ACTION:
Publication of 2007 final theft data; Correction.
SUMMARY:
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published in the Federal Register of March 10, 2010, a document on thefts of model year (MY) 2007 passenger motor vehicles that occurred in calendar year (CY) 2007. The document was published with several errors. In that publication, a vehicle line was omitted from the theft rate data which affected the overall theft rate calculation, the number of vehicle lines above the 1990/1991 median theft rate and the vehicle rankings. Additionally, vehicle line names and production numbers were listed incorrectly. The republishing of this document in its entirety corrects those errors.
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 1.85 thefts per thousand vehicles, a decrease of 11.1 percent from the rate of 2.08 thefts per thousand in 2006.
FOR 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This final notice revises the Federal Register notice published on March 10, 2010 (75 FR 11005) which omitted a vehicle line from the theft rate list. This omission affected the theft rate calculation, the number of vehicle lines above the 1990/1991 median theft rate and the vehicle rankings. Additionally, vehicle line names and production numbers erroneously were not listed correctly. The document has been revised and is reprinted below in its entirety.
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 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 1.85 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, a decrease of 11.1 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, 15 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 15 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 13 are passenger car lines, two are 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 1.85). 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.
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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 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 the 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 notes that the Nissan Xterra and the Nissan Versa were erroneously omitted from the publication of preliminary theft data and therefore, has corrected the final theft data to reflect the theft rate information for both vehicle lines. As a result of this correction, the Nissan Xterra is ranked No. 69 with a theft rate of 1.6061 and the Nissan Versa is ranked No. 95 with a theft rate of 1.3216.
Reanalysis of the theft rate data revealed that the Pontiac G6 was listed twice with a ranking at No. 13 and No. 66. The correct ranking for the Pontiac G6 is No. 13 with a theft rate of 3.8282. The final theft data has been revised to reflect the correct rank of the Pontiac G6. Further reanalysis of the theft rate revealed that the Pontiac G5 was also omitted from the theft rate list. The Pontiac G5 has been added to the list. The final theft list has been revised accordingly. As a result of this correction, the Pontiac G5 previously not listed is now ranked No. 66 with a theft rate of 1.6416.
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. 194 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.
Final 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
CHRYSLER
DODGE CHARGER
1148
120636
9.5162
3
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO
174
21689
8.0225
4
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX
534
77689
6.8736
5
CHRYSLER
300
715
121529
5.8834
6
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
12
2355
5.0955
7
ROLLS ROYCE
PHANTOM
2
398
5.0251
8
MERCEDES-BENZ
215 (CL-CLASS)
43
9296
4.6256
9
FORD MOTOR CO
TAURUS
510
114616
4.4496
10
CHRYSLER
SEBRING
338
78059
4.3301
11
CHRYSLER
PT CRUISER
443
104546
4.2374
12
SUZUKI
FORENZA
133
34236
3.8848
13
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC G6
629
164306
3.8282
14
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET MALIBU
487
127718
3.8131
15
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
103
27141
3.7950
16
MAZDA
6
201
56178
3.5779
17
AUDI
AUDI RS4
5
1475
3.3898
18
CHRYSLER
PACIFICA
197
60392
3.2620
19
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET COBALT
703
215663
3.2597
20
FORD MOTOR CO
MUSTANG
518
159345
3.2508
21
FORD MOTOR CO
LINCOLN TOWN CAR
114
35281
3.2312
22
CHRYSLER
DODGE CALIBER
560
175537
3.1902
23
KIA
OPTIMA
127
40914
3.1041
24
NISSAN
350Z
49
15831
3.0952
25
NISSAN
INFINITI FX35
40
13346
2.9972
26
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC DTS
140
47396
2.9538
27
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET IMPALA
769
267375
2.8761
28
KIA
SPECTRA
171
64591
2.6474
29
KIA
RIO
83
31947
2.5981
30
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
107
42300
2.5296
31
FORD MOTOR CO
FOCUS
576
229738
2.5072
32
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET AVEO
166
67104
2.4738
33
HYUNDAI
SONATA
302
123439
2.4466
34
VOLVO
S40
53
21905
2.4195
35
HYUNDAI
ELANTRA
192
80133
2.3960
36
NISSAN
MAXIMA
152
63601
2.3899
37
BMW
M6
8
3400
2.3529
38
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
30
12805
2.3428
39
NISSAN
SENTRA
225
96584
2.3296
40
FORD MOTOR CO
CROWN VICTORIA
17
7424
2.2899
41
CHRYSLER
JEEP LIBERTY
209
91466
2.2850
42
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET HHR
223
99681
2.2371
43
MERCEDES-BENZ
220 (S-CLASS)
91
41867
2.1735
44
TOYOTA
COROLLA
740
351414
2.1058
45
NISSAN
INFINITI FX45
1
475
2.1053
46
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
257
122918
2.0908
47
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK LACROSSE/ALLURE
113
54938
2.0569
48
HUMMER
H3
95
46341
2.0500
49
NISSAN
ALTIMA
413
202162
2.0429
50
SUZUKI
RENO
62
30424
2.0379
51
FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS
81
39757
2.0374
52
JAGUAR
XK8
6
2965
2.0236
53
KIA
SORENTO
64
31798
2.0127
54
MAZDA
5
33
16424
2.0093
55
GENERAL MOTORS
SATURN ION
185
94117
1.9656
56
AUDI
AUDI A8
10
5106
1.9585
57
HYUNDAI
ACCENT
86
44314
1.9407
58
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC CTS
97
53360
1.8178
59
FORD MOTOR CO
FUSION
266
146464
1.8161
60
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
76
42137
1.8036
61
HYUNDAI
AZERA
40
22218
1.8003
62
CHRYSLER
DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND CARAVAN
284
164003
1.7317
63
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET CORVETTE
65
37744
1.7221
64
BMW
M5
2
1163
1.7197
65
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
146
84922
1.7192
66
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC G5
54
32894
1.6416
67
BMW
6
11
6779
1.6227
68
FORD MOTOR CO
FREESTAR VAN
30
18579
1.6147
69
NISSAN
XTERRA
74
46074
1.6061
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
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
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
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
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
430
0
1382
0.0000
197
FERRARI
612 SCAGLIETTI
0
66
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
GALLARDO
0
558
0.0000
202
LAMBORGHINI
MURCIELAGO
0
164
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
Issued on: July 29, 2010.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2010-19100 Filed 8-6-10; 8:45 am]
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