2013-16428. Preliminary Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard  

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    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) 2011, including theft rates for existing passenger motor vehicle lines manufactured in model year (MY) 2011. The preliminary theft data indicate that the vehicle theft rate for CY/MY 2011 vehicles (0.10 thefts per thousand vehicles) significantly decreased by 91.45 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 2010 vehicles (1.17 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 September 9, 2013.

    ADDRESSES:

    You may submit comments identified by Docket No. NHTSA-2012-0073 by any of the following methods:

    • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
    • Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    • Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    • Fax: 202-493-2251.

    Instructions: For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the Public Participation heading of the Supplementary Information section of this document. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov,, including any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading below.

    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.

    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov or the street address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the dockets.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Ms. Deborah Mazyck, Office of International Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer Programs, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Mazyck's telephone number is (202) Start Printed Page 41017366-4139. Her fax number is (202) 493-2990.

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    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 2010 the most recent calendar year for which data are available.

    In calculating the 2011 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same procedures it has used since publication of the 1983/1984 theft rate data (50 FR 46669, November 12, 1985). The 2011 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 2011 vehicles of that line stolen during calendar year 2011 by the total number of vehicles in that line manufactured for MY 2011, as reported to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 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 approximately 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 preliminary 2011 theft data show a significant decrease in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2010 (For 2010 theft data, see 77 FR 58500, September 21, 2012). The preliminary theft rate for MY 2011 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2011 decreased to 0.10 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, a decrease of 91.45 percent from the rate of 1.17 thefts per thousand vehicles experienced by MY vehicles in CY 2010. For MY 2011 vehicles, out of a total of 226 vehicle lines, four 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 four vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, four are passenger car lines, none are multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and none are light-duty truck lines.

    The agency believes that the theft rate reduction is a result of several factors, including vehicle parts marking; the increased use of standard antitheft devices and other advances in electronic technology (i.e., immobilizers) and theft prevention methods; increased and improved prosecution efforts by law enforcement organizations; and, increased public awareness which may have contributed to the overall reduction in vehicle thefts. The preliminary MY 2011 theft rate reduction is consistent with the general decreasing trend of theft rates over the past 19 years as indicated by Figure 1.

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    In Table I, NHTSA has tentatively ranked each of the MY 2011 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 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 in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, and two copies from which the purportedly confidential information has been deleted should be submitted to the docket. 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.

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    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 33101, 33102 and 33104; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50.Start Printed Page 41019

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    Preliminary Report of Theft Rates for Model Year 2011 Passenger Motor Vehicles Stolen in Calendar Year 2011

