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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) 2007 passenger motor vehicles that occurred in calendar year (CY) 2007. The final 2007 theft data indicated a decrease in the vehicle theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2007. The final theft rate for MY 2007 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2007 is 1.86 thefts per thousand vehicles, a decrease of ten percent from the rate of 2.08 thefts per thousand in 2006. 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 International Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer Programs, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Mazyck's telephone number is (202) 366-0846. Her fax number is (202) 493-2990.
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 Start Printed Page 11006timely 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 2007, the most recent calendar year for which data are available.
In calculating the 2007 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same procedures it used in calculating the MY 2006 theft rates. (For 2006 theft data calculations, see 73 FR 60633, October 14, 2008). 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 2007 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 2007 vehicles of that line stolen during calendar year 2007 by the total number of vehicles in that line manufactured for MY 2007, as reported to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The final 2007 theft data show a decrease in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2006. The final theft rate for MY 2007 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2007 decreased to 1.86 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, a decrease of 10.6 percent from the rate of 2.08 thefts per thousand vehicles experienced by MY 2006 vehicles in CY 2006. The data has shown an overall decreasing trend in theft rates since CY 1993, with periods of increase from one year to the next.
For MY 2007 vehicles, out of a total of 206 vehicle lines, 16 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 16 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 14 are passenger car lines, two are a multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and none are light-duty truck lines.
The MY 2007 theft rate reduction is consistent with the general decreasing trend of theft rates over the past 15 years as indicated by Figure 1. We note, however, that the theft rate from 2003 to 2007 is virtually unchanged (1.84 to 1.86). This suggests that the progress made since 1992 may have reached the limits of current approaches to reducing vehicle thefts, and that some new approaches should be added.
The agency believes that the theft rate reduction could be the result of several factors including the increased use of standard antitheft devices (i.e., immobilizers), vehicle parts marking, increased and improved prosecution efforts by law enforcement organizations and increased public awareness measures.
On Wednesday, June 10, 2009, NHTSA published the preliminary theft rates for CY 2007 passenger motor vehicles in the Federal Register (74 FR 27493). The agency tentatively ranked each of the MY 2007 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 June 2009 notice. The agency received written comments from Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VW) and Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan).
In its comments, VW informed the agency that the entries for the Audi RS4, Audi A8, Audi A4/A4 Quattro/S4/S4 Avant and Audi RS4 were listed with incorrect manufacturer designations. The final theft data has been revised to reflect that Audi is the manufacturer for Start Printed Page 11007the Audi RS4, Audi A8, Audi A4/A4 Quattro/S4/S4 Avant and Audi RS4 vehicles.
Additionally, Nissan informed the agency that its Nissan Xterra and Versa vehicle lines were not listed in the agency's June 2009 publication of preliminary data. Upon review, the agency found that the Xterra vehicle line has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) over 6,000 pounds. Therefore, because the scope of the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard applies to only vehicles with a GVWR of 6,000 pounds or less, the Nissan Xterra was not included on the agency's publication. The agency also notes that the Nissan Versa was erroneously omitted from the publication of preliminary theft data and therefore, has corrected the final theft data to reflect the theft rate information for the Nissan Versa. As a result of this correction, the Nissan Versa is ranked No. 95 with a theft rate of 1.3216.
Further reanalysis of the theft rate data also revealed that the production volume listed for the Pontiac G5 was incorrect. The production volume for the Pontiac G5 has been corrected and the final theft list has been revised accordingly. As a result of the correction, the Pontiac G5 previously ranked No. 94 with a theft rate of 1.3216 is now ranked No. 2 with a theft rate of 11.2523.
Review of the theft rate data also revealed that the Chrysler Crossfire was not included on the publication of preliminary theft data. NHTSA has corrected the final theft data to include the Chrysler Crossfire. As a result of this correction, the final theft list has been revised accordingly. The Chrysler Crossfire, previously omitted, is now ranked No. 193 with a theft rate of 0.0000.
The following list represents NHTSA's final calculation of theft rates for all 2007 passenger motor vehicle lines. This list is intended to inform the public of calendar year 2007 motor vehicle thefts of model year 2007 vehicles and does not have any effect on the obligations of regulated parties under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 331, Theft Prevention.
