ACTION:
Publication of final theft data.
SUMMARY:
This document publishes the final data on thefts of model year (MY) 2003 passenger motor vehicles that occurred in calendar year (CY) 2003. The final 2003 theft data indicate a decrease in the vehicle theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2003. The final theft rate for MY 2003 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2003 (1.84 thefts per thousand vehicles) decreased by 26.1 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 2002 (2.49 thefts per thousand vehicles) when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2002. 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 2003, the most recent calendar year for which data are available.
In calculating the 2003 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same procedures it used in calculating the MY 2002 theft rates. (For 2002 theft data calculations, see 69 FR 53354, September 1, 2004.) 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 2003 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 2003 vehicles of that line stolen during calendar year 2003 by the total number of vehicles in that line manufactured for MY 2003, as reported to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The final 2003 theft data show a decrease in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2002. The final theft rate for MY 2003 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2003 decreased to 1.84 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, a decrease of 26.1 percent from the rate of 2.49 thefts per thousand vehicles experienced by MY 2002 vehicles in CY 2002. For MY 2003 vehicles, out of a total of 217 vehicle lines, 21 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 21 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 18 are passenger car lines, two are multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and one is a light-duty truck line.
The MY 2003 theft rate reduction is consistent with the general decreasing trend of theft rates over the past ten years as indicated by Figure 1.
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The agency believes that the decrease 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 have contributed to the overall reduction in vehicle thefts.
On Wednesday, May 2, 2005, NHTSA published the preliminary theft rates for CY 2003 passenger motor vehicles in the Federal Register (70 FR 10066). The agency tentatively ranked each of the MY 2003 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 American Honda (Honda). In its comments, Honda informed the agency that there was an error in the published production volume for the Honda S2000 vehicle line. However, upon further review by Honda, it was confirmed that the reported production volume was correct. Therefore, the published production volume as reported to the agency will remain unchanged.
The following list represents NHTSA's final calculation of theft rates for all 2003 passenger motor vehicle lines. This list is intended to inform the public of calendar year 2003 motor vehicle thefts of model year 2003 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 2003 Passenger Motor Vehicles Stolen in Calendar Year 2003
Manufacturer
Make/model (line)
Thefts 2003
Production (Mfr's) 2003
2003 Theft rate (per 1,000 vehicles produced)
1
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
DODGE STRATUS
682
62,496
10.9127
2
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
DODGE INTREPID
392
40,366
9.7111
3
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
94
13,604
6.9097
4
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
57
9,981
5.7109
5
TOYOTA
TUNDRA PICKUP
162
28,981
5.5899
6
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
SEBRING
180
35,599
5.0563
7
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
174
35,508
4.9003
8
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
468
97,418
4.8040
9
JAGUAR
XJR
4
845
4.7337
10
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
DODGE NEON
590
127,902
4.6129
11
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE
61
13,337
4.5737
12
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
CHRYSLER CONCORDE
61
13,690
4.4558
13
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
CHRYSLER 300M
61
13,719
4.4464
14
SUZUKI
AERIO
150
33,931
4.4207
15
FORD MOTOR CO.
FORD MUSTANG
598
143,823
4.1579
16
NISSAN
SENTRA
293
71,734
4.0845
17
GENERAL MOTORS
OLDSMOBILE ALERO
333
86,229
3.8618
18
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
283
75,585
3.7441
19
JAGUAR
XK8
8
2,151
3.7192
20
VOLVO
S40
11
3,014
3.6496
21
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
333
92,062
3.6171
22
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX
249
70,395
3.5372
23
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
CHRYSLER VOYAGER VAN
72
20,642
3.4880
24
NISSAN
MAXIMA
211
62,537
3.3740
25
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO
228
67,610
3.3723
26
BMW
M3
30
8,964
3.3467
27
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC GRAND AM
450
145,150
3.1002
28
FORD MOTOR CO.
