67 FR 160 pgs. 53756-53760 - Final Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard

Type: RULEVolume: 67Number: 160Pages: 53756 - 53760
Docket number: [Docket No. NHTSA-2002-11443; Notice 02]
FR document: [FR Doc. 02-21027 Filed 8-16-02; 8:45 am]
Agency: Transportation Department
Sub Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 541

[Docket No. NHTSA-2002-11443; Notice 02]

RIN 2127-AI73

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) 2000 passenger motor vehicles that occurred in calendar year (CY) 2000. The final 2000 theft data indicate that the vehicle theft rate for CY/MY 2000 vehicles (2.89 thefts per thousand vehicles) did not change from the theft rate for CY/MY 1999 (2.89 thefts per thousand vehicles) when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 1999. 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 Planning 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 "33104(b)(4) mandate, this document reports the final theft data for CY 2000, the most recent calendar year for which data are available.

In calculating the 2000 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same procedures it used in calculating the MY 1999 theft rates. (For 1999 theft data calculations, see 66 FR 39554, July 31, 2001.) 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 2000 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 2000 vehicles of that line stolen during calendar year 2000 by the total number of vehicles in that line manufactured for MY 2000, as reported to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The final 2000 theft data show no change in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 1999. The final theft rate for MY 2000 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2000 of 2.89 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, did not change from the rate of 2.89 thefts per thousand vehicles experienced by MY 1999 vehicles in CY 1999. For MY 2000 vehicles, out of a total of 206 vehicle lines, 51 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 51 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 43 are passenger car lines, eight are multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and none are light-duty truck lines.

On Tuesday, March 12, 2002, NHTSA published the preliminary theft rates for CY 2000 passenger motor vehicles in the Federal Register (67 FR 11161). The agency tentatively ranked each of the MY 2000 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 did not receive any written comments from the public. As a result, the final theft rates and rankings of vehicle lines did not change from those published in the March 2002 notice.

Further reanalysis of the theft rate data revealed that the number of vehicle lines reported with a theft rate higher than 3.5826 was incorrect. Preliminary theft data for CY 2000 inadvertently reported that there were 45 passenger car lines with theft rates higher than 3.5826. However, NHTSA is correcting the final theft data to report 43 passenger car lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826 and eight multipurpose passenger car lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826.

The following list represents NHTSA's final calculation of theft rates for all 2000 passenger motor vehicle lines. This list is intended to inform the public of calendar year 2000 motor vehicle thefts of model year 2000 vehicles and does not have any effect on the obligations of regulated parties under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 331, Theft Prevention.

