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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) 2001 passenger motor vehicles that occurred in calendar year (CY) 2001. The final 2001 theft data indicate an increase in the vehicle theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2001. The final theft rate for MY 2001 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2001 (3.26 thefts per thousand vehicles) increased by 12.8 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 2000 (2.89 thefts per thousand vehicles) when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2000. 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.
Start Further InfoFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Deborah Mazyck, Office of Planning and Consumer Standards, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Mazyck's telephone number is (202) 366-0846. Her fax number is (202) 493-2290.
End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental InformationSUPPLEMENTARY 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 section 33104(b)(4) mandate, this document reports the final theft data for CY 2001, the most recent calendar year for which data are available.
In calculating the 2001 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same procedures it used in calculating the MY 2000 theft rates. (For 2000 theft data calculations, see 67 FR 53756, August 19, 2002.) 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 2001 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 2001 vehicles of that line stolen during calendar year 2001 by the total number of vehicles in that line manufactured for MY 2001, as reported to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The final 2001 theft data show an increase in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2000. The final theft rate for MY 2001 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2001 increased to 3.26 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, an increase of 12.8 percent from the rate of 2.89 thefts per thousand vehicles experienced by MY 2000 vehicles in CY 2000. For MY 2001 vehicles, out of a total of 217 vehicle lines, 67 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 67 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 56 are passenger car lines, eight are multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and none are light-duty truck lines.
On Tuesday, April 15, 2003, NHTSA published the preliminary theft rates for CY 2001 passenger motor vehicles in the Federal Register (68 FR 18181). The agency tentatively ranked each of the MY 2001 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 used written comments to make the necessary adjustments to its data. As a result of the adjustments, some of the final theft rates and rankings of vehicle lines changed from those published in the April 2003 notice. The agency received written comments from DaimlerChrysler Corporation (DaimlerChrysler) and Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VW). In its comments, DaimlerChrysler informed the agency that the production volumes listed for the Chrysler Town & Country and the Chrysler Voyager lines were incorrect. Specifically, the production volume for the Chrysler Town and Country reflected the Town & Country all-wheel drive vehicles only. The production volume for the Chrysler Voyager reflected the total volume for the Voyager and Town & Country 2-wheel drive vehicles. In response to this comment, the production volumes for the Chrysler Town & Country and the Chrysler Voyager have been corrected and the final theft list has been revised accordingly. As a result of the correction, the Chrysler Town & Country previously ranked No. 1 with a theft rate of 22.9800, is now ranked No. 143 with a theft rate of 1.7196, and the Chrysler Voyager previously ranked No. 199 with a theft rate of 0.4605 is now ranked No. 120 with a theft rate of 2.1700.