Start SignatureFinal Report of Theft Rates For Model Year 2007 Passenger Motor Vehicles Stolen in Calendar Year 2007
Manufacturer Make/model (line) Thefts 2007 Production (Mfr's) 2007 2007 theft rate (per 1,000 vehicles produced) 1 CHRYSLER DODGE MAGNUM 344 28059 12.2599 2 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC G5 54 4799 11.2523 3 CHRYSLER DODGE CHARGER 1148 120636 9.5162 4 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO 174 21689 8.0225 5 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 534 77689 6.8736 6 CHRYSLER 300 715 121529 5.8834 7 MITSUBISHI LANCER 12 2355 5.0955 8 ROLLS ROYCE PHANTOM 2 398 5.0251 9 MERCEDES-BENZ 215 (CL-CLASS) 43 9296 4.6256 10 FORD MOTOR CO TAURUS 510 114616 4.4496 11 CHRYSLER SEBRING 338 78059 4.3301 12 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER 443 104546 4.2374 13 SUZUKI FORENZA 133 34236 3.8848 14 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC G6 629 164306 3.8282 15 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET MALIBU 487 127718 3.8131 16 MITSUBISHI GALANT 103 27141 3.7950 17 MAZDA 6 201 56178 3.5779 18 AUDI AUDI RS4 5 1475 3.3898 19 CHRYSLER PACIFICA 197 60392 3.2620 20 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET COBALT 703 215663 3.2597 21 FORD MOTOR CO MUSTANG 518 159345 3.2508 22 FORD MOTOR CO LINCOLN TOWN CAR 114 35281 3.2312 23 CHRYSLER DODGE CALIBER 560 175537 3.1902 24 KIA OPTIMA 127 40914 3.1041 25 NISSAN 350Z 49 15831 3.0952 26 NISSAN INFINITI FX35 40 13346 2.9972 27 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC DTS 140 47396 2.9538 28 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET IMPALA 769 267375 2.8761 29 KIA SPECTRA 171 64591 2.6474 30 KIA RIO 83 31947 2.5981 31 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 107 42300 2.5296 32 FORD MOTOR CO FOCUS 576 229738 2.5072 33 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET AVEO 166 67104 2.4738 34 HYUNDAI SONATA 302 123439 2.4466 35 VOLVO S40 53 21905 2.4195 36 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 192 80133 2.3960 37 NISSAN MAXIMA 152 63601 2.3899 38 BMW M6 8 3400 2.3529 39 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR 30 12805 2.3428 40 NISSAN SENTRA 225 96584 2.3296 41 FORD MOTOR CO CROWN VICTORIA 17 7424 2.2899 42 CHRYSLER JEEP LIBERTY 209 91466 2.2850 43 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET HHR 223 99681 2.2371 44 MERCEDES-BENZ 220 (S-CLASS) 91 41867 2.1735 45 TOYOTA COROLLA 740 351414 2.1058 46 NISSAN INFINITI FX45 1 475 2.1053 Start Printed Page 11008 47 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 257 122918 2.0908 48 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK LACROSSE/ALLURE 113 54938 2.0569 49 HUMMER H3 95 46341 2.0500 50 NISSAN ALTIMA 413 202162 2.0429 51 SUZUKI RENO 62 30424 2.0379 52 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS 81 39757 2.0374 53 JAGUAR XK8 6 2965 2.0236 54 KIA SORENTO 64 31798 2.0127 55 MAZDA 5 33 16424 2.0093 56 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN ION 185 94117 1.9656 57 AUDI AUDI A8 10 5106 1.9585 58 HYUNDAI ACCENT 86 44314 1.9407 59 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC CTS 97 53360 1.8178 60 FORD MOTOR CO FUSION 266 146464 1.8161 61 NISSAN PATHFINDER 76 42137 1.8036 62 HYUNDAI AZERA 40 22218 1.8003 63 CHRYSLER DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND CARAVAN 284 164003 1.7317 64 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET CORVETTE 65 37744 1.7221 65 BMW M5 2 1163 1.7197 66 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 146 