[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10424-10428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6024]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. 96-016; Notice 01]
RIN 2127-AF57
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) 1994, including
theft rates for existing passenger motor vehicle lines manufactured in
model year (MY) 1994. The theft data preliminarily indicate that the
vehicle theft rate for CY/MY 1994 vehicles (4.09 thefts per thousand
vehicles) increased by 2.8 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 1993
vehicles (3.98 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 13, 1996.
ADDRESSES: All comments should refer to the docket number and notice
number cited in the heading of this document and be submitted,
preferably with ten copies to: Docket Section, Room 5109, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590. Docket hours are from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
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
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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 1994, the most recent calendar year for which data are
available.
In calculating the 1994 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same
procedures it used in calculating the MY 1993 theft rates. (For 1993
theft data calculations, see 61 FR 1228, January 18, 1996). 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 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 1994 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by
dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 1994 vehicles of that line
stolen during calendar year 1994, by the total number of vehicles in
that line manufactured for MY 1994, as reported to the Environmental
Protection Agency.
The preliminary 1994 theft data show an increase in the vehicle
theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 1993.
The preliminary theft rate for MY 1994 passenger vehicles stolen in
calendar year 1994 increased to 4.09 thefts per thousand vehicles
produced, an increase of 2.8 percent from the rate of 3.98 thefts per
thousand vehicles experienced by MY 1993 vehicles in CY 1993. For MY
1994 vehicles, out of a total of 202 vehicle lines, 94 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 94 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 73 are
passenger car lines, 19 are multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and 2
are light-duty truck lines.
In Table I, NHTSA has tentatively ranked each of the MY 1994
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 seven
copies from which the purportedly confidential information has been
deleted should be submitted to the Docket Section. A request for
confidentiality should be accompanied by a cover letter setting forth
the information specified in the agency's confidential business
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.
Theft Rates of Model Year 1994 Passenger Motor Vehicles Stolen in Calendar Year 1994
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1994 (per
1,000
Thefts Production vehicles
Manufacturer Make/model (line) 1994 (Mfgr's) produced)
1994 theft
rate
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1 Mitsubishi................................ Montero........................ 488 10,295 47.4017
2 Chrysler Corp............................. Plymouth Sundance.............. 1,579 65,482 24.1135
3 Chrysler Corp............................. Lebaron Sedan.................. 574 26,038 22.0447
4 Chrysler Corp............................. Lebarpm Coupe/Convertible...... 748 37,093 20.1655
5 Porsche................................... 911............................ 29 1,461 19.8494
6 Chrysler Corp............................. Dodge Shadow................... 1,714 90,288 18.9837
7 Ferrari................................... 512............................ 1 54 18.5185
8 Chrysler Corp............................. Dodge Spirit................... 1,236 68,409 18.0678
9 Chrysler Corp............................. Plymouth Acclaim............... 1,232 71,595 17.2079
10 Volksqagen................................ Corrado........................ 3 200 15.0000
11 Mitsubishi................................ Mirage......................... 468 34,215 13.6782
12 Mitsubishi................................ expo........................... 180 13,175 13.6622
13 Mitsubishi................................ Diamante....................... 293 21,908 13.3741
14 Honda/Acura............................... NSX............................ 9 680 13.2353
15 Toyota.................................... Supra.......................... 43 3,540 12.1469
16 Isuzu..................................... Amigo.......................... 30 2,500 12.0000
17 Hyundai................................... Sonata......................... 24 2,010 11.9403
18 Nissan.................................... 300ZX.......................... 51 4,298 11.8660
19 Mitsubishi................................ 3000GT......................... 111 10,170 10.9145
20 Nissan.................................... Mazima......................... 560 52,109 10.7467
21 Mitsubishi................................ Precia......................... 7 799 8.7610
22 Hyundai................................... Scoupe......................... 106 12,527 8.4617
23 BMW....................................... 3.............................. 428 50,650 8.4501
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24 Toyota.................................... 4-Runner....................... 586 69,700 8.4075
25 Chrysler Corp............................. Jeep Cherokee.................. 2,901 349,604 8.2980