Volkswagen also informed the agency that the production volumes for the Audi S4/Quattro and the Audi A6/Quattro were incorrect. Upon later review by Volkswagen, it was confirmed that the listed production volumes were not in error. Therefore, the production volumes will remain unchanged.
The following list represents NHTSA's final calculation of theft rates for all 2001 passenger motor vehicle lines. This list is intended to inform the public of calendar year 2001 motor vehicle thefts of model year 2001 vehicles and does not have any effect on the obligations of regulated parties under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 331, Theft Prevention. Start Printed Page 54858
Start SignatureFinal Theft Rates of Model Year 2001 Passenger Motor Vehicles Stolen in Calendar Year 2001
No. Manufacturer Make/model (line) Thefts 2001 Production (Mfr's) 2001 2001 theft rate (per 1,000 vehicles produced) 1 Daimler Chrysler Dodge Intrepid 1,442 113,333 12.7236 2 General Motors Chevrolet Metro 199 15,999 12.4383 3 Honda Acura Integra 148 14,092 10.5024 4 Daimlerchrysler Plymouth Neon 400 38,651 10.3490 5 Daimlerchrysler Dodge Neon 1,047 101,410 10.3244 6 DaimlerChrlysler Dodge Stratus 1,115 109,015 10.2280 7 Mitsubishi Mirage 447 48,393 9.2369 8 Suzuki Esteem 152 18,713 8.1227 9 DaimlerChrlysler Chrysler LHS 86 11,413 7.5353 10 General Motors Pontiac Firebird/Trans AM/Formula 149 20,084 7.4188 11 Mitsubishi Galant 729 102,990 7.0784 12 General Motors Chevrolet Camaro 193 28,278 6.8251 13 Mitsubishi Montero 258 38,599 6.6841 14 General Motors Pontiac Grand Am 1,192 182,220 6.5415 15 General Motors Buick Regal 340 52,492 6.4772 16 Mitsubishi Montero Sport 402 64,115 6.2700 17 Jaguar S-Type 126 20,102 6.2680 18 Ford Motor Co. Ford Escort 536 87,019 6.1596 19 Ford Motor Co. Lincoln LS 256 41,817 6.1219 20 DaimlerChrlysler Chrysler 300M 228 37,284 6.1152 21 General Motors Pontiac Sunfire 445 73,808 6.0292 22 Honda Acura NSX 1 167 5.9880 23 Mitsubishi Diamante 77 13,667 5.6340 24 Ford Motor Co. Ford Mustang 869 155,039 5.6050 25 DaimlerChrlysler Chrysler Sebring 407 73,543 5.5342 26 KIA Motors Optima 134 24,754 5.4133 27 DaimlerChrlysler Chrysler Concorde 147 28,030 5.2444 28 General Motors Chevrolet Cavalier 1,136 217,438 5.2245 29 Suzuki Vitara/Grand 281 53,810 5.2221 30 Toyota Corolla 1,201 230,246 5.2162 31 Nissan Altima 706 137,253 5.1438 32 General Motors Chevrolet Malibu 956 186,788 5.1181 33 DaimlerChrlysler Chrysler Sebring Convertible 200 39,668 5.0418 34 Toyota Lexus IS 155 30,959 5.0066 35 General Motors Chevrolet Lumina 213 42,803 4.9763 36 General Motors Oldsmobile Alero 548 112,455 4.8731 37 General Motors Cadillac DeVille 428 87,909 4.8687 38 Isuzu Trooper 91 18,818 4.8358 39 KIA Motors Rio 276 57,340 4.8134 40 Mitsubishi Eclipse 380 79,034 4.8081 41 Mazda Millenia 85 17,969 4.7304 42 General Motors Chevrolet Monte Carlo 324 68,518 4.7287 43 Audi S4/Quattro 72 15,301 4.7056 44 Toyota 4Runner 373 83,052 4.4912 45 General Motors GMC Jimmy S15/T15 209 46,905 4.4558 46 DaimlerChrlysler Chrysler Neon1 3 682 4.3988 47 Nissan Maxima 447 102,260 4.3712 48 Hyundai Sonata 204 46,989 4.3414 49 Rolls-Royce Bentley Arnage 2 466 4.2918 50 General Motors Oldsmobile Intrigue 168 39,491 4.2541 51 Jaguar XK8 19 4,501 4.2213 52 General Motors Chevrolet Prizm 209 50,141 4.1682 53 DaimlerChrlysler Jeep Cherokee/Grand 1,376 338,673 4.0629 54 Honda Prelude 46 11,329 4.0604 55 General Motors Oldsmobile Bravada 44 10,935 4.0238 56 General Motors Pontiac Bonneville 175 43,842 3.9916 57 KIA Motors Sephia/Spectra 296 74,516 3.9723 58 General Motors Pontiac Grand Prix 466 117,647 3.9610 59 Mercedes-Benz 129 (SL-Class) 16 4,080 3.9216 60 Isuzu Rodeo 242 62,963 3.8435 61 General Motors Chevrolet Blazer S10/T10 629 163,771 3.8407 62 General