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Federal Register: July 31, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 147)

DOCID: FR Doc 01-18585

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Docket ID: [Docket No. NHTSA-01-8906; Notice 02]

RIN ID: RIN 2127-AI06

NOTICE: NOTICES

ACTION: Motor vehicle theft prevention standard:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Publication of final theft data.

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

Final Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

This document publishes the final data on thefts of model year (MY) 1999 passenger motor vehicles that occurred in calendar year (CY) 1999. The final 1999 theft data indicate an increase in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 1998. The final theft rate for MY 1999 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 1999 (2.89 thefts per thousand vehicles produced) increased by 14.2 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 1998 vehicles (2.53 thefts per thousand vehicles produced). 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.

SUMMARY:

Passenger motor vehicle theft data (1999 CY),

SUPPLEMENTAL 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 hightheft 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 Sec. 33104(b)(4) mandate, this document reports the final theft data for CY 1999, the most recent calendar year for which data are available.

In calculating the 1999 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same procedures it used in calculating the MY 1998 theft rates. (For 1998 theft data calculations, see 65 FR 40721, June 30, 2000.) 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 selfinsured and uninsured vehicles, not all of which are reported to other data sources.

The 1999 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 1999 vehicles of that line stolen during calendar year 1999 by the total number of vehicles in that line manufactured for MY 1999, as reported to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The final 1999 theft data show an increase in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 1998. The final theft rate for MY 1999 passenger vehicles stolen in CY 1999 increased to 2.89 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, an increase of 14.2 percent from the rate of 2.53 thefts per thousand vehicles experienced by MY 1998 vehicles in CY 1998. For MY 1999 vehicles, out of a total of 201 vehicle lines, 54 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 54 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 50 are passenger car lines, four are multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and none are lightduty truck lines.

On Wednesday, March 14, 2001, NHTSA published the preliminary theft rates for CY 1999 passenger motor vehicles in the Federal Register (66 FR 14979). The agency tentatively ranked each of the MY 1999 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 received written comments from Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VW). The agency used VW's written comments to make the necessary adjustments to its data. As a [[Page 39555]]
result of the adjustments, some of the final theft rates and rankings of vehicle lines changed from those published in the March 2001 notice.

In its comments, VW informed the agency that the production volume for the VW Cabrio vehicle line was incorrect. In response to this comment, the production volume for the VW Cabrio has been corrected and the final theft list has been revised accordingly. As a result of the correction, the VW Cabrio previously ranked No. 111 with a theft rate of 1.8398, is now ranked No. 159 with a theft rate of 1.0181. Additionally, VW informed the agency that the production volumes for the Rolls Royce Silver Spur and the Rolls Royce Silver Spur Park Ward were interchanged. In response to this comment, the production volumes for the Rolls Royce Silver Spur and the Rolls Royce Silver Spur Park Ward have been corrected and the final theft list has been revised accordingly. As a result of the correction, the Rolls Royce Silver Spur with a production volume of two has been revised to reflect a production volume of 51, and the Rolls Royce Silver Spur Park Ward with a production volume of 51 has been revised to reflect a production volume of two.

