ACTION:
Publication of final theft data.
SUMMARY:
This document publishes the final data on thefts of model year (MY) 2004 passenger motor vehicles that occurred in calendar year (CY) 2004. The final 2004 theft data indicate a decrease in the vehicle theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2004. The final theft rate for MY 2004 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2004 (1.83 thefts per thousand vehicles) decreased by 0.54 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 2003 (1.84 thefts per thousand vehicles) when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2003. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Deborah Mazyck, Office of International Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer Programs, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Mazyck's telephone number is (202) 366-0846. Her fax number is (202) 493-2290.
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 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 § 33104(b)(4) mandate, this document reports the final theft data for CY 2004, the most recent calendar year for which data are available.
In calculating the 2004 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same procedures it used in calculating the MY 2003 theft rates. (For 2003 theft data calculations, see 70 FR 46092, August 9, 2005). 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 2004 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 2004 vehicles of that line stolen during calendar year 2004 by the total number of vehicles in that line manufactured for MY 2004, as reported to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The final 2004 theft data show a decrease in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2003. The final theft rate for MY 2004 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2004 decreased to 1.83 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, a decrease of 0.54 percent from the rate of 1.84 thefts per thousand vehicles experienced by MY 2003 vehicles in CY 2003. For MY 2004 vehicles, out of a total of 230 vehicle lines, 22 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 22 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 20 are passenger car lines, one is a multipurpose passenger vehicle line, and one is a light-duty truck line.
The MY 2004 theft rate reduction is consistent with the general decreasing trend of theft rates over the past eleven years as indicated by Figure 1.
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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 partsmarking, increased and improved prosecution efforts by law enforcement organizations and, increased public awareness measures.
On Tuesday, May 2, 2006, NHTSA published the preliminary theft rates for CY 2004 passenger motor vehicles in the Federal Register (71 FR 25803). The agency tentatively ranked each of the MY 2004 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.
The agency received a written comment from Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VW). In its comments, VW informed the agency that the Lamborghini Gallardo and the Lamborghini L-140/141 are the same vehicle. The vehicles had been erroneously listed as two entries. The correct production volume and number of thefts were correctly reported under the Gallardo entry. Therefore, the L-140/141 entry has been deleted. Additionally, VW commented that the Lamborghini L-147/148 entry should be correctly listed as the Lamborghini Murcielago. The final theft data have been revised to reflect these changes. Volkswagen also informed the agency that Rolls Royce was incorrectly listed as the manufacturer for the Arnage and Continental entries. The final theft data have been revised to reflect that Bentley is the manufacturer for the Arnage and the Continental vehicles.
The following list represents NHTSA's final calculation of theft rates for all 2004 passenger motor vehicle lines. This list is intended to inform the public of calendar year 2004 motor vehicle thefts of model year 2004 vehicles and does not have any effect on the obligations of regulated parties under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 331, Theft Prevention.
Final Report of Theft Rates for Model Year 2004 Passenger Motor Vehicles Stolen in Calendar Year 2004
Manufacturer
Make/model (line)