Manufacturer Make/model (line) Thefts 2000 Production (Mfr's) 2000 2000 theft rate (per 1,000 vehicles produced)
1DAIMLERCHRYSLER PLYMOUTH BREEZE 173 15,723 11.0030
2MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT/NATIVA1 509 46,272 11.0002
3MITSUBISHI MONTERO 22 2,147 10.2469
4BMW X5 12 1,312 9.1463
5DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER INTREPID2 4 449 8.9087
6DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE STRATUS 1,040 118,845 8.7509
7DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE INTREPID 1,400 162,279 8.6271
8MITSUBISHI MIRAGE 502 61,957 8.1024
9DAIMLERCHRYSLER PLYMOUTH NEON 626 89,142 7.0225
10DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE NEON 1,191 170,098 7.0018
11GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET METRO 210 30,521 6.8805
12DAIMLERCHRYSLER JEEP CHEROKEE 1,040 153,816 6.7613
13HONDA ACURA NSX 2 305 6.5574
14DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER LHS 139 22,944 6.0582
15ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE COUPE 1 175 5.7143
16DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER CIRRUS 267 46,849 5.6992
17FORD MOTOR CO FORD CONTOUR 350 61,603 5.6815
18DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE 287 50,940 5.6341
19GENERAL MOTORS OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA 186 33,179 5.6060
20MITSUBISHI GALANT 520 94,773 5.4868
21HONDA CIVIC 1,807 339,223 5.3269
22GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC GRAND AM 1,194 225,321 5.2991
23GENERAL MOTORS OLDSMOBILE ALERO 586 118,421 4.9484
24DAEWOO LEGANZA 128 25,960 4.9307
25HONDA ACURA INTEGRA 136 28,095 4.8407
26DAEWOO LANOS 116 24,049 4.8235
27KIA MOTORS SEPHIA/SPECTRA 487 101,027 4.8205
28GENERAL MOTORS OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE 352 73,399 4.7957
29FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY MYSTIQUE 98 20,839 4.7027
30DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER CONCORDE 268 59,453 4.5078
31TOYOTA COROLLA 839 187,996 4.4629
32SUZUKI VITARA/GRAND VITARA 197 46,188 4.2652
33AUDI S4 23 5,396 4.2624
34GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC DEVILLE/LIMOUSINE 380 92,619 4.1028
35FORD MOTOR CO FORD MUSTANG 832 202,972 4.0991
36KIA MOTORS SPORTAGE 271 66,519 4.0740
37HYUNDAI ACCENT 232 57,111 4.0623
38MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 185 45,850 4.0349
39GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET CAMARO 177 43,990 4.0236
40GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC SUNFIRE 366 91,198 4.0132
41SUZUKI ESTEEM 78 19,520 3.9959
42ISUZU TROOPER 75 19,100 3.9267
43GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET CAVALIER 975 256,972 3.7942
44GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET MALIBU 817 215,601 3.7894
45TOYOTA LEXUS GS 102 26,952 3.7845
46GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET LUMINA/MONTE CARLO 368 98,556 3.7339
47GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC FIREBIRD/TRANS AM/FORMULA 115 31,093 3.6986
48HYUNDAI SONATA 182 49,340 3.6887
49FORD MOTOR CO FORD FOCUS 1,112 304,049 3.6573
50AUDI A6 94 26,000 3.6154
51GENERAL MOTORS BUICK REGAL 224 62,502 3.5839
52JAGUAR S-TYPE 117 32,818 3.5651
53NISSAN MAXIMA 604 175,111 3.4492
54FORD MOTOR CO LINCOLN TOWN CAR 296 89,164 3.3197
55NISSAN ALTIMA 484 147,978 3.2708
56VOLVO C70 17 5,293 3.2118
57GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET BLAZER S10/T10 800 249,486 3.2066
58SUZUKI SWIFT 9 2,860 3.1469
59DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER NEON2 4 1,303 3.0698
60NISSAN PATHFINDER 88 28,983 3.0363
61GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET PRIZM 116 38,920 2.9805
62AUDI TT 21 7,215 2.9106
63MERCEDES BENZ 220 (S-CLASS) 118 40,612 2.9055
