[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7945-7949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3671]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-98-4683; Notice 01]
RIN 2127-AH35
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.
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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on data about passenger motor
vehicle thefts that occurred in calendar year (CY) 1997, including
theft rates for existing passenger motor vehicle lines manufactured in
model year (MY) 1997. The theft data preliminarily indicate that the
vehicle theft rate for CY/MY 1997 vehicles (3.11 thefts per thousand
vehicles) decreased by 5.2 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 1996
vehicles (3.28 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 April 19, 1999.
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 am to 5 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) 493-2739.
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 section
33104(b)(4) mandate, this document reports the preliminary theft data
for CY 1997, the most recent calendar year for which data are
available.
In calculating the 1997 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same
procedures it used in calculating the MY 1996 theft rates. (For 1996
theft data calculations, see 63 FR 36478, July 6, 1998). 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 1997 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by
dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 1997 vehicles of that line
stolen during calendar year 1997, by the total number of vehicles in
that line manufactured for MY 1997, as reported by manufacturers to the
Environmental Protection Agency.
The preliminary 1997 theft data show a decrease in the vehicle
theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 1996.
The preliminary theft rate for MY 1997 passenger vehicles stolen in
calendar year 1997 decreased to 3.11 thefts per thousand vehicles
produced, a decrease of 5.2 percent from the rate of 3.28 thefts per
thousand vehicles experienced by MY 1996 vehicles in CY 1996. For MY
1997 vehicles, out of a total of 203 vehicle lines, 71 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 71 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 61 are
passenger car lines, nine are multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and
one is a light-duty truck line.
In Table I, NHTSA has tentatively ranked each of the MY 1997
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
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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.
Preliminary Report of Theft Rates of 1997 Model Year Passenger Motor Vehicles Stolen in Calendar Year 1997
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1997 (per
Production 1,000 vehicles
Manufacturer Make/model (line) Thefts 1997 (Mfr's) 1997 produced)
theft rate
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1 SUZUKI........................... SWIFT................... 16 1,724 9.2807
2 HONDA............................ ACURA INTEGRA........... 277 30,046 9.2192
3 CHRYSLER CORP.................... PLYMOUTH NEON........... 749 82,880 9.0372
4 MITSUBISHI....................... MIRAGE.................. 497 58,218 8.5369
5 CHRYSLER CORP.................... DODGE NEON.............. 926 115,456 8.0204
6 TOYOTA........................... SUPRA................... 13 1,629 7.9804
7 HYUNDAI.......................... TIBURON................. 37 4,758 7.7764
8 SUZUKI........................... ESTEEM.................. 55 7,116 7.7291
9 MITSUBISHI....................... MONTERO SPORT........... 202 26,592 7.5963
10 BMW.............................. 8....................... 6 791 7.5853
11 TOYOTA........................... LEXUS SC................ 41 5,570 7.3609
12 CHRYSLER CORP.................... DODGE STRATUS........... 711 97,227 7.3128