Thefts 2004
Production (Mfr's) 2004
2004 Theft rate (per 1,000 vehicles produced)
1. DAIMLERCHRYSLER
DODGE INTREPID
662
67,289
9.8382
2. TOYOTA
TUNDRA PICKUP
135
14,660
9.2087
3. DAIMLERCHRYSLER
DODGE STRATUS
1,047
140,248
7.4653
4. DAIMLERCHRYSLER
CHRYSLER SEBRING
525
90,897
5.7758
5. HONDA
ACURA NSX
1
198
5.0505
6. GENERAL MOTORS
OLDSMOBILE ALERO
346
69,534
4.9760
7. GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC
464
98,025
4.7335
8. DAIMLERCHRYSLER
CHRYSLER CONCORDE
108
2,879
4.7205
9. MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
19
4,135
4.5949
10 SUBARU
IMPREZA
177
8,806
4.5612
11. MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
24
5,414
4.4330
12. GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO
268
62,391
4.2955
13. DAIMLERCHRYSLER
DODGE NEON
498
117,601
4.2347
14. MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
74
17,682
4.1850
15. NISSAN
SENTRA
504
122,208
4.1241
16. FORD MOTOR CO.
FORD MUSTANG
541
135,734
3.9857
17. NISSAN
INFINITI Q45
4
1,006
3.9761
18. KIA
RIO
145
37,599
3.8565
19. DAIMLERCHRYSLER
CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE
248
64,442
3.8484
20. MITSUBISHI
GALANT
165
42,902
3.8460
21. GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC GRAND AM
639
171,925
3.7167
22. HYUNDAI
ACCENT
155
2,863
3.6162
23. MITSUBISHI
LANCER
140
42,776
3.2729
24. MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
177
56,030
3.1590
25. GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC SUNFIRE
114
36,176
3.1513
26. NISSAN
ALTIMA
273
88,348
3.0901
27. GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET CAVALIER
658
215,275
3.0566
28. TOYOTA
SCION XB
73
25,098
2.9086
29. KIA
OPTIMA
186
66,397
2.8013
30. FORD MOTOR CO.
FORD FOCUS
302
109,050
2.7694
31. GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET IMPALA
743
269,733
2.7546
32. SUZUKI
VERONA
44
16,478
2.6702
33. BMW
7
43
16,245
2.6470
34. GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC SEVILLE
16
6,222
2.5715
35. ISUZU
RODEO
43
16,863
2.5500
36. NISSAN
MAXIMA
301
119,146
2.5263
37. TOYOTA
CELICA
21
8,483
2.4755
38. DAIMLERCHRYSLER
CHRYSLER PT CRUISER
255
104,558
2.4388
39. BMW
M3
21
8,632
2.4328
40. KIA
AMANTI
46
9,363
2.3757
41. GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC AZTEK
49
20,854
2.3497
42. FORD MOTOR CO.
FORD TAURUS
477
203,126
2.3483
43. MAZDA
6
176
75,843
2.3206
44. GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET BLAZER S10/T10
116
50,855
2.2810
45. SUZUKI
FORENZA
57
25,032
2.2771
46. GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX
408
179,556
2.2723
47. FORD MOTOR CO.
LINCOLN TOWN CAR
125
55,227
2.2634
48. FORD MOTOR CO.
LINCOLN LS
66
29,344
2.2492
49. SUZUKI
AERIO
37
16,459
2.2480
50. MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
50
22,336
2.2385
51. TOYOTA
COROLLA
602
272,301
2.2108
52. GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET CORVETTE
74
33,501
2.2089
53. KIA
SPECTRA
96
44,322
2.1660
54. NISSAN
350Z
87
40,255
2.1612
55. TOYOTA
LEXUS GS
21
9,756
2.1525
56. FORD MOTOR CO.
MERCURY SABLE
90
42,236
2.1309
57. TOYOTA
LEXUS IS
24
11,308
2.1224
58. FERRARI
360
2
950
2.1053
59. MERCEDES-BENZ
170 (SLK-CLASS)
8
3,836
2.0855
60. DAIMLERCHRYSLER
CHRYSLER PACIFICA
192
98,340
1.9524
61. DAIMLERCHRYSLER
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
617
317,381
1.9440
62. HONDA
ACURA RSX
39
20,280
1.9231
63. DAIMLERCHRYSLER
DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP
62
32,355
1.9162
64. FORD MOTOR CO.
FORD CROWN VICTORIA
63
32,977
1.9104
65. DAIMLERCHRYSLER
DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND CARAVAN
162
84,965
1.9067
66. GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC BONNEVILLE
40
21,163
1.8901
67. HYUNDAI
ELANTRA
196
103,787
1.8885
68. BMW
6
11
5,870
1.8739
69. JAGUAR
XJR
4
2,179
1.8357
70. GENERAL MOTORS
GMC CANYON PICKUP
39
21,402
1.8223
71. MAZDA
RX-8
64
35,147
1.8209
72. GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK RENDEZVOUS
123
68,043
1.8077
73. JAGUAR
XKR
1
557
1.7953
74. DAIMLERCHRYSLER
JEEP LIBERTY
305
173,128
1.7617
75. FORD MOTOR CO.
FORD EXPLORER
515
294,622
1.7480
76. VOLKSWAGEN
PHAETON
4
2,326
1.7197
77. MERCEDES-BENZ
129 (SL-CLASS)
20
11,928
1.6767
78. NISSAN
INFINITI FX35
44
26,531
1.6584
79. DAIMLERCHRYSLER
CHRYSLER 300M
34
20,836
1.6318
80. TOYOTA
TACOMA PICKUP
259
159,348
1.6254
81. VOLKSWAGEN
R32
8
5,017
1.5946
82. NISSAN
INFINITI G35
139
87,780
1.5835
83. HYUNDAI
TIBURON
33
20,977
1.5732
84. GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET TRACKER
24
15,276
1.5711
85. HYUNDAI
SONATA
158
101,774
1.5525
86. MERCEDES-BENZ
208 (CLK-CLASS)
