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 Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [Docket No. NHTSA-99-6586; Notice 02]
RIN 2127-AH76
 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) 1998 passenger motor vehicles that occurred in calendar year (CY) 1998. The final 1998 theft data indicate a decrease in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 1997. The final theft rate for MY 1998 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 1998 (2.53 thefts per thousand vehicles produced) decreased by 17.05 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 1997 vehicles (3.05 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.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Rosalind Proctor, Office of Planning and Consumer Programs, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Proctor'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 1998, the most recent calendar year for which data are available. In calculating the 1998 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same procedures it used in calculating the MY 1997 theft rates. (For 1997 theft data calculations, see 64 FR 41183, July 29, 1999.) 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 1998 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 1998 vehicles of that line stolen during calendar year 1998 by the total number of vehicles in that line manufactured for MY 1998, as reported to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The final 1998 theft data show a decrease in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 1997. The final theft rate for MY 1998 passenger vehicles stolen in CY 1998 decreased to 2.53 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, a decrease of 17.05 percent from the rate of 3.05 thefts per thousand vehicles experienced by MY 1997 vehicles in CY 1997. For MY 1998 vehicles, out of a total of 196 vehicle lines, 41 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 41 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 35 are passenger car lines, 6 are multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and none are light-duty truck lines. On Tuesday, February 8, 2000, NHTSA published the preliminary theft rates for CY 1998 passenger motor vehicles in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     (65 FR 6250). The agency tentatively ranked each of the MY 1998 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 General Motors Corporation (GM) and Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VW). The agency used all 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 February 2000 notice. In its comments, Volkswagen informed the agency that the production volume for the Audi A4 vehicle line was incorrect. In response to this comment, the production volume for the Audi A4 has been corrected and the final theft list has been revised accordingly. As a result of the correction, the Audi A4 previously ranked No. 163 with a theft rate of 0.8669 is now ranked No. 168 with a theft rate of 0.7147. GM informed the agency that the production volumes for the Chevrolet Metro and Chevrolet Tracker were incorrect. Upon further review of the production volumes, it was later confirmed by GM that the volumes listed by the agency for the two lines were not in error. Therefore, the production volume and the theft rate for the Chevrolet Metro and Chevrolet Tracker vehicle lines will remain unchanged. The following list represents NHTSA's final calculation of theft rates for all 1998 passenger motor vehicle lines. This list is intended to inform the public of calendar year 1998 motor vehicle thefts of model year 1998 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 1998 Passenger Motor Vehicles Stolen in Calendar Year 1998**