64HYUNDAI ELANTRA 354 122,625 2.8869
65ISUZU RODEO 155 54,169 2.8614
66GENERAL MOTORS GMC JIMMY S-15 251 87,839 2.8575
67HONDA PRELUDE 29 10,165 2.8529
68GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC SEVILLE 89 31,414 2.8331
69MAZDA MILLENIA 49 17,334 2.8268
70DAEWOO NUBIRA 67 23,985 2.7934
71GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 431 156,496 2.7541
72FORD MOTOR CO FORD TAURUS 945 350,145 2.6989
73FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY MOUNTAINEER 134 50,023 2.6788
74DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE AVENGER 17 6,376 2.6662
75MERCEDES BENZ 208 (CLK-CLASS) 47 17,796 2.6410
76FORD MOTOR CO FORD EXPLORER 1,001 383,386 2.6109
77GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET IMPALA 519 199,319 2.6039
78GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET CORVETTE 81 31,189 2.5971
79DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER 300 M 138 53,353 2.5865
80FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY SABLE 239 93,301 2.5616
81TOYOTA CELICA 154 60,368 2.5510
82MAZDA 626 192 76,444 2.5116
83ISUZU VEHICROSS 2 808 2.4752
84NISSAN INFINITI Q45 10 4,045 2.4722
85DAIMLERCHRYSLER JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 741 299,988 2.4701
86BMW Z3 24 9,857 2.4348
87TOYOTA CAMRY/CAMRY SOLARA 1,097 451,343 2.4305
88FORD MOTOR CO LINCOLN LS 164 68,527 2.3932
89JAGUAR XK8/XK8 CONVERTIBLE 11 4,698 2.3414
90TOYOTA RAV4 103 44,645 2.3071
91TOYOTA 4-RUNNER 302 132,248 2.2836
92DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND 727 333,712 2.1785
93FORD MOTOR CO FORD RANGER PICKUP TRUCK 747 346,291 2.1571
94FORD MOTOR CO FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK 318 151,791 2.0950
95GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP TRUCK 514 246,662 2.0838
96DAIMLERCHRYSLER PLYMOUTH VOYAGER/GRAND 258 123,906 2.0822
97FORD MOTOR CO FORD ESCORT 200 96,287 2.0771
98MAZDA PROTEGE 166 80,346 2.0661
99GENERAL MOTORS SATURN SC 33 16,009 2.0613
100BMW 7 35 17,141 2.0419
101TOYOTA ECHO 114 56,699 2.0106
102HYUNDAI TIBURON 32 15,958 2.0053
103MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE 17 8,629 1.9701
104GENERAL MOTORS SATURN SL 255 130,551 1.9533
105FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY COUGAR 87 44,911 1.9372
106DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE 21 10,910 1.9248
107DAIMLERCHRYSLER JEEP WRANGLER 178 92,672 1.9208
108GENERAL MOTORS BUICK CENTURY 272 144,495 1.8824
109NISSAN XTERRA 200 108,434 1.8444
110GENERAL MOTORS GMC SAFARI VAN 54 30,093 1.7944
111DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCK 322 181,011 1.7789
112VOLVO S40/V40 63 35,817 1.7589
113NISSAN SENTRA 120 68,587 1.7496
114BMW 5 80 45,769 1.7479
115BMW 3 155 89,026 1.7411
116FORD MOTOR CO LINCOLN CONTINENTAL 42 24,210 1.7348
117GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN 155 89,660 1.7288
118GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET TRACKER 77 45,063 1.7087
119HONDA PASSPORT 35 20,493 1.7079
120VOLVO S70/V70 69 40,581 1.7003
121NISSAN INFINITI G20 23 13,635 1.6868
122MAZDA B SERIES PICKUP TRUCK 53 31,627 1.6758
123MERCEDES BENZ 203 (C-CLASS) 44 26,439 1.6642
124VOLVO XC 24 14,489 1.6564
125TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK 236 142,518 1.6559
126VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 224 137,940 1.6239
127GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC ELDORADO 22 13,845 1.5890
128GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 94 59,334 1.5843
129ISUZU HOMBRE PICKUP TRUCK 7 4,449 1.5734
130JAGUAR XJR 2 1,290 1.5504
131NISSAN FRONTIER PICKUP TRUCK 217 143,358 1.5137
132MERCEDES BENZ 215 (CL-CLASS) 2 1,338 1.4948
133FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS 200 135,282 1.4784
134HONDA ACCORD 627 430,595 1.4561