31
20,013
1.5490
87. GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK CENTURY
84
54,706
1.5355
88. GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC DEVILLE
111
73,274
1.5149
89. FORD MOTOR CO.
FORD THUNDERBIRD
19
12,577
1.5107
90. TOYOTA
MATRIX
91
60,311
1.5088
91. VOLVO
S40
34
22,616
1.5034
92. GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
308
209,348
1.4712
93. HONDA
S2000
11
7,511
1.4645
94. DAIMLERCHRYSLER
DODGE VIPER
3
2,065
1.4528
95. DAIMLERCHRYSLER
JEEP WRANGLER
132
91,631
1.4406
96. LAMBORGHINI
GALLARDO
1
697
1.4347
97. TOYOTA
CAMRY/SOLARA
532
373,268
1.4252
98. TOYOTA
LEXUS SC
14
9,905
1.4134
99. MAZDA
MX-5 MIATA
12
8,620
1.3921
100. GENERAL MOTORS
GMC ENVOY
114
83,013
1.3733
101. MAZDA
3
104
75,915
1.3700
102. JAGUAR
XJ8
15
11,048
1.3577
103. GENERAL MOTORS
GMC SAFARI VAN
6
4,428
1.3550
104. VOLVO
V40
4
2,963
1.3500
105. HONDA
CIVIC
390
289,347
1.3479
106. GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN
28
20,892
1.3402
107. JAGUAR
S-TYPE
10
7,469
1.3389
108. GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET AVEO
92
68,741
1.3384
109. KIA
SORENTO
63
47,404
1.3290
110. GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET MALIBU
127
96,605
1.3146
111. FORD MOTOR CO.
FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC
79
60,166
1.3130
112. NISSAN
FRONTIER PICKUP
100
77,079
1.2974
113. GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK PARK AVENUE
22
16,985
1.2953
114. SUZUKI
VITARA/GRAND VITARA
44
34,227
1.2855
115. DAIMLERCHRYSLER
CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE
22
17,345
1.2684
116. AUDI
A4/A4 QUATTRO/S4/S4 AVANT
59
46,660
1.2645
117. GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK REGAL
24
18,983
1.2643
118. FORD MOTOR CO.
FORD ESCAPE
133
106,309
1.2511
119. MERCEDES-BENZ
203 (C-CLASS)
64
51,630
1.2396
120. TOYOTA
SCION XA
18
14,753
1.2201
121. NISSAN
INFINITI QX56
15
12,296
1.2199
122. JAGUAR
X-TYPE
30
24,693
1.2149
123. VOLVO
S60
50
41,804
1.1961
124. ISUZU
AXIOM
4
3,347
1.1951
125. HONDA
ACCORD
448
376,680
1.1893
126. NISSAN
INFINITI M45
2
1,687
1.1855
127. VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
109
92,979
1.1723
128. GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET COLORADO
109
93,411
1.1669
129. FORD MOTOR CO.
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS
104
89,130
1.1668
130. GENERAL MOTORS
SATURN ION
141
121,109
1.1642
131. MAZDA
MPV VAN
26
22,346
1.1635
132. VOLVO
S80
23
19,802
1.1615
133. GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC MONTANA VAN
35
30,277
1.1560
134. HYUNDAI
XG300
27
24,262
1.1129
135. TOYOTA
4RUNNER
135
122,034
1.1062
136. MERCEDES-BENZ
220 (S-CLASS)
18
16,416
1.0965
137. GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC GTO
13
12,044
1.0794
138. HONDA
ACURA TSX
50
46,494
1.0754
139. ISUZU
ASCENDER
8
7,455
1.0731
140. NISSAN
XTERRA
90
84,478
1.0654
141. PORSCHE
911
10
9,546
1.0476
142. AUDI
A8
8
7,654
1.0452
143. LAND ROVER
FREELANDER
5
4,795
1.0428
144. GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC VIBE
65
62,365
1.0423
145. BMW
3
106
103,092
1.0282
146. FORD MOTOR CO.
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER
52
50,580
1.0281
147. VOLKSWAGEN
GOLF/GTI
20
20,043
0.9979
148. FORD MOTOR CO.
FORD FREESTAR
104
105,280
0.9878
149. TOYOTA
MR2 SPYDER
1
1,023
0.9775
150. GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK LESABRE
117
119,742
0.9771
151. MERCEDES-BENZ
215 (CL-CLASS)
2
2,125
0.9412
152. KIA
SEDONA VAN
50
53,140
0.9409
153. BMW
5
45
48,009
0.9373
154. PORSCHE
BOXSTER
4
4,417
0.9056
155. HONDA
ACURA 3.2 TL
67
75,026
0.8930
156. TOYOTA
LEXUS LS
28
31,881
0.8783
157. DAIMLERCHRYSLER
CHRYSLER TOWN COUNTRY (MPV)
49
56,361
0.8694
158. GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN
66
76,777
0.8596
159. NISSAN
MURANO
55
64,280
0.8556
160. MERCEDES-BENZ
210 (E-CLASS)