84922 1.7192 67 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC G6 54 32894 1.6416 68 BMW 6 11 6779 1.6227 69 FORD MOTOR CO FREESTAR VAN 30 18579 1.6147 70 NISSAN INFINITI M35/M45 48 30144 1.5924 71 TOYOTA YARIS 252 159292 1.5820 72 HONDA ACCORD 664 421206 1.5764 73 CHRYSLER DODGE NITRO 133 84441 1.5751 74 MAZDA RX-8 9 5728 1.5712 75 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY MILAN 55 35375 1.5548 76 AUDI AUDI A6/A6 QUATTRO/S6/S6 AVANT 18 11660 1.5437 77 FORD MOTOR CO FIVE HUNDRED 94 61270 1.5342 78 TOYOTA AVALON 121 79137 1.5290 79 NISSAN MURANO 137 92516 1.4808 80 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 148 100956 1.4660 81 TOYOTA CAMRY/SOLARA 1003 685729 1.4627 82 NISSAN INFINITI G35 83 57041 1.4551 83 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET UPLANDER VAN 87 60061 1.4485 84 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC STS 24 16746 1.4332 85 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC XLR 2 1400 1.4286 86 HONDA S2000 7 4907 1.4265 87 KIA AMANTI 6 4343 1.3815 88 MERCEDES-BENZ 208 (CLK-CLASS) 19 13825 1.3743 89 NISSAN FRONTIER PICKUP 87 64010 1.3592 90 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET COLORADO PICKUP 95 70012 1.3569 91 GENERAL MOTORS GMC CANYON PICKUP 25 18483 1.3526 92 BMW 7 22 16421 1.3397 93 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER 112 83830 1.3360 94 MAZDA 3 153 114723 1.3336 95 NISSAN VERSA 107 80962 1.3216 96 SUBARU IMPREZA 51 39198 1.3011 97 AUDI AUDI A4/A4 QUATTRO/S4/S4 AVANT 64 49645 1.2892 98 NISSAN QUEST VAN 47 36661 1.2820 99 HONDA ACURA TSX 29 22669 1.2793 100 KIA SPORTAGE 58 45512 1.2744 101 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP 206 165714 1.2431 102 FORD MOTOR CO RANGER PICKUP 94 77539 1.2123 103 TOYOTA 4RUNNER 132 109124 1.2096 104 MERCEDES-BENZ 170 (SLK-CLASS) 9 7459 1.2066 105 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN AURA 77 64851 1.1873 106 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC TORRENT 35 29918 1.1699 107 HONDA HONDA CIVIC 389 332639 1.1694 108 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC FUNERAL COACH/HEARSE 1 857 1.1669 109 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 37 31873 1.1609 110 AUDI AUDI A3/A3 QUATTRO 8 6992 1.1442 111 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF/RABBIT/GTI 46 41314 1.1134 112 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET EQUINOX 94 87031 1.0801 113 HYUNDAI TIBURON 15 13951 1.0752 114 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 42 39867 1.0535 Start Printed Page 11009 115 MERCEDES-BENZ 129 (SL-CLASS) 8 7648 1.0460 116 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY MONTEGO 16 15439 1.0363 117 GENERAL MOTORS GMC ENVOY 38 36989 1.0273 118 HYUNDAI TUCSON 45 44033 1.0220 119 HONDA ACURA 3.2 TL 5 4905 1.0194 120 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK TERRAZA VAN 8 7865 1.0172 121 FORD MOTOR CO ESCAPE 110 108788 1.0111 122 JAGUAR X-TYPE 3 3018 0.9940 123 HONDA ACURA 3.5 RL 49 49471 0.9905 124 JAGUAR VANDEN PLAS/SUPER V8 1 1010 0.9901 125 SUZUKI SX4 15 15421 0.9727 126 VOLVO S80 10 10805 0.9255 127 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC VIBE 30 32499 0.9231 128 HONDA ELEMENT 31 33688 0.9202 129 MAZDA B SERIES PICKUP 3 3285 0.9132 130 BMW 5 47 51970 0.9044 131 GENERAL MOTORS SATURN SKY 14 15546 0.9006 132 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK LUCERNE 76 85922 0.8845 133 TOYOTA LEXUS LS 31 35167 0.8815 134 HONDA ACURA RDX 22 25159 0.8744 135 CHRYSLER JEEP WRANGLER 88 100955 0.8717 136 FORD MOTOR CO