Motors Chevrolet Corvette 124 33,204 3.7345 63 KIA Motors Sportage 215 57,927 3.7116 64 Ford Motor Co. Lincoln Town Car 255 68,832 3.7047 65 Ford Motor Co. Mercury Sable 364 98,867 3.6817 66 Daewoo Leganza 73 20,112 3.6297 67 Ford Motor Co. Ford Focus 964 267,470 3.6041 68 Toyota Celica 126 35,540 3.5453 Start Printed Page 54859 69 Ford Motor Co. Ford Taurus 1,238 351,813 3.5189 70 Toyota Lexus GS 105 29,858 3.5166 71 General Motors Cadillac Seville 88 25,157 3.4980 72 Mercedes-Benz 215 (CL-Class) 11 3,162 3.4788 73 Suzuki Swift 15 4,375 3.4286 74 Mazda 626 173 51,355 3.3687 75 BMW Z8 3 895 3.3520 76 Hyundai Accent 256 77,491 3.3036 77 Nissan Infiniti Q45 6 1,846 3.2503 78 Daewoo Lanos 69 21,626 3.1906 79 Toyota Camry 1,123 353,219 3.1793 80 General Motors Chevrolet Impala 597 188,248 3.1713 81 Nissan Sentra 335 106,549 3.1441 82 Ford Motor Co. Mercury Mountaineer 45 14,439 3.1166 83 Toyota Lexus LX 31 9,967 3.1103 84 DaimlerChrysler Chrysler Prowler 5 1,632 3.0637 85 Ford Motor Co. Ford Explorer 1,050 344,002 3.0523 86 DaimlerChrysler Dodge Caravan/Grand 649 218,302 2.9729 87 Jaguar XJ8 17 5,960 2.8523 88 Hyundai Tiburon 64 22,713 2.8178 89 General Motors Oldsmobile Aurora 140 50,034 2.7981 90 General Motors Saturn LS 222 79,562 2.7903 91 Nissan Frontier Pickup 286 102,545 2.7890 92 Mercedes-Benz 220 (S-Class) 85 31,977 2.6582 93 Ford Motor Co. Ford Ranger Pickup 708 266,960 2.6521 94 BMW 3 307 117,873 2.6045 95 Daewoo Nubira 35 13,450 2.6022 96 Volvo C70 14 5,462 2.5632 97 Nissan Infiniti G20 18 7,087 2.5399 98 Jaguar XKR 4 1,588 2.5189 99 DaimlerChrysler Jeep Wrangler 163 66,366 2.4561 100 Honda Acura 3.2 CL 94 38,679 2.4303 101 General Motors Chevrolet Astro Van 104 42,909 2.4237 102 General Motors Buick Park Avenue 88 36,407 2.4171 103 Jaguar XJR 3 1,256 2.3885 104 Hyundai Santa Fe 121 51,088 2.3685 105 Toyota Lexus LS 75 31,738 2.3631 106 Hyundai XG 47 19,894 2.3625 107 General Motors Buick Lesabre 327 140,202 2.3323 108 Honda S2000 23 9,945 2.3127 109 Mazda Protege 110 47,754 2.3035 110 Honda Passport 39 16,999 2.2943 111 Mercedes-Benz 208 (CLK-Class) 34 14,940 2.2758 112 General Motors GMC Safari Van 33 14,549 2.2682 113 General Motors Buick Century 285 126,295 2.2566 114 Ford Motor Co. Mercury Cougar 58 25,810 2.2472 115 Audi TT/Quattro 47 21,022 2.2358 116 BMW 7 57 25,548 2.2311 117 DaimlerChrysler Plymouth Prowler 3 1,353 2.2173 118 Volvo S40 69 31,145 2.2154 119 Jaguar Vanden Plas 8 3,617 2.2118 120 DaimlerChrysler Chrysler Voyager 78 35,944 2.1700 121 General Motors Chevrolet S10/T10 Pickup 354 166,708 2.1235 122 Ford Motor Co. Ford F150 Pickup 293 138,481 2.1158 123 Honda Acura 3.5 RL 7 3,312 2.1135 124 Volvo S80 53 25,203 2.1029 125 Subaru Impreza 19 9,205 2.0641 126 Toyota Tacoma Pickup 330 160,222 2.0596 127 Ford Motor Co Mercury Grand Marquis 215 104,890 2.0498 128 Hyundai Elantra 217 106,418 2.0391 129 General Motors GMC Sonoma Pickup 86 42,536 2.0218 130 General Motors Saturn SC 94 46,557 2.0190 131 Toyota Tundra Pickup 38 19,191 1.9801 132 Toyota RAV4 172 87,108 1.9746 133 General Motors Saturn SL 214 108,946 1.9643 134 Toyota Echo 103 52,694 1.9547 135 Nissan Pathfinder 172 89,836 1.9146 Start Printed Page 54860 136 BMW 5 76 40,591 1.8723 137 Porsche 911 20 10,931 1.8297 138 Volkswagen Jetta 281 153,706 1.8282 139 Nissan Infiniti I30 70 39,505 1.7719 140 Honda Civic 603 341,401 1.7663 141 Nissan Xterra 170 96,255 1.7661 142 Honda Accord 665 379,508 1.7523 143 Daimler-Chrysler Chrysler Town & Country MPV 248 144,218 1.7196 144 Volkswagen Golf/GTI 56 32,736 1.7107 145 Volvo V40 7 4,109 1.7036 146 Saab 9-5 39 23,016 1.6945 147 Mercedes-Benz ML 68 40,257 1.6891 148 Mazda B-Series Pickup 46 27,490 1.6733 149 Audi A4/Quattro 58 35,023 1.6561 150 Nissan Infiniti QX4 59 36,778 1.6042 151 Daimler-Chrysler Chrysler PT Cruiser 279 176,326 1.5823 152 General Motors Cadillac Catera 18 11,568 