420 0.6090
181 JAGUAR XJR 1 1,778 0.5624
182 PORSCHE BOXSTER CONVERTIBLE 7 13,234 0.5289
183 GENERAL MOTORS OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE VAN 20 38,130 0.5245
184 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN 6 50,425 0.1190
185 DAIMLERCHRYSLER PLYMOUTH PROWLER 0 3,655 0.0000
186 FERRARI 360 0 445 0.0000
187 FERRARI 456 0 119 0.0000
188 FERRARI 550 0 259 0.0000
189 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK FUNERAL COACH 0 993 0.0000
190 HONDA ACURA NSX 0 243 0.0000
191 ISUZU OASIS VAN 0 702 0.0000
192 LAMBORGHINI DB132/DIABLO 0 162 0.0000
193 LOTUS ESPRIT 0 121 0.0000
194 ROLLS-ROYCE BENTLEY AZURE 0 70 0.0000
195 ROLLS-ROYCE BENTLEY CONTINENTAL R 0 6 0.0000
196 ROLLS-ROYCE BENTLEY CONTINENTAL SC 0 23 0.0000
197 ROLLS-ROYCE BENTLEY CONTINENTAL T 0 5 0.0000
198 ROLLS-ROYCE BENTLEY TURBO R 0 2 0.0000
199 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SERAPH 0 299 0.0000
200 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SPUR 0 2 0.0000
201 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SPUR PARK WARD 0 51 0.0000
1 These vehicles were manufactured for sale in the U.S. territories under the Chrysler name plate.
2 Nativa is the name applied to Montero Sport vehicles that are manufactured for sale only in Puerto Rico.

Issued on: March 7, 2001.

Stephen R. Kratzke,

Associate Administrator for Safety Performance Standards.

[FR Doc. 01-6217 Filed 3-13-01; 8:45 am]

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