13 NISSAN........................... MAXIMA.................. 949 131,602 7.2111
14 CHRYSLER CORP.................... STRATUS \1\............. 3 429 6.9930
15 MITSUBISHI....................... MONTERO................. 82 12,249 6.6944
16 CHRYSLER CORP.................... INTREPID \1\............ 4 616 6.4935
17 NISSAN........................... STANZA ALTIMA........... 1,157 179,501 6.4456
18 CHRYSLER CORP.................... PLYMOUTH BREEZE......... 423 70,699 5.9831
19 MITSUBISHI....................... 3000GT.................. 38 6,399 5.9384
20 GENERAL MOTORS................... GEO METRO............... 374 64,933 5.7598
21 MITSUBISHI....................... ECLIPSE................. 439 77,556 5.6604
22 MITSUBISHI....................... GALANT.................. 282 50,259 5.6109
23 TOYOTA........................... TERCEL.................. 277 49,527 5.5929
24 CHRYSLER CORP.................... NEW YORKER/LHS.......... 203 36,622 5.5431
25 FORD MOTOR CO.................... MERCURY MYSTIQUE........ 126 23,321 5.4029
26 FORD MOTOR CO.................... MERCURY TRACER.......... 354 65,867 5.3745
27 SUBARU........................... SVX..................... 2 384 5.2083
28 MERCEDES BENZ.................... 140 (S-CLASS)........... 85 16,348 5.1994
29 CHRYSLER CORP.................... DODGE INTREPID.......... 775 151,603 5.1120
30 MERCEDES BENZ.................... 129 (SL-CLASS).......... 36 7,172 5.0195
31 CHRYSLER CORP.................... SEBRING CONVERTIBLE..... 280 56,004 4.9996
32 HYUNDAI.......................... SONATA.................. 90 18,035 4.9903
33 HONDA............................ ACURA SLX............... 5 1,003 4.9850
34 SUZUKI........................... SIDEKICK................ 110 22,312 4.9301
35 T0YOTA........................... COROLLA................. 1,091 222,055 4.9132
36 GENERAL MOTORS................... CHEVROLET CAMARO........ 270 55,037 4.9058
37 FORD MOTOR CO.................... MUSTANG................. 490 100,259 4.8873
38 HYUNDAI.......................... ACCENT.................. 174 37,755 4.6087
39 NISSAN........................... PATHFINDER.............. 382 83,550 4.5721
40 GENERAL MOTORS................... GEO PRIZM............... 285 62,800 4.5382
41 BMW.............................. M3...................... 35 7,976 4.3882
42 CHRYSLER CORP.................... CIRRUS.................. 121 28,008 4.3202
43 CHRYSLER CORP.................... JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE..... 1,122 259,946 4.3163
44 GENERAL MOTORS................... PONTIAC FIREBIRD/FORMULA 133 30,819 4.3155
45 FORD MOTOR CO.................... ASPIRE.................. 161 37,398 4.3050
46 ASTON MARTIN..................... DB7..................... 1 234 4.2735
47 ISUZU............................ HOMBRE PICKUP TRUCK..... 52 12,177 4.2703
48 HONDA............................ ACCORD.................. 1,604 375,973 4.2663
49 CHRYSLER CORP.................... SEBRING COUPE........... 140 33,163 4.2216
50 SUZUKI........................... X-90.................... 9 2,182 4.1247
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51 NISSAN........................... 240SX................... 15 3,655 4.1040
52 FORD MOTOR CO.................... CONTOUR................. 327 79,945 4.0903
53 NISSAN........................... SENTRA/200SX............ 628 154,689 4.0598
54 GENERAL MOTORS................... OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA...... 201 49,879 4.0298
55 CHRYSLER CORP.................... NEON 1.................. 3 751 3.9947
56 TOYOTA........................... 4-RUNNER................ 512 128,659 3.9795
57 HYUNDAI.......................... ELANTRA................. 178 44,936 3.9612
58 GENERAL MOTORS................... PONTIAC GRAND AM........ 834 211,009 3.9524
59 FORD MOTOR CO.................... ESCORT.................. 1,264 323,413 3.9083
60 MAZDA............................ 626/MX-6................ 320 82,223 3.8919