LINCOLN LS
72
23,472
3.0675
29
HONDA
S2000
24
7,862
3.0527
30
SUZUKI
VITARA/GRAND
108
35,437
3.0477
31
KIA MOTORS
OPTIMA
70
23,340
2.9991
32
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND CARAVAN
725
248,733
2.9148
33
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET CAVALIER
633
218,340
2.8991
34
SUBARU
IMPREZA
67
23,333
2.8715
35
TOYOTA
ECHO
101
35,276
2.8631
36
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET MALIBU
507
179,565
2.8235
37
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET BLAZER S10/T10
152
54,165
2.8062
38
MERCEDES-BENZ
215 (CL-CLASS)
9
3,214
2.8002
39
BMW
M5
5
1,902
2.6288
40
NISSAN
ALTIMA
591
225,388
2.6221
41
JAGUAR
XJ8
10
3,816
2.6205
42
VOLVO
C70
4
1,540
2.5974
43
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK REGAL
89
35,374
2.5160
44
KIA MOTORS
SPECTRA
176
71,249
2.4702
45
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK CENTURY
363
148,506
2.4443
46
JAGUAR
S-TYPE
55
22,608
2.4328
47
TOYOTA
LEXUS SC
26
10,800
2.4074
48
FORD MOTOR CO.
LINCOLN TOWN CAR
180
75,624
2.3802
49
TOYOTA
COROLLA
786
330,244
2.3801
50
FORD MOTOR CO.
FORD FOCUS
610
257,453
2.3694
51
HYUNDAI
ACCENT
120
51,425
2.3335
52
NISSAN
350Z
92
39,448
2.3322
53
TOYOTA
CELICA
42
18,062
2.3253
54
GENERAL MOTORS
SATURN LS
164
71,082
2.3072
55
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
CHRYSLER PT CRUISER
272
118,798
2.2896
56
HONDA
ACURA 3.2 CL
37
16,327
2.2662
57
FORD MOTOR CO.
FORD TAURUS
757
334,329
2.2642
58
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC SUNFIRE
85
37,813
2.2479
59
BMW
7
46
21,387
2.1508
60
HYUNDAI
TIBURON
87
40,830
2.1308
61
TOYOTA
LEXUS IS
30
14,445
2.0768
62
FORD MOTOR CO.
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER
95
45,950
2.0675
63
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET CORVETTE
68
33,118
2.0533
64
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC DEVILLE
157
77,703
2.0205
65
HYUNDAI
XG
18
8,942
2.0130
66
HONDA
ACURA RSX
51
26,035
1.9589
67
KIA MOTORS
RIO
86
44,120
1.9492
68
MAZDA
PROTÉGÉ
164
84,404
1.9430
69
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC SEVILLE
36
18,627
1.9327
70
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC BONNEVILLE
67
34,675
1.9322
71
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
93
48,273
1.9265
72
FORD MOTOR CO.
MERCURY SABLE
123
64,477
1.9077
73
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
JEEP LIBERTY
331
177,461
1.8652
74
NISSAN
INFINITI QX4
14
7,766
1.8027
75
MERCEDES-BENZ
220 (S-CLASS)
37
20,679
1.7893
76
TOYOTA
MATRIX
153
87,440
1.7498
77
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
CHRYSLER TOWN COUNTRY
216
123,575
1.7479
78
GENERAL MOTORS
GMC SONOMA PICKUP
71
41,164
1.7248
79
HYUNDAI
SONATA
129
77,468
1.6652
80
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
190
114,736
1.6560
81
MERCEDES-BENZ
129 (SL-CLASS)
34
20,685
1.6437
82
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET IMPALA
404
248,078
1.6285
83
FORD MOTOR CO.
FORD EXPLORER
537
332,158
1.6167
84
HYUNDAI
ELANTRA
210
130,031
1.6150
85
VOLVO
S60
31
19,532
1.5871
86
FORD MOTOR CO.
FORD ESCAPE
240
151,770
1.5813
87
AUDI
A8
1
643
1.5552
88
NISSAN
FRONTIER PICKUP
105
68,372
1.5357
89
VOLVO
S80
12
7,927
1.5138
90
TOYOTA
CAMRY/SOLARA
617
408,093
1.5119
91
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC AZTEK
44
29,564
1.4883
92
KIA MOTORS
SORENTO
63
42,837
1.4707
93
FORD MOTOR CO.
FORD RANGER PICKUP
331
226,132
1.4637
94
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
JEEP WRANGLER
94
64,343
1.4609
95
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP
31
21,582
1.4364
96
FORD MOTOR CO.