    ManufacturerMake/model (line)Thefts 2011Production (mfr's) 20112011 Theft rate (per 1,000 vehicles produced)
     1CHRYSLERDODGE CHARGER21644,8494.8162
     2MITSUBISHIGALANT7116,7284.2444
     3GENERAL MOTORSCADILLAC STS184,6373.8818
     4LAMBORGHINIGALLARDO12593.8610
     5HYUNDAIACCENT10630,2313.5063
     6GENERAL MOTORSCHEVROLET IMPALA591172,0983.4341
     7GENERAL MOTORSCHEVROLET HHR23068,4543.3599
     8GENERAL MOTORSCHEVROLET AVEO14242,3673.3517
     9NISSANINFINITI FX35216,7113.1292
    10NISSANGT-R13263.0675
    11KIARIO5118,8032.7123
    12PORSCHEPANAMERA228,1442.7014
    13CHRYSLERDODGE CHALLENGER6024,2372.4756
    14NISSANVERSA22997,4102.3509
    15FORD MOTOR COMERCURY GRAND MARQUIS2310,0502.2886
    16NISSANSENTRA21395,3412.2341
    17NISSANALTIMA387179,2692.1588
    18AUDIAUDI A8104,7512.1048
    19MAZDA65225,4562.0427
    20GENERAL MOTORSCHEVROLET CAMARO19697,5182.0099
    21MERCEDES-BENZS-CLASS199,6521.9685
    22TOYOTAMATRIX94,5881.9616
    23GENERAL MOTORSCHEVROLET MALIBU400211,0251.8955
    24MITSUBISHIENDEAVOR2212,0181.8306
    25CHRYSLERDODGE AVENGER7341,0131.7799
    26CHRYSLERDODGE CALIBER6537,1041.7518
    27KIAFORTE9152,1191.7460
    28FORD MOTOR COMUSTANG10761,6201.7365
    29SAAB9-331,7501.7143
    30GENERAL MOTORSCADILLAC DTS2817,1461.6330
    31NISSANMAXIMA10162,8361.6074
    32TOYOTACAMRY/SOLARA781486,2881.6060
    33FORD MOTOR COTAURUS11876,8211.5360
    34TOYOTAYARIS3824,8501.5292
    35AUDIAUDI A3106,7341.4850
    36CHRYSLER3004228,3731.4803
    37FORD MOTOR COCROWN VICTORIA2719,2441.4030
    38JAGUAR LAND ROVERXJ42,8521.4025
    39FORD MOTOR COMERCURY MARINER128,6561.3863
    40FORD MOTOR COFOCUS12791,7621.3840
    41MERCEDES-BENZCLS-CLASS21,4721.3587
    42HONDAACURA ZDX17371.3569
    43NISSANINFINITI G25/G377253,9171.3354
    44MAZDARX-817681.3021
    45MASERATIGRANTURISMO21,5451.2945
    46MAZDA312397,2521.2648
    47BENTLEY MOTORSCONTINENTAL18091.2361
    48MERCEDES-BENZC-CLASS7460,3731.2257
    49SUZUKISX41613,2801.2048
    50KIASEDONA VAN2016,7171.1964
    51HYUNDAIELANTRA11999,9161.1910
    52NISSANCUBE1714,2941.1893
    53HYUNDAISONATA350301,2761.1617
    54HONDACIVIC158136,7211.1556
    55TOYOTASCION XB2319,9091.1553
    56VOLVOS4054,3521.1489
    57SUZUKIKIZASHI76,1101.1457
    58CHRYSLERJEEP LIBERTY6557,1041.1383
    59FORD MOTOR COFUSION239211,9641.1276
    60AUDIAUDI A687,1081.1255
    61CHRYSLER2007264,1401.1225
    62CHRYSLERDODGE NITRO4035,6381.1224
    63KIASPORTAGE5045,6041.0964
    64NISSANINFINITI M37/M561614,8181.0798
    65BMW71312,0871.0755
    66TOYOTASCION TC2018,6371.0731
    67KIAOPTIMA6964,3201.0728
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    68FORD MOTOR COLINCOLN TOWN CAR1514,2091.0557
    69HONDACR-Z1716,4211.0353
    70MERCEDES-BENZGLK-CLASS2121,3030.9858
    71TOYOTACOROLLA215223,0320.9640
    72FORD MOTOR COLINCOLN MKT44,2740.9359
    73VOLVOS8044,2810.9344
    74BMWM377,5750.9241
    75GENERAL MOTORSGMC CANYON PICKUP66,5100.9217
    76TOYOTALEXUS GS55,4850.9116
    77FORD MOTOR COLINCOLN MKS1213,1710.9111
    78VOLVOC3055,5300.9042