26 Ford Motor Co............................. Mustang........................ 1,018 123,198 8.2631
27 General Motors............................ Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera....... 1,028 125,896 8.1655
28 Hyundai................................... Elantra........................ 313 39,386 7.9470
29 Mercedes-Benz............................. 129 (SL-Class)................. 43 5,532 7.7730
30 Mazda..................................... RX-7........................... 26 3,408 7.6291
31 Toyota.................................... Lexus SC....................... 44 5,930 7.4199
32 Porsche................................... 928............................ 1 136 7.3529
33 Chrysler Corp............................. Jeep Wrangler.................. 494 67,877 7.2779
34 Nissan.................................... Pathfinder..................... 441 62,439 7.0629
35 Nissan................................... 240SX.......................... 8 1,167 6.8552
36 BMW...................................... 5.............................. 166 25,232 6.5789
37 Honda/Acura.............................. Legend......................... 329 50,140 6.5616
38 Ford Motor Co............................ Tempo.......................... 924 144,608 6.3897
39 General Motors........................... Geo Tracker.................... 304 47,800 6.3598
40 BMW...................................... 7.............................. 60 9,564 6.2735
41 Mitsubishi............................... Pickup Truck................... 73 11,780 6.1969
42 General Motors........................... Buick Century.................. 777 126,871 6.1243
43 Ford Motor Co............................ Lincoln Town Car............... 687 113,026 6.0782
44 Toyota................................... Lexus LS....................... 136 22,500 6.0444
45 Hyundai.................................. Excel.......................... 302 50,421 5.9896
46 Toyota................................... Lexus GS....................... 77 12,900 5.9690
47 BMW...................................... 8.............................. 4 674 5.9347
48 Suzuki................................... Samurai........................ 11 1,930 5.6995
49 General Motors........................... GMC Jimmy S-15................. 336 59,671 5.6309
50 Mazda.................................... 929............................ 57 10,124 5.6302
51 Nissan................................... Sentra......................... 1,025 187,877 5.4557
52 General Motors........................... Oldsmobile Achieva............. 291 53,545 5.4347
53 Mazda.................................... 323/Protege.................... 556 103,637 5.3649
54 Chrysler Corp............................ Dodge Caravan/Grand............ 1,533 286,772 5.3457
55 Nissan................................... Altima......................... 703 132,183 5.3184
56 Ford Motor Co............................ Mercury Topaz.................. 266 50,858 5.2302
57 Nissan................................... Infiniti Q45................... 89 17,190 5.1774
58 General Motors........................... Chevrolet Blazer S-10.......... 814 158,876 5.1235
59 General Motors........................... Chevrolet Lumina APV........... 238 48,312 4.9263
60 General Motors........................... Chevrolet Beretta.............. 305 62,133 4.9088
61 General Motors........................... Pontiac Sunbird................ 463 94,475 4.9008
62 General Motors........................... Chevrolet Corsica.............. 657 135,994 4.8311
63 Mercedes-Benz............................ 140 (S-Class).................. 56 11,681 4.7941
64 Chrysler Corp............................ Plymouth Voyager/Grand......... 1,062 223,743 4.7465
65 Mitsubishi............................... Eclipse........................ 179 37,930 4.7192
66 Chrysler Corp............................ Town & Country MPV............. 172 37,297 4.6116
67 General Motors........................... Chevrolet Corvette............. 102 22,230 4.5884
68 General Motors........................... Oldsmobile Silhouette APV...... 68 14,920 4.5576
69 Mitsubishi............................... Galant/Sigma................... 378 84,390 4.4792
70 Suzuki................................... Sidekick....................... 107 24,390 4.3870
71 Porsche.................................. 968............................ 6 1,379 4.3510
72 General Motors........................... Pontiac Trans Sport APV........ 150 34,704 4.3223
73 General Motors........................... Cadillac Fleetwood............. 96 22,841 4.2030
74 Toyota................................... Corolla/Corolla Sport.......... 874 209,850 4.1649
75 General Motors........................... Buick Skylark.................. 240 58,346 4.1134
76 Toyota................................... Paseo.......................... 48 11,700 4.1026
77 Honda/Acura.............................. Integra........................ 293 71,490 4.0985
78 General Motors........................... Geo Metro...................... 375 92,640 4.0479
79 Ford Motor Co............................ Probe.......................... 344 85,305 4.0326
80 Volkswagen............................... Cabriolet...................... 5 1,244 4.0193
81 General Motors........................... Oldsmobile Bravada............. 72 18,031 3.9931
82 Chrysler Corp............................ New Yorker/LHS................. 354 89,485 3.9560
83 Toyota................................... Tercel......................... 396 101,200 3.9130
84 Honda/Acura.............................. Vigor.......................... 61 15,600 3.9103
85 Toyota................................... Camry.......................... 1,257 324,900 3.8689