Manufacturer
Make/model (line)
Thefts 1998
Production (mfr's) 1998
1998 theft rate (per 1,000 vehicles produced)1 MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
87
6,584
13.21392 LAMBORGHINI
DB132/DIABLO
1
104
9.6154( print page 40722)3 SAAB
9000
12
1,335
8.98884 HONDA
ACURA INTEGRA
314
36,253
8.66145 MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
357
41,904
8.51956 TOYOTA
TERCEL
92
11,207
8.20927 CHRYSLER CORP
DODGE STRATUS
750
107,276
6.99138 MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT/NATIVA 1
318
45,772
6.94759 GENERAL MOTORS
OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA
181
26,922
6.723110 GENERAL MOTORS
GMC SAFARI VAN
161
24,451
6.584611 GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK SKYLARK
122
18,851
6.471812 HYUNDAI
SONATA
101
16,406
6.156313 SUZUKI
X-90
3
500
6.000014 CHRYSLER CORP
PLYMOUTH BREEZE
393
66,612
5.899815 MITSUBISHI
GALANT
172
29,618
5.807316 CHRYSLER CORP
PLYMOUTH NEON
499
87,055
5.732017 CHRYSLER CORP
DODGE NEON
725
130,154
5.570318 MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
307
56,294
5.453519 NISSAN
MAXIMA
682
130,862
5.211620 CHRYSLER CORP
SEBRING CONVERTIBLE
251
50,812
4.939821 FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY TRACER
177
35,850
4.937222 HYUNDAI
ELANTRA
169
35,792
4.721723 SUZUKI
SWIFT
15
3,265
4.594224 GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC SUNFIRE
409
90,469
4.520925 MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
38
8,506
4.467426 SUZUKI
ESTEEM
67
15,222
4.401527 CHRYSLER CORP
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
1,085
249,097
4.355728 BMW
M3
50
11,537
4.333929 TOYOTA
SUPRA
3
697
4.304230 MAZDA
MILLENIA
82
19,908
4.118931 TOYOTA
LEXUS GS
124
30,810
4.024732 TOYOTA
4-RUNNER
489
121,745
4.016633 BMW
7
73
18,179
4.015634 FORD MOTOR CO
CONTOUR
866
217,548
3.980735 HYUNDAI
ACCENT
123
31,692
3.881136 GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC GRAND AM
386
101,814
3.791237 MITSUBISHI
3000GT
18
4,753
3.787138 NISSAN
ALTIMA
602
159,224
3.780839 CHRYSLER CORP
EAGLE TALON
16
4,317
3.706340 AUDI
CABRIOLET
3
829
3.618841 FORD MOTOR CO
MUSTANG
612
170,587
3.587642 MERCEDES BENZ
140 (CL-CLASS & SL-CLASS)
34
9,593
3.544343 SUZUKI
SIDEKICK
65
18,396
3.533444 NISSAN
SENTRA/200SX
395
111,821
3.532445 MAZDA
PROTEGE
201
57,165
3.516146 GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET BLAZER S10/T10
759
216,854
3.500147 KIA MOTORS
SEPHIA
156
45,860
3.401748 GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET PRIZM
153
45,000
3.400049 GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC FIREBIRD/FORMULA
107
32,228
3.320150 GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET CAMARO
159
48,562
3.274251 FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY MYSTIQUE
195
59,826
3.259552 ISUZU
RODEO
223
68,558
3.252753 CHRYSLER CORP
CIRRUS
121
37,295
3.244454 PORSCHE
911
8
2,474
3.233655 GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET METRO
104
32,499
3.200156 CHRYSLER CORP
DODGE AVENGER
85
26,634
3.191457 GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET CAVALIER
844
270,401
3.121358 FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY SABLE
282
91,297
3.088859 FORD MOTOR CO
LINCOLN TOWN CAR
253
82,965
3.049560 TOYOTA
COROLLA
690
228,197
3.023761 MERCEDES BENZ
129 (SL-CLASS)
25
8,315
3.006662 FORD MOTOR CO
LINCOLN MARK VIII
43
14,357
2.995163 GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET CORVETTE