The following list represents NHTSA's final calculation of theft rates for all 1999 passenger motor vehicle lines. This list is intended to inform the public of calendar year 1999 motor vehicle thefts of model year 1999 vehicles and does not have any effect on the obligations of regulated parties under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 331, Theft Prevention.
Theft Rates of Model Year 1999 Passenger Motor Vehicles Stolen in Calendar Year 1999 1999 theft Production rate (per No. Manufacturer Make/model (line) Thefts 1999 (Mfr's) 1,000 1999 vehicles produced) 1............................ HONDA............... ACURA INTEGRA....... 496 25,790 19.2323 2............................ DAIMLERCHRYSLER..... INTREPID \1\........ 9 480 18.7500 3............................ MITSUBISHI.......... MIRAGE.............. 564 53,884 10.4669 4............................ DAIMLERCHRYSLER..... PLYMOUTH NEON....... 350 38,944 8.9873 5............................ DAIMLERCHRYSLER..... NEON\1\............. 2 226 8.8496 6............................ MITSUBISHI.......... MONTERO SPORT/ 368 42,268 8.7063 NATIVA\2\. 7............................ DAIMLERCHRYSLER..... DODGE STRATUS....... 715 84,128 8.4990 8............................ DAIMLERCHRYSLER..... DODGE INTREPID...... 1,104 139,847 7.8943 9............................ DAIMLERCHRYSLER..... DODGE NEON.......... 448 56,850 7.8804 10........................... BMW................. Z3.................. 18 2,547 7.0671 11........................... MITSUBISHI.......... ECLIPSE............. 349 50,070 6.9702 12........................... DAIMLERCHRYSLER..... SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. 319 46,758 6.8224 13........................... GENERAL MOTORS...... OLDSMOBILE ALERO.... 799 121,343 6.5846 14........................... DAIMLERCHRYSLER..... PLYMOUTH BREEZE..... 367 56,048 6.5480 15........................... MITSUBISHI.......... DIAMANTE............ 54 8,347 6.4694 16........................... MITSUBISHI.......... GALANT.............. 390 62,488 6.2412 17........................... DAIMLERCHRYSLER..... STRATUS \1\......... 3 482 6.2241 18........................... BMW................. M3.................. 41 7,415 5.5293 19........................... KIA MOTORS.......... SEPHIA.............. 315 57,099 5.5167 20........................... DAEWOO.............. LEGANZA............. 74 14,217 5.2050 21........................... GENERAL MOTORS...... PONTIAC SUNFIRE..... 383 74,944 5.1105 22........................... NISSAN.............. SENTRA/200SX........ 399 79,115 5.0433 23........................... GENERAL MOTORS...... PONTIAC GRAND AM.... 1,510 299,775 5.0371 24........................... TOYOTA.............. TERCEL.............. 59 12,122 4.8672 25........................... SUZUKI.............. ESTEEM.............. 69 14,255 4.8404 26........................... MERCEDES BENZ....... 140 (CLCLASS & S 63 13,532 4.6556 CLASS). 27........................... FORD MOTOR CO....... MUSTANG............. 579 125,973 4.5962 28........................... FORD MOTOR CO....... MERCURY TRACER...... 117 25,972 4.5049 29........................... GENERAL MOTORS...... PONTIAC BONNEVILLE.. 231 53,371 4.3282 30........................... GENERAL MOTORS...... OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS.. 186 43,584 4.2676 31........................... NISSAN.............. ALTIMA.............. 739 174,349 4.2386 32........................... FORD MOTOR CO....... LINCOLN TOWN CAR.... 379 89,564 4.2316 33........................... GENERAL MOTORS...... CHEVROLET CAVALIER.. 986 233,756 4.2181 34........................... DAIMLERCHRYSLER..... CIRRUS.............. 138 32,903 4.1941 35........................... MITSUBISHI.......... MONTERO............. 31 7,399 4.1898 36........................... GENERAL MOTORS...... OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. 359 86,481 4.1512 37........................... DAIMLERCHRYSLER..... LHS................. 149 36,369 4.0969 38........................... HONDA............... PRELUDE............. 46 11,366 4.0472 39........................... JAGUAR.............. XJ8................. 29 7,235 4.0083 40........................... DAIMLERCHRYSLER..... JEEP CHEROKEE....... 610 154,377 3.9514 41........................... GENERAL MOTORS...... BUICK REGAL......... 286 73,309 3.9013 42........................... NISSAN.............. INFINITI Q45........ 28 7,208 3.8846 43........................... HONDA............... CIVIC............... 1,039 269,109 3.8609 44........................... GENERAL MOTORS...... CADILLAC DEVILLE.... 411 106,554 3.8572 45........................... GENERAL MOTORS...... CHEVROLET MALIBU.... 822 213,692 3.8467 46........................... GENERAL MOTORS...... CHEVROLET BLAZER.... 762 199,042 3.8283 47........................... TOYOTA.............. LEXUS GS............ 116 30,513 3.8017 48........................... FORD MOTOR CO....... CONTOUR............. 524 139,339 3.7606 49........................... DAEWOO.............. LANOS............... 31 8,312 3.7295 50........................... MITSUBISHI.......... 3000GT.............. 12 3,244 3.6991 51........................... GENERAL MOTORS...... CHEVROLET METRO..... 95 25,749 3.6895 [[Page 39556]]