61 GENERAL MOTORS................... GMC JIMMY S-15.......... 284 73,493 3.8643
62 HONDA............................ DEL SOL................. 25 6,719 3.7208
63 FORD MOTOR CO.................... PROBE................... 62 16,823 3.6854
64 MERCEDES BENZ.................... 202 (C-CLASS)........... 44 11,949 3.6823
65 GENERAL MOTORS................... BUICK SKYLARK........... 212 57,716 3.6732
66 CHRYSLER CORP.................... EAGLE TALON............. 36 9,827 3.6634
67 ISUZU............................ RODEO................... 190 52,937 3.5892
68 CHRYSLER CORP.................... EAGLE VISION............ 21 5,888 3.5666
69 GENERAL MOTORS................... CHEVROLET CORVETTE...... 32 9,072 3.5273
70 MAZDA............................ MILLENIA................ 58 17,130 3.3859
71 MITSUBISHI....................... DIAMANTE................ 95 28,208 3.3678
72 NISSAN........................... INFINITI I30............ 92 27,606 3.3326
73 FORD MOTOR CO.................... TAURUS.................. 1,322 398,720 3.3156
74 NISSAN........................... INFINITI QX4............ 54 16,558 3.2613
75 ISUZU............................ TROOPER................. 34 10,616 3.2027
76 FORD MOTOR CO.................... LINCOLN TOWN CAR........ 328 104,969 3.1247
77 CHRYSLER CORP.................... DODGE AVENGER........... 101 32,698 3.0889
78 GENERAL MOTORS................... CHEVROLET CAVALIER...... 969 316,265 3.0639
79 TOYOTA........................... TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK..... 333 109,056 3.0535
80 CHRYSLER CORP.................... JEEP WRANGLER........... 382 125,276 3.0493
81 KIA.............................. SEPHIA.................. 130 42,709 3.0439
82 FORD MOTOR CO.................... MERCURY SABLE........... 340 114,227 2.9765
83 MAZDA............................ MX-5 MIATA.............. 55 18,536 2.9672
84 GENERAL MOTORS................... CHEVROLET BLAZER S10/T10 624 212,327 2.9389
85 FORD MOTOR CO.................... LINCOLN MARK VIII....... 48 16,339 2.9378
86 HONDA............................ PRELUDE................. 48 16,584 2.8944
87 GENERAL MOTORS................... PONTIAC SUNFIRE......... 305 105,493 2.8912
88 GENERAL MOTORS................... CADILLAC DEVILLE........ 274 95,151 2.8796
89 VOLVO............................ 960..................... 52 18,140 2.8666
90 PORSCHE.......................... 911..................... 18 6,289 2.8621
91 HONDA............................ PASSPORT................ 62 21,693 2.8581
92 HONDA............................ CIVIC................... 933 335,167 2.7837
93 MAZDA............................ PROTEGE................. 159 57,153 2.7820
94 FORD MOTOR CO.................... EXPLORER................ 1,105 398,992 2.7695
95 FORD MOTOR CO.................... WINDSTAR VAN............ 98 36,315 2.6986
96 JAGUAR........................... XJ6..................... 21 7,899 2.6586
97 VOLKSWAGEN....................... GOLF/GTI................ 59 22,684 2.6010
98 ACURA............................ TL...................... 55 21,441 2.5652
99 TOYOTA........................... CAMRY................... 935 365,752 2.5564
100 GENERAL MOTORS................... PONTIAC BONNEVILLE...... 186 74,182 2.5073
101 TOYOTA........................... PASEO................... 8 3,194 2.5047
102 TOYOTA........................... PREVIA VAN.............. 12 4,840 2.4793
103 CHRYSLER CORP.................... PLYMOUTH PROWLER........ 1 404 2.4752
104 BMW.............................. 7....................... 43 17,788 2.4174
105 FORD MOTOR CO.................... THUNDERBIRD............. 178 73,812 2.4115
106 GENERAL MOTORS................... OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS 127 53,434 2.3768
SUPREME.
107 TOYOTA........................... LEXUS ES................ 138 59,344 2.3254
108 GENERAL MOTORS................... CHEVROLET LUMINA/MONTE 696 304,270 2.2874
CARLO.