86
28,732
2.993264 CHRYSLER CORP
JEEP CHEROKEE
439
148,207
2.962165 NISSAN
INFINITI I30
92
31,060
2.962066 FORD MOTOR CO
ESCORT
995
336,729
2.954967 GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC DEVILLE
305
104,209
2.926868 GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET MALIBU
669
231,143
2.894369 GENERAL MOTORS
GMC JIMMY S-15
204
71,583
2.849870 FORD MOTOR CO
TAURUS
943
332,243
2.8383( print page 40723)71 TOYOTA
TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK
484
170,992
2.830572 HONDA
PRELUDE
45
15,973
2.817373 JAGUAR
XJ8
32
11,374
2.813474 MAZDA
626
246
87,448
2.813175 GENERAL MOTORS
OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA
77
27,790
2.770876 CHRYSLER CORP
SEBRING COUPE
93
35,035
2.654577 HYUNDAI
TIBURON
17
6,444
2.638178 CHRYSLER CORP
DODGE INTREPID
182
70,283
2.589579 NISSAN
INFINITI QX4
44
17,109
2.571780 HONDA
PASSPORT
63
25,435
2.476981 GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET LUMINA/MONTE CARLO
616
255,423
2.411782 GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET TRACKER
50
20,999
2.381183 NISSAN
PATHFINDER
186
81,428
2.284284 HONDA
CIVIC
838
368,876
2.271885 GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC BONNEVILLE
146
65,539
2.227786 VOLKSWAGEN
GOLF/GTI
40
17,971
2.225887 MERCEDES BENZ
208 (CLK-CLASS)
11
5,103
2.155688 CHRYSLER CORP
JEEP WRANGLER
185
90,341
2.047889 BMW
3
76
38,098
1.994990 VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
149
74,701
1.994691 CHRYSLER CORP
STRATUS 2
1
505
1.980292 BMW
5
70
35,631
1.964693 FORD MOTOR CO
F-150 PICKUP TRUCK
805
409,940
1.963794 JAGUAR
XJR
3
1,534
1.955795 TOYOTA
CAMRY
790
404,850
1.951396 FORD MOTOR CO
WINDSTAR VAN
646
333,746
1.935697 CHRYSLER CORP
NEON 2
1
518
1.930598 KIA MOTORS
SPORTAGE
51
26,455
1.927899 VOLVO
S70/V70
167
87,069
1.9180100 CHRYSLER CORP
PLYMOUTH VOYAGER/GRAND
299
156,440
1.9113101 TOYOTA
LEXUS ES
96
50,585
1.8978102 CHRYSLER CORP
DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND
538
288,662
1.8638103 GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC ELDORADO
33
17,950
1.8384104 GENERAL MOTORS
OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE
180
99,035
1.8175105 HONDA
ACURA TL
33
18,337
1.7996106 TOYOTA
LEXUS SC
5
2,801
1.7851107 ISUZU
TROOPER
33
18,657
1.7688108 ISUZU
OASIS VAN
3
1,702
1.7626109 FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS
154
87,762
1.7547110 FORD MOTOR CO
EXPLORER
773
446,467
1.7314111 GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC SEVILLE
47
27,650
1.6998112 CHRYSLER CORP
DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCK
245
144,215
1.6989113 MERCEDES BENZ
210 (E-CLASS)
72
42,466
1.6955114 VOLVO
C70
4
2,394
1.6708115 TOYOTA
T100 PICKUP TRUCK
18
10,783
1.6693116 GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC CATERA
46
27,571
1.6684117 MAZDA
MPV
25
15,037
1.6626118 GENERAL MOTORS
OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS
86
52,679
1.6325119 GENERAL MOTORS
OLDSMOBILE AURORA
39
23,955
1.6281120 ISUZU
HOMBRE PICKUP TRUCK
32
20,289
1.5772121 GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK CENTURY
198
128,899
1.5361122 FORD MOTOR CO
RANGER PICKUP TRUCK
451
297,551
1.5157123 FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER
77
51,022
1.5092124 GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX
188
127,838
1.4706125 MAZDA
B SERIES PICKUP TRUCK
70
48,270
1.4502126 TOYOTA
RAV4
93
64,298
1.4464127 GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK REGAL
101
70,556
1.4315128 HONDA
ACURA CL
36
25,471
1.4134129 GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP TRUCK