135PORSCHE 911 11 7,578 1.4516
136GENERAL MOTORS GMC SONOMA PICKUP TRUCK 86 60,124 1.4304
137JAGUAR XJ8 10 7,086 1.4112
138VOLKSWAGEN GOLF/GTI 37 26,862 1.3774
139AUDI A8 3 2,189 1.3705
140MERCEDES BENZ 210 (E-CLASS) 64 46,709 1.3702
141TOYOTA LEXUS LS 15 11,179 1.3418
142DAIMLERCHRYSLER DODGE VIPER 2 1,559 1.2829
143GENERAL MOTORS SATURN LS 105 82,956 1.2657
144TOYOTA LEXUS RX 113 89,410 1.2638
145GENERAL MOTORS BUICK LESABRE 240 190,269 1.2614
146FORD MOTOR CO FORD WINDSTAR VAN 291 232,403 1.2521
147AUDI A4 24 19,304 1.2433
148VOLVO S80 44 35,864 1.2269
149SUBARU IMPREZA 21 17,353 1.2102
150GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC MONTANA VAN 75 62,640 1.1973
151MERCEDES BENZ 170 (SLK-CLASS) 7 5,891 1.1883
152TOYOTA LEXUS ES 54 45,885 1.1769
153DAIMLERCHRYSLER PLYMOUTH PROWLER 3 2,576 1.1646
154GENERAL MOTORS BUICK PARK AVENUE 59 51,365 1.1486
155VOLKSWAGEN CABRIO 10 8,836 1.1317
156NISSAN INFINITI I30 45 39,815 1.1302
157JAGUAR VANDEN PLAS 4 3,596 1.1123
158NISSAN QUEST 52 46,834 1.1103
159HONDA ACURA TL 74 67,287 1.0998
160GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC CATERA 17 15,629 1.0877
161GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN 107 100,041 1.0696
162HONDA CR-V 121 114,387 1.0578
163TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP TRUCK 11 10,527 1.0449
164HONDA ACURA RL 17 16,470 1.0322
165MERCEDES BENZ 129 (SL-CLASS) 5 4,845 1.0320
166SUBARU FORESTER 29 28,950 1.0017
167DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER TOWN COUNTRY 93 96,298 0.9658
168ISUZU AMIGO 3 3,199 0.9378
169MAZDA MPV 47 50,565 0.9295
170FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY VILLAGER MPV 29 31,495 0.9208
171GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC FUNERAL COACH 1 1,100 0.9091
172TOYOTA AVALON 98 108,025 0.9072
173VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE 81 89,819 0.9018
174NISSAN INFINITI QX4 25 28,258 0.8847
175VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 59 67,216 0.8778
176GENERAL MOTORS OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE VAN 34 41,705 0.8152
177SAAB 9-3 14 17,929 0.7809
178GENERAL MOTORS SATURN LW 11 14,418 0.7629
179SAAB 9-5 13 17,162 0.7575
180TOYOTA SIENNA VAN 96 131,405 0.7306
181TOYOTA MR2 4 5,597 0.7147
182SUBARU LEGACY 65 97,215 0.6686
183JAGUAR XKR 1 1,508 0.6631
184GENERAL MOTORS SATURN SW 6 9,113 0.6584
185PORSCHE BOXSTER/BOXSTER S 8 13,563 0.5898
186HONDA S2000 5 9,206 0.5431
187MAZDA MX-5 MIATA 8 16,107 0.4967
188FORD MOTOR CO FORD CROWN VICTORIA 50 103,784 0.4818
189HONDA INSIGHT 2 5,603 0.3570
190HONDA ODYSSEY 33 122,131 0.2702
191ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE VOLANTE 0 573 0.0000
192BMW Z8 0 2,936 0.0000
193DAIMLERCHRYSLER CHRYSLER STRATUS2 0 131 0.0000
194FIAT FERRARI 360 0 452 0.0000
195FIAT FERRARI 456 0 82 0.0000
196FIAT FERRARI 550 0 256 0.0000
197LOTUS ESPRIT 0 200 0.0000
198ROLLS-ROYCE BENTLEY ARNAGE 0 422 0.0000
199ROLLS-ROYCE BENTLEY AZURE 0 93 0.0000
200ROLLS-ROYCE BENTLEY CONTINENTAL R 0 23 0.0000
201ROLLS-ROYCE BENTLEY CONTINENTAL SC 0 3 0.0000
202ROLLS-ROYCE BENTLEY CONTINENTAL T 0 2 0.0000
203ROLLS-ROYCE BENTLEY CORNICHE 0 97 0.0000
204ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SERAPH 0 154 0.0000
205TOYOTA LEXUS SC 0 823 0.0000
206VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN 0 2,791 0.0000
1 Nativa is the name applied to Montero Sport vehicles that are manufactured for sale only in Puerto Rico.
2 These vehicles were manufactured for sale in the U.S. territories under the Chrysler nameplate.

Issued on: August 14, 2002.

Roger A. Saul,

Acting Associate Administrator for Safety Performance Standards.

[FR Doc. 02-21027 Filed 8-16-02; 8:45 am]

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