    79JAGUAR LAND ROVERLAND ROVER LR233,3330.9001
    80MITSUBISHIECLIPSE55,6100.8913
    81GENERAL MOTORSCHEVROLET CORVETTE1112,3530.8905
    82HYUNDAISANTA FE6269,6850.8897
    83HYUNDAIGENERAL MOTORSSIS2629,3980.8844
    84GENERAL MOTORSBUICK LUCERNE2831,8870.8781
    85SUZUKIVITARA/GRAND VITARA55,7040.8766
    86VOLKSWAGENJETTA/GLI128148,3130.8630
    87PORSCHECAYMAN11,1990.8340
    88KIASOUL8096,9700.8250
    89JAGUAR LAND ROVERXK/XKR33,6620.8192
    90MERCEDES-BENZE-CLASS6174,5570.8182
    91BMWB71012,4930.8005
    92GENERAL MOTORSBUICK LACROSSE/ALLURE4962,5330.7836
    93FORD MOTOR COEDGE105134,2060.7824
    94HONDAACURA TL1012,8070.7808
    95HONDAACCORD173221,2500.7819
    96CHRYSLERJEEP PATRIOT4153,1530.7714
    97GENERAL MOTORSCADILLAC CTS4357,9300.7423
    98VOLVOC7056,8670.7281
    99HONDAACCORD CROSSTOUR912,3880.7265
    101KIASORENTO121168,4430.7183
    102TOYOTALEXUS IS2230,8110.7140
    103FORD MOTOR COFIESTA5577,1830.7126
    104AUDIAUDI R811,4160.7062
    105HONDAACURA MDX3651,2010.7031
    106NISSANPATHFINDER2231,4390.6998
    107GENERAL MOTORSBUICK REGAL3550,4390.6939
    108BMW1913,1310.6854
    109AUDIAUDI A4/A52942,8750.6764
    110NISSAN370Z46,2180.6433
    111FORD MOTOR COESCAPE133207,5280.6409
    112CHRYSLERJEEP WRANGLER66103,8370.6356
    113GENERAL MOTORSCHEVROLET COLORADO PICKUP1625,2830.6328
    114BMW54266,5250.6313
    115MERCEDES-BENZSL-CLASS23,1880.6274
    116HONDAINSIGHT812,9240.619
    117HONDAELEMENT711,4600.6108
    118BMW3100164,0600.6095
    119MAZDA21118,1080.6075
    120TOYOTASCION XD46,6090.6052
    121JAGUAR LAND ROVERXF711,7340.5966
    122AUDIAUDI Q51423,7310.5900
    123CHRYSLERJEEP COMPASS2542,9210.5825
    124MAZDACX-91729,2030.5821
    125VOLKSWAGENTIGUAN1525,7850.5817
    126TOYOTATACOMA PICKUP71122,5200.5795
    127HONDAACURA RDX915,5900.5773
    128GENERAL MOTORSCHEVROLET CRUZE100177,3810.5638
    129MAZDACX-72137,6550.5577
    130BMWZ4/M35,4500.5505
    131TOYOTARAV4100181,7850.5501
    132GENERAL MOTORSCADILLAC SRX3259,0770.5417
    133VOLKSWAGENCC713,0030.5383
    134CHRYSLERDODGE JOURNEY1732,0940.5297
    135VOLKSWAGENEOS11,9080.5241
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    136NISSANROGUE72138,2210.5209
    137FORD MOTOR COFLEX1732,8470.5176
    138AUDIAUDI S4/S547,8200.5115
    139PORSCHE91135,8920.5092
    140NISSANFRONTIER PICKUP2347,0810.4885
    141SUBARUIMPREZA2449,3150.4867
    142VOLVOXC90510,6410.4699
    143TOYOTASIENNA VAN87187,4670.4641
    144TOYOTA4RUNNER2656,9420.4566
    145TOYOTAHIGHLANDER3887,5030.4343
    146TOYOTAVENZA1842,3510.4250
    147SUBARULEGACY2150,8780.4128
    148HYUNDAITUCSON3278,6430.4069
    149FORD MOTOR COLINCOLN MKX1127,1190.4056
    150MITSUBISHILANCER1128,3160.3885
    151HONDAPILOT63163,9100.3844
    152NISSANJUKE1642,3800.3775
    153NISSANMURANO2156,5390.3714
    154HYUNDAIAZERA12,6990.3705
    155FORD MOTOR COLINCOLN MKZ924,7520.3636
    156TOYOTAFJ CRUISER411,0180.3630
    157HONDAACURA TSX822,1890.3605
    158GENERAL MOTORSCHEVROLET EQUINOX67188,4760.3555
    159BMWMINI COOPER1748,6630.3493
    160FORD MOTOR CORANGER PICKUP3499,0430.3433