109 MERCEDES BENZ.................... 210 (E-CLASS)........... 114 50,101 2.2754
110 VOLKSWAGEN....................... PASSAT.................. 26 11,437 2.2733
111 VOLKSWAGEN....................... JETTA................... 208 91,809 2.2656
112 NISSAN........................... PICKUP TRUCK............ 286 130,665 2.1888
113 BMW.............................. 3....................... 93 42,643 2.1809
114 HONDA............................ ACURA CL................ 98 44,955 2.1800
115 CHRYSLER CORP.................... PLYMOUTH VOYAGER........ 325 149,874 2.1685
116 GENERAL MOTORS................... GMC SAFARI VAN.......... 68 31,673 2.1469
117 GENERAL MOTORS................... CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN..... 213 100,116 2.1275
118 NISSAN........................... INFINITI J30............ 23 10,817 2.1263
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119 TOYOTA........................... LEXUS LS................ 38 17,900 2.1229
120 GENERAL MOTORS................... GMC SONOMA PICKUP TRUCK. 82 38,759 2.1156
121 JAGUAR........................... XJR..................... 1 473 2.1142
122 TOYOTA........................... RAV4.................... 154 73,321 2.1004
123 BMW.............................. 5....................... 86 41,665 2.0641
124 TOYOTA........................... T100 PICKUP TRUCK....... 62 30,389 2.0402
125 TOYOTA........................... CELICA.................. 26 12,901 2.0153
126 GENERAL MOTORS................... GEO TRACKER............. 49 24,400 2.0082
127 GENERAL MOTORS................... OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA...... 54 27,722 1.9479
128 CHRYSLER CORP.................... CONCORDE................ 99 51,119 1.9367
129 CHRYSLER CORP.................... DODGE CARAVAN........... 559 290,007 1.9275
130 GENERAL MOTORS................... PONTIAC GRAND PRIX...... 275 144,767 1.8996
131 KIA.............................. SPORTAGE................ 44 23,500 1.8723
132 JAGUAR........................... XK8..................... 15 8,242 1.8199
133 TOYOTA........................... AVALON.................. 132 73,991 1.7840
134 GENERAL MOTORS................... CADILLAC ELDORADO....... 34 19,307 1.7610
135 GENERAL MOTORS................... BUICK RIVIERA........... 31 18,175 1.7056
136 VOLVO............................ 850..................... 72 42,596 1.6903
137 SAAB............................. 9000.................... 9 5,449 1.6517
138 PORSCHE.......................... BOXSTER CONVERTIBLE..... 9 5,459 1.6487
139 BMW.............................. Z3...................... 34 20,636 1.6476
140 CHRYSLER CORP.................... JEEP CHEROKEE........... 141 86,303 1.6338
141 FORD MOTOR CO.................... RANGER PICKUP TRUCK..... 478 296,746 1.6108
142 VOLKSWAGEN....................... CABRIO.................. 15 9,473 1.5834
143 GENERAL MOTORS................... CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP 298 190,835 1.5616
TRUCK.
144 AUDI............................. A6...................... 12 7,736 1.5512
145 CHRYSLER CORP.................... DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP 195 128,661 1.5156
TRUCK.
146 FORD MOTOR CO.................... AEROSTAR VAN............ 78 53,721 1.4519
147 NISSAN........................... INFINITI Q45............ 18 12,398 1.4518
148 MAZDA............................ MPV..................... 19 13,302 1.4284
149 FORD MOTOR CO.................... MERCURY COUGAR.......... 50 35,273 1.4175
150 MAZDA............................ B SERIES PICKUP TRUCK... 50 35,496 1.4086
151 NISSAN........................... QUEST................... 73 52,071 1.4019
152 GENERAL MOTORS................... CADILLAC SEVILLE........ 52 37,187 1.3983
153 GENERAL MOTORS................... CHEVROLET MALIBU........ 136 100,661 1.3511
154 FORD MOTOR CO.................... LINCOLN CONTINENTAL..... 43 32,204 1.3352
155 CHRYSLER CORP.................... TOWN & COUNTRY MPV...... 103 78,662 1.3094
156 GENERAL MOTORS................... CADILLAC CATERA......... 34 26,109 1.3022
157 SUBARU........................... IMPREZA................. 34 26,817 1.2679