39
45,602
0.8552
161. HONDA
ACURA 3.5 RL
7
8,341
0.8392
162. BMW
Z4
11
13,171
0.8352
163. MAZDA
TRIBUTE
25
30,524
0.8190
164. NISSAN
PATHFINDER
23
28,387
0.8102
165. TOYOTA
RAV4
62
77,643
0.7985
166. FORD MOTOR CO.
FORD RANGER PICKUP
136
172,566
0.7881
167. GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC SRX
24
30,811
0.7789
168. GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC XLR
3
3,857
0.7778
169. GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC CTS
43
55,984
0.7681
170. GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET S10/T10 PICKUP
9
12,111
0.7431
171. GENERAL MOTORS
OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE VAN
7
9,420
0.7431
172. HONDA
ACURA MDX
45
62,397
0.7212
173. GENERAL MOTORS
SATURN LS
13
18,185
0.7149
174. AUDI
ALLROAD QUATTRO
4
5,675
0.7048
175. TOYOTA
ECHO
4
5,697
0.7021
176. TOYOTA
LEXUS RX
101
146,431
0.6897
177. VOLKSWAGEN
PASSAT
48
70,878
0.6772
178. VOLKSWAGEN
NEW BEETLE
30
44,896
0.6682
179. TOYOTA
HIGHLANDER
82
123,726
0.6628
180. HYUNDAI
SANTA FE
86
130,385
0.6596
181. VOLVO
C70
5
7,731
0.6467
182. TOYOTA
LEXUS ES
45
70,774
0.6358
183. AUDI
A6/A6 QUATTRO/S6/S6 AVANT
10
15,885
0.6295
184. GENERAL MOTORS
GMC SONOMA PICKUP
2
3,190
0.6270
185. NISSAN
QUEST VAN
40
63,930
0.6257
186. MAZDA
B SERIES PICKUP
6
9,766
0.6144
187. HONDA
ELEMENT
34
56,002
0.6071
188. BMW
X3
20
33,586
0.5955
189. VOLVO
XC90
31
53,323
0.5814
190. TOYOTA
LEXUS GX
25
43,789
0.5709
191. JAGUAR
VANDEN PLAS/SUPER V8
2
3,712
0.5388
192. NISSAN
INFINITI FX45
2
3,762
0.5316
193. HONDA
ODYSSEY VAN
66
132,919
0.4965
194. TOYOTA
AVALON
25
50,663
0.4935
195. TOYOTA
SIENNA VAN
106
220,314
0.4811
196. NISSAN
INFINITI I35
6
12,840
0.4673
197. SUBARU
LEGACY/OUTBACK
28
61,160
0.4578
198. VOLVO
V70
7
15,335
0.4565
199. GENERAL MOTORS
SATURN VUE
42
92,536
0.4539
200. SUBARU
BAJA
1
2,208
0.4529
201. GENERAL MOTORS
SATURN LW
1
2,226
0.4492
202. GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX
16
35,760
0.4474
203. HONDA
CR-V
65
153,562
0.4233
204. TOYOTA
PRIUS
20
47,970
0.4169
205. HONDA
PILOT
50
135,591
0.3688
206. VOLVO
XC70
9
24,528
0.3669
207. BMW
MINI COOPER
11
31,126
0.3534
208. SUBARU
FORESTER
22
62,733
0.3507
209. AUDI
TT
2
5,889
0.3396
210. SAAB
9-3
10
29,534
0.3386
211. GENERAL MOTORS
OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA
1
3,475
0.2878
212. SAAB
9-5
2
10,101
0.1980
213. GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK RAINIER
4
28,987
0.1380
214. FORD MOTOR CO.
MERCURY MONTEREY
2
20,632
0.0969
215. ASTON MARTIN
VANQUISH
0
79
0.0000
216. FERRARI
575M
0
127
0.0000
217. FERRARI
CHALLENGE
0
328
0.0000
218. FORD MOTOR CO.
MERCURY MARAUDER
0
3,177
0.0000
219. GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC FUNERAL COACH/HEARSE
0
973
0.0000
220. GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC LIMOUSINE
0
778
0.0000
221. HONDA
INSIGHT
0
543
0.0000
222. JAGUAR
XK8
0
981
0.0000
223. LAMBORGHINI
MURCIELAGO
0
121
0.0000
224. LOTUS
ESPRIT
0
39
0.0000
225. MASERATI
COUPE/SPYDER
0
793
0.0000
226. QUANTUM TECH.
CHEVROLET CAVALIER
0
391
0.0000
227. BENTLEY
ARNAGE
0
165
0.0000
228. BENTLEY
CONTINENTAL
0
737
0.0000
229. ROLLS ROYCE
PHANTOM
0
489
0.0000
230. SAAB
9-7X
0
1,998
0.0000
Issued on: September 29, 2006.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. E6-16687 Filed 10-6-06; 8:45 am]
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