FORD CROWN VICTORIA
58
41,637
1.3930
97
NISSAN
INFINITI I35
24
17,334
1.3846
98
HONDA
ACURA 3.5 RL
4
2,903
1.3779
99
TOYOTA
LEXUS GS
20
14,555
1.3741
100
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET S10/T10 PICKUP
218
159,920
1.3632
101
NISSAN
INFINITI G35
111
81,505
1.3619
102
TOYOTA
TACOMA PICKUP
209
157,182
1.3297
103
FORD MOTOR CO.
FORD ESCORT
28
21,162
1.3231
104
TOYOTA
4RUNNER
133
101,254
1.3135
105
MAZDA
6
72
54,829
1.3132
106
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET TRACKER
54
41,730
1.2940
107
TOYOTA
RAV4
100
77,319
1.2933
108
GENERAL MOTORS
OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA
11
8,642
1.2729
109
PORSCHE
BOXSTER
10
7,880
1.2690
110
GENERAL MOTORS
GMC SAFARI VAN
11
8,738
1.2589
111
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC VIBE
88
69,941
1.2582
112
HONDA
CIVIC
369
300,485
1.2280
113
VOLKSWAGEN
GOLF/GTI
41
34,049
1.2041
114
FORD MOTOR CO.
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS
127
105,615
1.2025
115
HONDA
ACCORD
499
427,660
1.1668
116
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN
38
32,687
1.1625
117
TOYOTA
PRIUS
16
13,826
1.1572
118
NISSAN
XTERRA
87
75,351
1.1546
119
TOYOTA
MR2 SPYDER
6
5,209
1.1519
120
ISUZU
ASCENDER
4
3,476
1.1507
121
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
171
148,729
1.1497
122
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
56
48,772
1.1482
123
JAGUAR
XKR
1
880
1.1364
124
HONDA
ACURA 3.2 TL
105
93,899
1.1182
125
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
205
194,427
1.0544
126
AUDI
A6/A6 QUATTRO/S6/AVANT
18
17,116
1.0516
127
ISUZU
AXIOM
4
3,848
1.0395
128
MERCEDES-BENZ
203 (C-CLASS)
65
63,327
1.0264
129
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC CTS
69
68,264
1.0108
130
LAND ROVER
FREELANDER
10
9,985
1.0015
131
NISSAN
INFINITI Q45
3
3,034
0.9888
132
MAZDA
B SERIES PICKUP
19
19,342
0.9823
133
AUDI
TT
6
6,138
0.9775
134
TOYOTA
LEXUS ES
60
61,512
0.9754
135
MERCEDES-BENZ
210 (E-CLASS)
61
62,547
0.9753
136
NISSAN
INFINITI M45
6
6,402
0.9372
137
FORD MOTOR CO.
FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC
58
62,059
0.9346
138
TOYOTA
LEXUS LS
20
21,592
0.9263
139
TOYOTA
LEXUS GX
21
22,932
0.9158
140
NISSAN
MURANO
50
54,632
0.9152
141
BMW
5
36
39,342
0.9151
142
FORD MOTOR CO.
FORD WINDSTAR VAN
134
148,016
0.9053
143
PORSCHE
911
9
10,027
0.8976
144
BMW
3
90
100,589
0.8947
145
JAGUAR
X-TYPE
27
30,483
0.8857
146
VOLVO
XC70
8
9,175
0.8719
147
TOYOTA
AVALON
59
68,872
0.8567
148
GENERAL MOTORS
GMC ENVOY
71
83,069
0.8547
149
KIA MOTORS
SEDONA VAN
44
51,515
0.8541
150
VOLKSWAGEN
PASSAT
89
105,230
0.8458
151
GENERAL MOTORS
OLDSMOBILE AURORA
3
3,550
0.8451
152
AUDI
A4/A4 QUATTRO
40
47,520
0.8418
153
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN
80
96,022
0.8331
154
ISUZU
RODEO
11
13,625
0.8073
155
MAZDA
MX-5 MIATA
10
12,458
0.8027
156
HYUNDAI
SANTA FE
79
98,515
0.8019
157
MERCEDES-BENZ
208 (CLK-CLASS)
25
31,560
0.7921
158
JAGUAR
VANDEN PLAS/SUPER V8
1
1,265
0.7905
159
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK LESABRE
97
124,342
0.7801
160
TOYOTA
SIENNA VAN
33
42,688
0.7731
161
GENERAL MOTORS
SATURN ION
73
96,382
0.7574
162
FORD MOTOR CO.