348
248,330
1.4014130 ISUZU
AMIGO
13
9,374
1.3868131 JAGUAR
XK8
8
5,792
1.3812132 PORSCHE
BOXSTER CONVERTIBLE
10
7,253
1.3787133 MERCEDES BENZ
202 (C-CLASS)
45
34,100
1.3196134 GENERAL MOTORS
GMC SONOMA PICKUP TRUCK
77
59,359
1.2972135 GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK PARK AVENUE
80
62,015
1.2900136 GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC TRANS SPORT VAN
70
54,839
1.2765137 NISSAN
FRONTIER PICKUP TRUCK
111
89,266
1.2435138 GENERAL MOTORS
SATURN SC
42
34,035
1.2340( print page 40724)139 GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK RIVIERA
13
10,601
1.2263140 VOLKSWAGEN
CABRIO
15
12,252
1.2243141 HONDA
ACCORD
490
403,085
1.2156142 BMW
Z3
20
16,482
1.2134143 TOYOTA
LEXUS LS
27
22,840
1.1821144 SUBARU
IMPREZA
23
19,550
1.1765145 CHRYSLER CORP
CONCORDE
52
46,543
1.1172146 MERCEDES BENZ
163 (ML-CLASS)
44
39,493
1.1141147 HONDA
ACURA SLX
2
1,800
1.1111148 MERCEDES BENZ
170 (SLK-CLASS)
14
12,658
1.1060149 GENERAL MOTORS
OLDSMOBILE 88/REGENCY
69
64,116
1.0762150 TOYOTA
AVALON
80
76,189
1.0500151 SUBARU
LEGACY
95
90,721
1.0472152 GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN
93
93,027
0.9997153 GENERAL MOTORS
SATURN SL
146
147,604
0.9891154 HONDA
ACURA RL
14
14,182
0.9872155 NISSAN
QUEST
26
26,388
0.9853156 FORD MOTOR CO
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL
38
38,671
0.9826157 CHRYSLER CORP
DODGE VIPER
1
1,067
0.9372158 VOLVO
S90/V90
12
12,825
0.9357159 VOLKSWAGEN
PASSAT
24
25,869
0.9278160 NISSAN
240SX
2
2,178
0.9183161 NISSAN
INFINITI Q45
7
7,795
0.8980162 TOYOTA
CELICA
3
3,343
0.8974163 CHRYSLER CORP
TOWN & COUNTRY MPV
52
62,976
0.8257164 GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK LESABRE
111
143,354
0.7743165 HONDA
CR-V
74
96,828
0.7642166 JAGUAR
VANDEN PLAS
4
5,284
0.7570167 FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY VILLAGER MPV
28
37,471
0.7472168 AUDI
A4
21
29,383
0.7147169 TOYOTA
SIENNA VAN
48
73,777
0.6506170 SUBARU
FORESTER
28
43,490
0.6438171 AUDI
A6
10
16,938
0.5904172 VOLKSWAGEN
NEW BEETLE
22
38,999
0.5641173 HONDA
ODYSSEY VAN
8
14,633
0.5467174 FORD MOTOR CO
CROWN VICTORIA
43
85,305
0.5041175 GENERAL MOTORS
OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE VAN
17
35,827
0.4745176 GENERAL MOTORS
SATURN SW
8
18,322
0.4366177 SAAB
900
5
12,003
0.4166178 GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN
34
83,317
0.4081179 ASTON MARTIN
DB7
0
213
0.0000180 AUDI
A8
0
1,978
0.0000181 CHRYSLER CORP
INTREPID 2
0
171
0.0000182 FERRARI
456
0
25
0.0000183 FERRARI
550
0
149
0.0000184 FERRARI
F355
0
511
0.0000185 GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK FUNERAL COACH
0
1,061
0.0000186 GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC LIMOUSINE
0
1,134
0.0000187 HONDA
ACURA NSX
0
254
0.0000188 LOTUS
ESPRIT
0
54
0.0000189 ROLLS-ROYCE
BENTLEY AZURE
0
99
0.0000190 ROLLS-ROYCE
BENTLEY BROOKLANDS
0
39
0.0000191 ROLLS-ROYCE
BENTLEY CONTINENTAL R
0
24
0.0000192 ROLLS-ROYCE
BENTLEY CONTINENTAL T
0
20
0.0000193 ROLLS-ROYCE
BENTLEY TURBO R/RT
0
25
0.0000194 ROLLS-ROYCE
SILVER SPUR PARK WARD
0
12
0.0000195 ROLLS-ROYCE
SILVER SPUR
0
30
0.0000196 VECTOR AUTO
AVTECH SC/M12
0
5
0.00001
                         Nativa is the name applied to Montero Sport vehicles that are manufactured for sale only in Puerto Rico.2
                         These vehicles were manufactured for sale only in U.S. territories under the Chrysler name plate.
 Issued on: June 23, 2000. Stephen R. Kratzke, Associate Administrator for Safety Performance Standards.


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