86 Honda.................................... Civic.......................... 1,066 280,376 3.8020
87 Kia Motors............................... Sephia......................... 64 17,000 3.7647
88 Chrysler Corp............................ Plymouth Laser................. 20 5,317 3.7615
89 Ford Motor Co............................ Thunderbird.................... 445 120,314 3.6987
90 Mazda.................................... MPV Wagon...................... 102 27,695 3.6830
91 General Motors........................... Pontiac Grand Am............... 846 230,103 3.6766
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92 General Motors........................... Chevrolet Sportvan G-10........ 8 2,186 3.6597
93 Ford Motor Co............................ Mercury Sable.................. 375 102,968 3.6419
94 General Motors........................... Chevrolet Cavalier............. 978 268,550 3.6418
95 Ford Motor Co............................ Lincoln Mark VIII.............. 96 26,985 3.5575
96 Toyota................................... Celica......................... 127 35,700 3.5574
97 Mazda.................................... 626/MX-6....................... 369 103,861 3.5528
98 Honda.................................... Prelude........................ 128 36,804 3.5473
99 Ford Motor Co............................ Lincoln Continental............ 175 49,453 3.5387
100 General Motors........................... Chevrolet Camaro............... 428 120,991 3.5375
101 Toyota................................... Pickup Truck................... 691 196,200 3.5219
102 Isuzu.................................... Rodeo.......................... 206 59,300 3.4739
103 Toyota................................... Previa......................... 57 16,860 3.3808
104 Mazda.................................... MX-5 Miata..................... 67 20,128 3.3287
105 Mercedes-Benz............................ 124 (E-Class).................. 80 24,711 3.2374
106 Ford Motor Co............................ Escort......................... 919 285,400 3.2200
107 Ford Motor Co............................ Taurus......................... 959 303,540 3.1594
108 Nissan................................... Pickup Truck................... 371 119,322 3.1092
109 Chrysler Corp............................ Eagle Talon.................... 68 21,885 3.1072
110 General Motors........................... Chevrolet Lumina............... 257 82,746 3.1059
111 Volkswagen............................... Passat......................... 16 5,163 3.0990
112 Jaguar................................... XJ12........................... 31 10,004 3.0988
113 General Motors........................... Pontiac Firebird............... 142 45,914 3.0927
114 Subaru................................... SVX............................ 8 2,607 3.0687
115 Honda.................................... Passport....................... 61 20,000 3.0500
116 Honda.................................... Accord......................... 1,308 430,055 3.0415
117 Isuzu.................................... Trooper........................ 72 24,000 3.0000
118 Ford Motor Co............................ Aspire......................... 114 38,000 3.0000
119 Volvo.................................... 940............................ 81 27,561 2.9389
120 Isuzu.................................... Pickup......................... 63 22,400 2.8125
121 Mazda.................................... MX-3........................... 43 15,459 2.7816
122 Volvo.................................... 960............................ 22 7,959 2.7642
123 Nissan................................... Infiniti G20................... 25 9,117 2.7421
124 Mazda.................................... Navajo......................... 21 7,702 2.7266
125 Ford Motor Co............................ Crown Victoria................. 188 69,279 2.7137
126 Ford Motor Co............................ Aerostar....................... 352 132,451 2.6576
127 General Motors........................... Chevrolet Astro................ 347 134,368 2.5825
128 Suzuki................................... Swift.......................... 41 15,960 2.5689
129 Ford Motor Co............................ Mercury Cougar................. 182 71,027 2.5624
130 General Motors........................... GMC Safari..................... 115 44,960 2.5578
131 General Motors........................... Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser..... 24 9,600 2.5000
132 Nissan................................... Infiniti J30................... 51 20,696 2.4642
133 Ford Motor Co............................ Mercury Tracer................. 113 46,051 2.4538
134 General Motors........................... Geo Prizm...................... 265 108,000 2.4537
135 Ford Motor Co............................ Mercury Capri.................. 9 3,683 2.4437
136 Volkswagen............................... Jetta.......................... 115 47,208 2.4360
137 General Motors........................... Chevrolet S-10 Pickup.......... 513 219,729 2.3347
138 Chrysler Corp............................ Dodge Stealth.................. 39 17,795 2.1916
139 Ford Motor Co............................ Explorer....................... 742 340,293 2.1805
140 Toyota................................... Lexus ES....................... 81 37,300 2.1716
141 Audi..................................... S4............................. 1 463 2.1598
142 Subaru................................... Legacy......................... 64 30,301 2.1121
143 General Motors........................... Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme..... 233 110,556 2.1075
144 Chrysler Corp............................ Intrepid....................... 269 130,604 2.0597