FORD THUNDERBIRD
10
13,948
0.7169
163
MAZDA
TRIBUTE
33
47,099
0.7007
164
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC MONTANA VAN
32
45,936
0.6966
165
HONDA
ELEMENT
51
75,457
0.6759
166
HONDA
ACURA MDX
36
55,826
0.6449
167
TOYOTA
LEXUS RX
22
34,745
0.6332
168
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK RENDEZVOUS
42
67,239
0.6246
169
TOYOTA
HIGHLANDER
77
128,157
0.6008
170
GENERAL MOTORS
OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE VAN
11
18,330
0.6001
171
VOLKSWAGEN
NEW BEETLE
35
58,891
0.5943
172
HONDA
PILOT
71
123,095
0.5768
173
GENERAL MOTORS
SATURN VUE
58
109,455
0.5299
174
BMW
Z4
12
24,198
0.4959
175
VOLVO
XC90
6
12,404
0.4837
176
VOLVO
V70
3
6,242
0.4806
177
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK PARK AVENUE
14
29,309
0.4777
178
SUBARU
BAJA
7
14,966
0.4677
179
SAAB
9-5
7
15,159
0.4618
180
NISSAN
INFINITI FX35
8
17,691
0.4522
181
BMW
MINI COOPER
15
33,255
0.4511
182
HONDA
CR-V
61
140,449
0.4343
183
SAAB
9-3
13
33,653
0.3863
184
SUBARU
LEGACY/OUTBACK
30
84,858
0.3535
185
VOLVO
V40
3
9,155
0.3277
186
SUBARU
FORESTER
21
65,691
0.3197
187
MERCEDES-BENZ
170 (SLK-CLASS)
2
6,526
0.3065
188
MAZDA
MPV VAN
10
33,563
0.2979
189
HONDA
ODYSSEY VAN
48
165,197
0.2906
190
GENERAL MOTORS
SATURN LW
2
7,251
0.2758
191
NISSAN
INFINITI FX45
2
7,743
0.2583
192
ASTON MARTIN
VANQUISH
0
286
0.0000
193
ASTON MARTIN
VANTAGE
0
399
0.0000
194
AUDI
ALLROAD QUATTRO
0
5,256
0.0000
195
AUDI
RS6
0
1,436
0.0000
196
AUDI
S8
0
301
0.0000
197
BMW
Z8
0
539
0.0000
198
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
DODGE VIPER
0
1,707
0.0000
199
FERRARI
360
0
885
0.0000
200
FERRARI
456
0
32
0.0000
201
FERRARI
575M
0
167
0.0000
202
FERRARI
ENZO
0
102
0.0000
203
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC FUNERAL COACH/HEARSE
0
988
0.0000
204
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC LIMOUSINE
0
692
0.0000
205
HONDA
ACURA NSX
0
176
0.0000
206
HONDA
INSIGHT
0
1,011
0.0000
207
JAGUAR
XJS
0
594
0.0000
208
LAMBORGHINI
MURCIELAGO
0
75
0.0000
209
LOTUS
ESPRIT
0
96
0.0000
210
MASERATI
COUPE/SPYDER
0
408
0.0000
211
MITSUBISHI
NATIVA 1
0
470
0.0000
212
QUANTUM TECH.
CHEVROLET CAVALIER
0
313
0.0000
213
ROLLS ROYCE
BENTLEY
0
2
0.0000
214
ROLLS ROYCE
BENTLEY ARNAGE
0
107
0.0000
215
ROLLS ROYCE
BENTLEY AZURE
0
35
0.0000
216
ROLLS ROYCE
CONTINENTAL R
0
1
0.0000
217
VOLKSWAGEN
EUROVAN/CAMPER
0
4,662
0.0000
1 This vehicle was manufactured for sale only in Puerto Rico and represents the U.S. version of Mitsubishi's Montero Sport line.
Issued on: August 3, 2005.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 05-15689 Filed 8-8-05; 8:45 am]
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