1.5560 153 General Motors Pontiac Aztek 63 41,111 1.5324 154 Toyota Lexus ES 54 35,282 1.5305 155 Ford Motor CO Ford Windstar Van 275 179,687 1.5304 156 Volvo V70 25 16,408 1.5236 157 General Motors Saturn SW 6 3,973 1.5102 158 Ford Motor CO Lincoln Continental 32 21,341 1.4995 159 Isuzu Vehicross 2 1,347 1.4848 160 Audi A6/Quattro 39 26,592 1.4666 161 Porsche Boxster 19 12,979 1.4639 162 Daimler-Chrysler Dodge Dakota Pickup 230 158,303 1.4529 163 Toyota MR2 Spyder 10 6,950 1.4388 164 Ford Motor CO Ford Escape 214 151,295 1.4145 165 General Motors Pontiac Montana Van 71 50,437 1.4077 166 Toyota Lexus RX 121 86,206 1.4036 167 Mercedes-Benz 170 (SLK-Class) 22 16,294 1.3502 168 Mercedes-Benz 210 (E-Class) 67 49,628 1.3500 169 Honda Acura 3.2 TL 46 34,860 1.3196 170 General Motors Chevrolet Venture Van 110 85,346 1.2889 171 Audi S8/Quattro 1 814 1.2285 172 Daimler-Chrysler Dodge Viper 2 1,643 1.2173 173 Nissan Quest Van 37 31,402 1.1783 174 Toyota Sienna Van 99 85,794 1.1539 175 Volkswagen New Beetle 83 72,350 1.1472 176 Mercedes-Benz 203 (C-Class) 36 32,931 1.0932 177 Volkswagen Passat 90 82,870 1.0860 178 Volkswagen Cabrio 16 15,479 1.0337 179 Toyota Avalon 79 77,925 1.0138 180 General Motors Chevrolet Tracker 108 108,204 0.9981 181 General Motors Oldsmobile Silhouette Van 36 36,278 0.9923 182 Ford Motor CO Mercury Villager Van 18 18,169 0.9907 183 Volvo S60 32 33,335 0.9600 184 Saab 9-3 20 20,920 0.9560 185 Volvo XC 25 27,082 0.9231 186 Audi A8/Quattro/L 2 2,177 0.9187 187 Honda CR-V 99 117,003 0.8461 188 Volkswagen Eurovan/Camper 3 3,652 0.8215 189 BMW M/Z3 15 18,627 0.8053 190 General Motors Cadillac Eldorado 8 10,289 0.7775 191 Mazda Tribute 42 55,827 0.7523 192 Toyota Highlander 52 69,706 0.7460 193 Subaru Legacy/Outback 73 98,623 0.7402 194 Honda Acura MDX 30 41,081 0.7303 195 Mazda MX-5 Miata 12 18,040 0.6652 196 Mazda MPV 23 36,356 0.6326 197 Subaru Forester 37 63,015 0.5872 198 Ford Motor CO Ford LTD/Crown Victoria 50 89,572 0.5582 199 General Motors Saturn LW 5 9,223 0.5421 200 Toyota Prius 7 15,773 0.4438 201 Audi Allroad/Quattro 3 6,840 0.4386 202 Honda Odyssey Minivan 54 123,522 0.4372 Start Printed Page 54861 203 Quantum Tech Cavalier 1 2,417 0.4137 204 Honda Insight 1 3,426 0.2919 205 Aston-Martin DB-7/Vantage/Coupe/Volante 0 348 0.0000 206 Rolls-Royce Bentley Azure 0 100 0.0000 207 Rolls-Royce Bentley Continental R 0 22 0.0000 208 Rolls-Royce Bentley Continental T 0 8 0.0000 209 General Motors Cadillac Funeral Coach/Hearse 0 2,203 0.0000 210 Ferrari 360 0 723 0.0000 211 Ferrari 456 0 64 0.0000 212 Ferrari 550 0 290 0.0000 213 Lamborghini DB132/144 Diablo 0 150 0.0000 214 Rolls-Royce Corniche 0 45 0.0000 215 Rolls-Royce Park Ward 0 28 0.0000 216 Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph 0 51 0.0000 217 Mitsubishi 2 Nativa 0 1,653 0.0000 1 This vehicle was manufactured under the Chrysler nameplate for sale in a U.S. Territories only (Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico) and the Virgin Islands, (St. Thomas & St. Croix). 2 This vehicle was manufactured for sale only in Puerto Rico and represents the U.S. version of the Montero Sport line. End Signature End Supplemental InformationIssued on: September 12, 2003.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 03-23874 Filed 9-17-03; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-59-P
Document Information
- Published:
- 09/19/2003
- Department:
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Entry Type:
- Rule
- Action:
- Publication of final theft data.
- Document Number:
- 03-23874
- Pages:
- 54857-54861 (5 pages)
- Docket Numbers:
- Docket No. NHTSA-2002-11443, Notice 02
- RINs:
- 2127-AJ00: Theft Data for Calendar Year 2001
- RIN Links:
- https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/2127-AJ00/theft-data-for-calendar-year-2001
- PDF File:
- 03-23874.pdf
- CFR: (1)
- 49 CFR 541