52........................... TOYOTA.............. COROLLA............. 940 255,693 3.6763 53........................... MERCEDES BENZ....... 208 (CLKCLASS)..... 65 17,795 3.6527 54........................... DAIMLERCHRYSLER..... DODGE AVENGER....... 61 16,883 3.6131 55........................... KIA MOTORS.......... SPORTAGE............ 135 38,232 3.5311 56........................... SUZUKI.............. VITARA/GRAND VITARA. 124 35,651 3.4782 57........................... DAEWOO.............. NUBIRA.............. 33 9,553 3.4544 58........................... GENERAL MOTORS...... PONTIAC FIREBIRD/ 119 35,115 3.3889 TRANS AM/FORMULA. 59........................... HYUNDAI............. SONATA.............. 82 24,539 3.3416 60........................... FORD MOTOR CO....... MERCURY MYSTIQUE.... 134 40,939 3.2732 61........................... FORD MOTOR CO....... ESCORT.............. 933 287,150 3.2492 62........................... HYUNDAI............. TIBURON............. 23 7,215 3.1878 63........................... ISUZU............... RODEO............... 230 72,544 3.1705 64........................... HYUNDAI............. ACCENT.............. 120 37,950 3.1621 65........................... GENERAL MOTORS...... CHEVROLET CAMARO.... 123 39,041 3.1505 66........................... GENERAL MOTORS...... PONTIAC GRAND PRIX.. 437 142,546 3.0657 67........................... GENERAL MOTORS...... CHEVROLET CORVETTE.. 90 29,904 3.0096 68........................... JAGUAR.............. XK8................. 17 5,747 2.9581 69........................... NISSAN.............. PATHFINDER.......... 181 61,310 2.9522 70........................... DAIMLERCHRYSLER..... SEBRING COUPE....... 81 27,519 2.9434 71........................... MAZDA............... PROTEGE............. 208 70,802 2.9378 72........................... MERCEDES BENZ....... 129 (SLCLASS)...... 28 9,633 2.9067 73........................... ROLLSROYCE......... BENTLEY ARNAGE...... 1 348 2.8736 74........................... GENERAL MOTORS...... CHEVROLET LUMINA/ 561 197,430 2.8415 MONTE CARLO. 75........................... FORD MOTOR CO....... EXPLORER............ 1,099 386,943 2.8402 76........................... MAZDA............... 626................. 244 88,473 2.7579 77........................... FORD MOTOR CO....... TAURUS.............. 1,163 423,308 2.7474 78........................... BMW................. 7................... 23 8,391 2.7410 79........................... DAIMLERCHRYSLER..... CONCORDE............ 175 64,234 2.7244 80........................... GENERAL MOTORS...... CHEVROLET PRIZM..... 136 49,999 2.7201 81........................... DAIMLERCHRYSLER..... 300 M............... 206 76,130 2.7059 82........................... HYUNDAI............. ELANTRA............. 158 60,317 2.6195 83........................... DAIMLERCHRYSLER..... JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. 729 284,429 2.5630 84........................... DAIMLERCHRYSLER..... PLYMOUTH VOYAGER/ 377 150,111 2.5115 GRAND. 85........................... NISSAN.............. INFINITI QX4........ 59 23,505 2.5101 86........................... SUZUKI.............. SWIFT............... 5 1,998 2.5025 87........................... NISSAN.............. MAXIMA.............. 239 95,789 2.4951 88........................... TOYOTA.............. TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK. 412 167,637 2.4577 89........................... FORD MOTOR CO....... MERCURY SABLE....... 295 120,113 2.4560 90........................... MAZDA............... MILLENIA............ 47 19,249 2.4417 91........................... GENERAL MOTORS...... CADILLAC SEVILLE.... 86 35,624 2.4141 92........................... FORD MOTOR CO....... MERCURY COUGAR...... 212 88,258 2.4020 93........................... FORD MOTOR CO....... MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. 105 43,743 2.4004 94........................... HONDA............... ACURA RL............ 31 12,961 2.3918 95........................... VOLVO............... C70................. 12 5,087 2.3590 96........................... DAIMLERCHRYSLER..... JEEP WRANGLER....... 197 84,990 2.3179 97........................... TOYOTA.............. 4RUNNER............ 292 126,929 2.3005 98........................... HONDA............... ACURA SLX........... 2 870 2.2989 99........................... NISSAN.............. FRONTIER PICKUP 104 45,256 2.2980 TRUCK. 