EDGE 105 121525 0.8640 137 KIA RONDO 22 25524 0.8619 138 TOYOTA LEXUS RX 82 98473 0.8327 139 VOLKSWAGEN EOS 11 13406 0.8205 140 TOYOTA RAV4 145 181051 0.8009 141 FORD MOTOR CO FREESTYLE 30 38047 0.7885 142 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 89 113815 0.7820 143 BMW Z4/M 8 10568 0.7570 144 GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC SOLSTICE 16 21310 0.7508 145 SUZUKI AERIO 4 5544 0.7215 146 PORSCHE CAYMAN 4 5552 0.7205 147 PORSCHE 911 9 12521 0.7188 148 TOYOTA LEXUS IS 41 57055 0.7186 149 MERCEDES-BENZ 203 (C-CLASS) 83 116282 0.7138 150 BENTLEY MOTORS CONTINENTAL 3 4265 0.7034 151 BMW X3 22 31365 0.7014 152 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA 8 11538 0.6934 153 BMW 3 97 139966 0.6930 154 MAZDA MAZDA CX-7 52 75137 0.6921 155 VOLVO S60 14 20268 0.6907 156 CHRYSLER JEEP PATRIOT 20 29421 0.6798 157 ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE 1 1474 0.6784 158 KIA SEDONA VAN 41 60873 0.6735 159 HONDA FIT 46 68642 0.6701 160 SUBARU LEGACY/OUTBACK 10 14963 0.6683 161 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN 63 96072 0.6558 162 HONDA ACURA MDX 35 53550 0.6536 163 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY MONTEREY VAN 1 1553 0.6439 164 FORD MOTOR CO LINCOLN MKX 22 34571 0.6364 165 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK RAINIER 3 4723 0.6352 166 SUBARU OUTBACK 27 42747 0.6316 167 HONDA PILOT 77 122033 0.6310 168 FORD MOTOR CO LINCOLN ZEPHYR 20 32952 0.6069 169 JAGUAR XKR 3 5030 0.5964 170 TOYOTA LEXUS GS 17 28638 0.5936 171 VOLVO V50 2 3373 0.5929 172 MERCEDES-BENZ 210 (E-CLASS) 31 52557 0.5898 173 MAZDA MX-5 MIATA 7 13353 0.5242 174 VOLVO XC90 15 30762 0.4876 175 GENERAL MOTORS BUICK RENDEZVOUS 14 29187 0.4797 176 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE 13 27249 0.4771 177 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ 6 12726 0.4715 178 VOLVO XC70 6 13197 0.4546 179 HONDA CR-V 104 229378 0.4534 180 PORSCHE BOXSTER 2 4427 0.4518 181 TOYOTA LEXUS ES 54 121577 0.4442 182 SUBARU FORESTER 19 43985 0.4320 Start Printed Page 11010 183 BMW MINI COOPER 15 38511 0.3895 184 JAGUAR S-TYPE 1 2582 0.3873 185 TOYOTA PRIUS 53 158715 0.3339 186 SAAB 9-3 7 22401 0.3125 187 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN 64 208166 0.3074 188 FORD MOTOR CO MERCURY MARINER 6 20842 0.2879 189 VOLVO C70 1 5612 0.1782 190 TOYOTA LEXUS SC 8 80617 0.0992 191 ASTON MARTIN DB9 0 688 0.0000 192 BENTLEY MOTORS ARNAGE 0 140 0.0000 193 BENTLEY MOTORS AZURE 0 184 0.0000 194 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE 0 3412 0.0000 195 FERRARI 141 0 364 0.0000 196 FERRARI 612 SCAGLIETTI 0 66 0.0000 197 FERRARI 430 0 1382 0.0000 198 GENERAL MOTORS CADILLAC LIMOUSINE 0 648 0.0000 199 JAGUAR XJ8/XJ8L 0 1645 0.0000 200 JAGUAR XJR 0 221 0.0000 201 LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO 0 164 0.0000 202 LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO 0 558 0.0000 203 MASERATI QUATTROPORTE 0 2176 0.0000 204 SAAB 9-5 0 4084 0.0000 205 SPYKER C8 0 7 0.0000 206 VOLVO V70 0 3899 0.0000 End Signature End Supplemental InformationIssued on: March 4, 2010.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2010-5080 Filed 3-9-10; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 03/10/2010
- Department:
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Entry Type:
- Rule
- Action:
- Publication of final theft data.
- Document Number:
- 2010-5080
- Pages:
- 11005-11010 (6 pages)
- Docket Numbers:
- Docket No. NHTSA-2009-0085
- PDF File:
- 2010-5080.pdf
- CFR: (1)
- 49 CFR 541