158 GENERAL MOTORS................... SATURN SC............... 84 66,456 1.2640
159 GENERAL MOTORS................... SATURN SL............... 251 199,018 1.2612
160 VOLKSWAGEN....................... EUROVAN................. 2 1,602 1.2484
161 SUBARU........................... LEGACY.................. 115 92,310 1.2458
162 FORD MOTOR CO.................... MERCURY VILLAGER MPV.... 64 61,417 1.0421
163 GENERAL MOTORS................... OLDSMOBILE EIGHTY-EIGHT. 68 65,879 1.0322
164 GENERAL MOTORS................... OLDSMOBILE AURORA....... 26 25,579 1.0165
165 GENERAL MOTORS................... PONTIAC TRANS SPORT VAN. 47 47,627 0.9868
166 AUDI............................. A4...................... 16 16,400 0.9756
167 FORD MOTOR CO.................... MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS... 124 127,973 0.9690
168 SAAB............................. 900..................... 22 23,152 0.9502
169 HONDA............................ ACURA RL................ 15 16,377 0.9159
170 FORD MOTOR CO.................... CROWN VICTORIA.......... 107 123,814 0.8642
171 AUDI............................. A8...................... 2 2,377 0.8414
172 GENERAL MOTORS................... SATURN SW............... 20 27,129 0.7372
173 GENERAL MOTORS................... BUICK LESABRE........... 155 211,904 0.7315
174 GENERAL MOTORS................... OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS...... 13 18,112 0.7178
175 HONDA............................ ODYSSEY................. 14 22,243 0.6294
176 ISUZU............................ OASIS................... 1 1,602 0.6242
177 HONDA............................ CR-V.................... 44 73,948 0.5950
178 GENERAL MOTORS................... OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 12 20,927 0.5734
VAN.
179 GENERAL MOTORS................... CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN... 38 71,649 0.5304
180 GENERAL MOTORS................... BUICK CENTURY........... 27 53,706 0.5027
181 GENERAL MOTORS................... BUICK PARK AVENUE....... 28 59,549 0.4702
182 GENERAL MOTORS................... BUICK REGAL............. 7 21,828 0.3207
183 AUDI............................. CABRIOLET............... 0 1,201 0.0000
184 CHRYSLER CORP.................... DODGE VIPER............. 0 1,537 0.0000
185 FERRARI.......................... F355.................... 0 622 0.0000
186 FERRARI.......................... 456..................... 0 70 0.0000
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187 FERRARI.......................... 550..................... 0 94 0.0000
188 GENERAL MOTORS................... BUICK FUNERAL COACH/ 0 546 0.0000
HEARSE.
189 GENERAL MOTORS................... CADILLAC LIMOUSINE...... 0 445 0.0000
190 GENERAL MOTORS................... SATURN EV1.............. 0 2,000 0.0000
191 HONDA............................ ACURA NSX............... 0 322 0.0000
192 JAGUAR........................... VANDEN PLAS............. 0 2,536 0.0000
193 LAMBORGHINI...................... DB132/DIABLO............ 0 74 0.0000
194 LOTUS............................ ESPRIT.................. 0 121 0.0000
195 ROLLS-ROYCE...................... BENTLEY AZURE........... 0 81 0.0000
196 ROLLS--ROYCE..................... BENTLEY BROOKLANDS...... 0 135 0.0000
197 ROLLS--ROYCE..................... BENTLEY CONTINENTAL T... 0 40 0.0000
198 ROLLS-ROYCE...................... BENTLEY TURBO R......... 0 54 0.0000
199ROLLS-ROYCE........................ SILVER DAWN............. 0 21 0.0000
200 ROLLS-ROYCE...................... SILVER SPUR............. 0 113 0.0000
201 ROLLS-ROYCE...................... PARK WARD LIMOUSINE..... 0 1 0.0000
202 TOYOTA........................... LEXUS GS................ 0 187 0.0000
203 VECTOR AUTO...................... AVTECH SC/M12........... 0 4 0.0000
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\1\ These vehicles were manufactured for sale only in U.S. territories under the Chrysler name plate.
Issued on: February 10, 1999.
L. Robert Shelton,
Associate Administrator for Safety Performance Standards.
[FR Doc. 99-3671 Filed 2-16-99; 8:45 am]
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