100.......................... GENERAL MOTORS...... OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA.. 57 25,782 2.2108 101.......................... GENERAL MOTORS...... BUICK CENTURY....... 329 150,061 2.1924 102.......................... GENERAL MOTORS...... CADILLAC ELDORADO... 35 15,982 2.1900 103.......................... GENERAL MOTORS...... GMC JIMMY S15...... 137 63,541 2.1561 104.......................... TOYOTA.............. CAMRY/CAMRY SOLARA.. 1,040 490,959 2.1183 105.......................... DAIMLERCHRYSLER..... DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND. 595 297,350 2.0010 106.......................... ISUZU............... TROOPER............. 46 23,094 1.9919 107.......................... VOLKSWAGEN.......... GOLF/GTI............ 28 14,204 1.9713 108.......................... FORD MOTOR CO....... RANGER PICKUP TRUCK. 692 356,716 1.9399 109.......................... ISUZU............... HOMBRE PICKUP TRUCK. 5 2,595 1.9268 110.......................... GENERAL MOTORS...... CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. 146 76,071 1.9193 111.......................... TOYOTA.............. RAV4................ 109 60,776 1.7935 112.......................... TOYOTA.............. LEXUS SC............ 5 2,822 1.7718 113.......................... MERCEDES BENZ....... 163 (MLCLASS)...... 91 51,970 1.7510 114.......................... MERCEDES BENZ....... 210 (ECLASS)....... 97 55,719 1.7409 115.......................... VOLKSWAGEN.......... JETTA............... 191 109,769 1.7400 116.......................... DAIMLERCHRYSLER..... DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP 233 134,058 1.7381 TRUCK. 117.......................... BMW................. 3................... 97 56,197 1.7261 118.......................... BMW................. 5................... 52 30,490 1.7055 [[Page 39557]]
119.......................... HONDA............... ACCORD.............. 607 356,993 1.7003 120.......................... PONTIAC............. MONTANA VAN......... 97 58,081 1.6701 121.......................... NISSAN.............. INFINITI G20........ 38 22,842 1.6636 122.......................... GENERAL MOTORS...... CHEVROLET S10 296 179,498 1.6490 PICKUP TRUCK. 123.......................... TOYOTA.............. CELICA.............. 8 4,868 1.6434 124.......................... GENERAL MOTORS...... SATURN SL........... 311 190,414 1.6333 125.......................... MERCEDES BENZ....... 170 (SLKCLASS)..... 22 13,875 1.5856 126.......................... FORD MOTOR CO....... F150 PICKUP TRUCK.. 276 174,285 1.5836 127.......................... GENERAL MOTORS...... OLDSMOBILE 88/ 61 39,921 1.5280 REGENCY. 128.......................... GENERAL MOTORS...... GMC SONOMA PICKUP 66 43,355 1.5223 TRUCK. 129.......................... SAAB................ 95................. 37 24,666 1.5000 130.......................... VOLVO............... S80................. 37 24,976 1.4814 131.......................... FERRARI............. F355................ 1 694 1.4409 132.......................... GENERAL MOTORS...... GMC SAFARI VAN...... 34 23,613 1.4399 133.......................... TOYOTA.............. AVALON.............. 89 61,819 1.4397 134.......................... MAZDA............... B SERIES PICKUP 62 44,452 1.3948 TRUCK. 135.......................... FORD MOTOR CO....... LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. 37 27,054 1.3676 136.......................... DAIMLERCHRYSLER..... TOWN & COUNTRY MPV.. 104 76,795 1.3543 137.......................... VOLVO............... S70/V70............. 80 59,367 1.3475 138.......................... SAAB................ 93................. 46 34,580 1.3302 139.......................... HONDA............... PASSPORT............ 36 27,499 1.3091 140.......................... GENERAL MOTORS...... BUICK PARK AVENUE... 78 59,904 1.3021 141.......................... TOYOTA.............. LEXUS RX............ 118 91,102 1.2953 142.......................... TOYOTA.............. LEXUS ES............ 58 46,162 1.2564 143.......................... NISSAN.............. QUEST............... 50 40,506 1.2344 144.......................... GENERAL MOTORS...... OLDSMOBILE AURORA... 23 18,729 1.2280 145.......................... GENERAL MOTORS...... CADILLAC LIMOUSINE.. 1 821 1.2180 146.......................... FORD MOTOR CO....... MERCURY GRAND 146 122,586 1.1910 MARQUIS. 147.......................... GENERAL MOTORS...... CHEVROLET TRACKER... 41 34,839 1.1768 148.......................... GENERAL MOTORS...... BUICK LESABRE....... 117 100,354 1.1659 149.......................... GENERAL MOTORS...... CADILLAC CATERA..... 16 13,801 1.1593 150.......................... NISSAN.............. INFINITI I30........ 28 24,215 1.1563 151.......................... FORD MOTOR CO....... MERCURY VILLAGER MPV 59 51,066 1.1554 152.......................... FORD MOTOR CO....... WINDSTAR VAN........ 233 203,936 1.1425 153.......................... GENERAL MOTORS...... SATURN SC........... 54 47,578 1.1350 154.......................... AUDI................ A6.................. 28 24,809 1.1286 155.......................... MAZDA............... MX5 MIATA.......... 38 33,723 1.1268 156.......................... BMW................. M................... 3 2,731 1.0985 157.......................... HONDA............... ACURA CL............ 27 24,960 1.0817 158.......................... GENERAL MOTORS...... CHEVROLET VENTURE 93 88,071 1.0560 VAN.