    161MITSUBISHIOUTLANDER1235,0540.3423
    162VOLVOS6012,9510.3389
    163FORD MOTOR COMERCURY MILAN26,2910.3179
    164VOLKSWAGENGOLF/RABBIT/GTI1031,7260.3152
    165NISSANQUEST VAN516,0120.3123
    166MAZDATRIBUTE13,2060.3119
    167HONDAFIT1341,6940.3118
    168HYUNDAIEQUUS13,3050.3026
    169TOYOTAAVALON1756,6920.2999
    170SUBARUOUTBACK37129,0710.2867
    171MERCEDES-BENZSMART FORTWO13,5420.2823
    172HONDACR-V70255,3390.2742
    173NISSANXTERRA621,9830.2729
    174GENERAL MOTORSGMC TERRAIN2283,5310.2634
    175BMWX3623,1880.2588
    176HONDAODYSSEY VAN25103,5500.2414
    177TOYOTALEXUS RX1876,5260.2352
    178TOYOTALEXUS ES1044,2490.2260
    179FORD MOTOR COTRANSIT CONNECT VAN628,0910.2136
    180TOYOTALEXUS LS29,8610.2028
    181TOYOTALEXUS CT210,2160.1958
    182MAZDAMX-5 MIATA15,4640.1830
    183TOYOTAPRIUS22133,6600.1646
    184NISSANINFINITI EX3516,1180.1635
    185SUBARUFORESTER1174,8290.1470
    186VOLVOXC60436,8540.1085
    187HYUNDAIVERACRUZ110,8610.0921
    188LOTUSEVORA03470.0000
    189ASTON MARTINDB90860.0000
    190ASTON MARTINV8 VANTAGE02590.0000
    191ASTON MARTINDBS01040.0000
    192ASTON MARTINRAPIDE03170.0000
    193AUDIAUDI TT01,4340.0000
    194AUDIAUDI S601590.0000
    195BENTLEY MOTORSMULSANNE02350.0000
    196BMWX5037,8650.0000
    197BMWX604,4300.0000
    198BMWACTIVE HYBRID 7L05840.0000
    199ROLLS ROYCEDROPHEAD COUPE CONVERTIBLE0820.0000
    200FERRARI45806620.0000
    201FERRARI59902470.0000
    202FERRARI612 SCAGLIETTI010.0000
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    203FERRARICALIFORNIA05180.0000
    204GENERAL MOTORSCADILLAC FUNERAL COACH/HEARSE07520.0000
    205GENERAL MOTORSCADILLAC LIMOUSINE04880.0000
    206GENERAL MOTORSPONTIAC G302430.0000
    207GENERAL MOTORSCHEVROLET VOLT04,3700.0000
    208HONDAACURA RL01,0120.0000
    209KIARONDO01090.0000
    210KIABORREGO0140.0000
    211LOTUSELISE02320.0000
    212MASERATIQUATTROPORTE06350.0000
    213MERCEDES-BENZSLK-CLASS01,2880.0000
    214MERCEDES-BENZCL-CLASS07230.0000
    215MERCEDES-BENZF-CELL0440.0000
    216MERCEDES-BENZSLS-CLASS08630.0000
    217PORSCHEBOXSTER01,9670.0000
    218ROLLS ROYCEPHANTOM0670.0000
    219ROLLS ROYCEGHOST08540.0000
    220SAAB9-502,0340.0000
    221SUBARUB9 TRIBECA02,7800.0000
    222SUZUKIEQUATOR02,1600.0000
    223TOYOTALEXUS SC045,1550.0000
    224TOYOTALEXUS HS02,3560.0000
    225VOLVOV5008650.0000
    226VOLVOXC7005,0690.0000
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    Issued on: June 25, 2013.

    Christopher J. Bonanti,

    Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.

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Document Information

Comments Received:
0 Comments
Published:
07/09/2013
Department:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Entry Type:
Proposed Rule
Action:
Publication of preliminary theft data; request for comments.
Document Number:
2013-16428
Dates:
Comments must be submitted on or before September 9, 2013.
Pages:
41016-41022 (7 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket No. NHTSA-2013-0073
PDF File:
2013-16428.pdf
CFR: (1)
49 CFR 541