145 General Motors........................... Saturn SC...................... 115 56,258 2.0442
146 General Motors........................... Ssturn SL...................... 363 180,462 2.0115
147 Chrysler Corp............................ Dodge Dakota Pickup............ 206 102,490 2.0100
148 General Motors........................... Cadillac Deville/Sixty Special. 226 114,052 1.9816
149 General Motors........................... Chevrolet C-1500 Pickup........ 574 290,265 1.9775
150 General Motors........................... Pontiac Bonneville............. 154 80,157 1.9212
151 Ford Motor Co............................ Mercury Grand Marquis.......... 179 95,074 1.8827
152 Jaguar................................... XJS............................ 8 4,461 1.7933
153 General Motors........................... Chevrolet Caprice.............. 147 83,655 1.7572
154 General Motors........................... Pontiac Grand Prix............. 234 133,664 1.7507
155 Mazda.................................... B Series Pickup................ 141 81,636 1.7272
156 Nissan................................... Quest.......................... 69 42,575 1.6207
157 Toyota................................... MR2............................ 1 620 1.6129
158 Volvo.................................... 850............................ 70 44,241 1.5822
159 Toyota................................... T100 Pickup Truck.............. 21 13,300 1.5789
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160 Volksqagen............................... Golf III/GTI................... 19 12,394 1.5330
161 Audi..................................... 100............................ 7 4,691 1.4922
162 Chrysler Corp............................ Concorde....................... 100 70,394 1.4206
163 General Motors........................... Oldsmobile 88 Royale........... 104 74,702 1.3922
164 Mercedes-Benz............................ 202 (C-Class).................. 24 17,379 1.3810
165 General Motors........................... Cadillac Eldorado.............. 33 23,918 1.3797
166 General Motors........................... Cadillac Seville............... 57 41,712 1.3665
167 Aidi..................................... 90............................. 4 2,943 1.3592
168 Subaru................................... Impreza........................ 12 9,067 1.3235
169 SAAB..................................... 9000........................... 7 5,334 1.3123
170 General Motors........................... Buick Regal.................... 102 78,549 1.2986
171 Chrysler Corp............................ Eagle Summit................... 35 26,982 1.2972
172 Chrysler Corp............................ Eagle Vision................... 28 21,999 1.2728
173 SAAB..................................... 900............................ 16 12,734 1.2565
174 Ford Motor Co............................ Ranger Pickup.................. 512 418,737 1.2227
175 General Motors........................... GMC Sonoma..................... 117 97,411 1.2011
176 General Motors........................... GMC Sierra 1500 Pickup......... 185 159,649 1.1588
177 General Motors........................... Oldsmobile 98/Touring.......... 28 24,909 1.1241
178 General Motors........................... Buick Lesabre.................. 148 149,211 0.9919
179 Subaru................................... Loyale......................... 3 3,430 0.8746
180 General Motors........................... Saturn SW...................... 14 16,415 0.8529
181 Chrysler Corp............................ Dodge Viper.................... 2 2,365 0.8457
182 Subaru................................... Justy.......................... 2 2,391 0.8365
183 General Motors........................... Buick Roadmaster............... 28 34,970 0.8007
184 General Motors........................... Buick Park Avenue.............. 48 61,194 0.7844
185 Jaguar................................... XJ6............................ 1 1,452 0.6887
186 Ford Motor Co............................ E150 Van....................... 51 76,347 0.6680
187 Ford Motor Co............................ Mercury Villager (MPV)......... 36 54,094 0.6655
188 Chrysler Corp............................ Dodge Colt/Colt Vista.......... 16 26,083 0.6134
189 Chrysler Corp............................ Plymouth Colt/Colt Vista....... 11 18,172 0.6053
190 Ford Motor Co............................ F150 Pickup Truck.............. 237 437,219 0.5421
191 Alfa Romeo............................... Spider......................... 0 187 0.0000
192 Lotus.................................... Espirit........................ 0 211 0.0000
193 Ferrari.................................. 348............................ 0 430 0.0000
194 General Motors........................... GMC Rally Sportuan............. 0 726 0.0000
195 Lamborghini.............................. DIablo......................... 0 66 0.0000
196 Rolls-Royce.............................. Turbo R........................ 0 31 0.0000
197 Rolls-Royce.............................. Corniche/Continental........... 0 80 0.0000
198 Rolls-Royce.............................. Sil Spirit/Spur/Muls/Eight..... 0 108 0.0000
199 Rolls-Royce.............................. Brooklands..................... 0 58 0.0000
200 Audi..................................... V8............................. 0 17 0.0000
201 Volkswagen............................... Eurovan........................ 0 15 0.0000
202 Alfa Romeo............................... 164............................ 0 362 0.0000
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Issued on: March 8, 1996.
Barry Felrice,
Associate Administrator for Safety Performance Standards.
[FR Doc. 96-6024 Filed 3-12-96; 8:45am]
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