159.......................... VOLKSWAGEN.......... CABRIO.............. 15 14,734 1.0181 160.......................... ISUZU............... VEHICROSS........... 2 2,005 0.9975 161.......................... DAIMLERCHRYSLER..... DODGE VIPER......... 1 1,033 0.9681 162.......................... GENERAL MOTORS...... BUICK RIVIERA....... 2 2,091 0.9565 163.......................... VOLKSWAGEN.......... PASSAT.............. 75 79,396 0.9446 164.......................... TOYOTA.............. LEXUS LS............ 16 17,291 0.9253 165.......................... VOLKSWAGEN.......... NEW BEETLE.......... 60 66,867 0.8973 166.......................... AUDI................ A8.................. 2 2,244 0.8913 167.......................... FORD MOTOR CO....... CROWN VICTORIA...... 104 118,849 0.8751 168.......................... SUBARU.............. LEGACY.............. 78 90,840 0.8587 169.......................... PORSCHE............. 911................. 11 12,887 0.8536 170.......................... SUBARU.............. IMPREZA............. 17 20,208 0.8413 171.......................... AUDI................ A4.................. 26 31,892 0.8153 172.......................... HONDA............... ACURA TL............ 45 55,646 0.8087 173.......................... VOLKSWAGEN.......... EUROVAN............. 2 2,555 0.7828 174.......................... MERCEDES BENZ....... 202 (CCLASS)....... 28 37,472 0.7472 175.......................... ISUZU............... AMIGO............... 8 11,359 0.7043 176.......................... SUBARU.............. FORESTER............ 32 46,668 0.6857 177.......................... JAGUAR.............. VANDEN PLAS......... 3 4,435 0.6764 178.......................... HONDA............... CRV................ 72 110,945 0.6490 179.......................... TOYOTA.............. SIENNA VAN.......... 43 69,531 0.6184 180.......................... GENERAL MOTORS...... SATURN SW........... 10 16,420 0.6090 181.......................... JAGUAR.............. XJR................. 1 1,778 0.5624 182.......................... PORSCHE............. BOXSTER CONVERTIBLE. 7 13,234 0.5289 183.......................... GENERAL MOTORS...... OLDSMOBILE 20 38,130 0.5245 SILHOUETTE VAN. 184.......................... HONDA............... ODYSSEY VAN......... 6 50,425 0.1190 185.......................... DAIMLERCHRYSLER..... PLYMOUTH PROWLER.... 0 3,655 0.0000 186.......................... FERRARI............. 360................. 0 445 0.0000 [[Page 39558]]
187.......................... FERRARI............. 456................. 0 119 0.0000 188.......................... FERRARI............. 550................. 0 259 0.0000 189.......................... GENERAL MOTORS...... BUICK FUNERAL COACH. 0 993 0.0000 190.......................... HONDA............... ACURA NSX........... 0 243 0.0000 191.......................... ISUZU............... OASIS VAN........... 0 702 0.0000 192.......................... LAMBORGHINI......... DB132/DIABLO........ 0 162 0.0000 193.......................... LOTUS............... ESPRIT.............. 0 121 0.0000 194.......................... ROLLSROYCE......... BENTLEY AZURE....... 0 70 0.0000 195.......................... ROLLSROYCE......... BENTLEY CONTINENTAL 0 6 0.0000 R.
196.......................... ROLLSROYCE......... BENTLEY CONTINENTAL 0 23 0.0000 SC.
197.......................... ROLLSROYCE......... BENTLEY CONTINENTAL 0 5 0.0000 T.
198.......................... ROLLSROYCE......... BENTLEY TURBO R..... 0 2 0.0000 199.......................... ROLLSROYCE......... SILVER SERAPH....... 0 299 0.0000 200.......................... ROLLSROYCE......... SILVER SPUR......... 0 51 0.0000 201.......................... ROLLSROYCE......... SILVER SPUR PARK 0 2 0.0000 WARD. \1\ These vehicles were manufactured for sale in the U.S. territories under the Chrysler name plate. \2\ Nativa is the name applied to Montero Sport vehicles that are manufactured for sale only in Puerto Rico.

Issued on: July 20, 2001.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Safety Performance Standards.
[FR Doc. 0118585 Filed 73001; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 491059P

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

Ms. Deborah Mazyck, Office of Planning and Consumer Programs, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Mazyck's telephone number is (202) 3660846. Her fax number is (202) 4932290.