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 Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 49 CFR Part 541
[Docket No. NHTSA 2007-28874]
 AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation.
 ACTION: Publication of preliminary theft data; request for comments.
 SUMMARY: This document requests comments on data about passenger motor vehicle thefts that occurred in calendar year (CY) 2005 including theft rates for existing passenger motor vehicle lines manufactured in model year (MY) 2005. The preliminary theft data indicate that the vehicle theft rate for CY/MY 2005 vehicles (1.85 thefts per thousand vehicles) increased by 1.1 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 2004 vehicles (1.83 thefts per thousand vehicles). 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.
 DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 14, 2007.
 ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by DOT Docket No. NHTSA-2007-28874) by any of the following methods: *Federal eRulemaking Portal:*
                         Go to 
                        *http://www.regulations.gov*. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
                    *Mail:*
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                        ( print page 58269)
                        the 
                        **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION**
                         section of this document. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to 
                        *http://www.regulations.gov*, including any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading below. *Privacy Act:*
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                         For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to 
                        *http://www.regulations.gov*. or the street address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the dockets.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Carlita Ballard, Office of International Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer Programs, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Ballard's telephone number is (202) 366-0846. Her fax number is (202) 493-2990.


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 or 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 the § 33104(b)(4) mandate, this document reports the preliminary theft data for CY 2005 the most recent calendar year for which data are available. In calculating the 2005 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same procedures it used in calculating the MY 2004 theft rates. (For 2004 theft data calculations, see 71 FR 59400, October 10, 2006.) As in all previous reports, NHTSA's data were based on information provided to the agency by the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The NCIC is a governmental 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 2005 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 2005 vehicles of that line stolen during calendar year 2005, by the total number of vehicles in that line manufactured for MY 2005, as reported by manufacturers to the Environmental Protection Agency. The preliminary 2005 theft data show an increase in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2004. The preliminary theft rate for MY 2005 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2005 increased to 1.85 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, an increase of 1.1 percent from the rate of 1.83 thefts per thousand vehicles experienced by MY 2004 vehicles in CY 2004. For MY 2005 vehicles, out of a total of 233 vehicle lines, 24 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 24 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 21 are passenger car lines, two are multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and one is a light-duty truck line.  
 
 In Table I, NHTSA has tentatively ranked each of the MY 2005 vehicle lines in descending order of theft rate. Public comment is sought on the accuracy of the data, including the data for the production volumes of individual vehicle lines. Comments must not exceed 15 pages in length (49 CFR part 553.21). Attachments may be appended to these submissions without regard to the 15 page limit. This limitation is intended to encourage commenters to detail their primary arguments in a concise fashion. If a commenter wishes to submit certain information under a claim of confidentiality, three copies of the complete submission, including purportedly confidential business information, should be submitted to the Chief Counsel, NHTSA, at the street address given above, and two copies from which the purportedly confidential information has been deleted should be submitted to Dockets. A request for confidentiality should be accompanied by a cover letter setting forth the information specified in the agency's confidential business information regulation. 49 CFR part 512. All comments received before the close of business on the comment closing date indicated above for this document will be considered, and will be available for examination in the docket at the above address both before and after that date. To the extent possible, comments filed after the closing date will also be considered. Comments on this document will be available for inspection in the docket. NHTSA will continue to file relevant information as it becomes available for inspection in the docket after the closing date, and it is recommended that interested persons continue to examine the docket for new material. Those persons desiring to be notified upon receipt of their comments in the rules docket should enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard in the envelope with their comments. Upon receiving the comments, the docket supervisor will return the postcard by mail. *Privacy Act:*
                     Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit 
                    *http://dms.dot.gov.* Authority:
                    49 U.S.C. 33101, 33102 and 33104; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50. Preliminary Report of Theft Rates for Model Year 2005 Passenger Motor Vehicles Stolen in Calendar Year 2005
Manufacturer
Make/model (line)
Thefts 
                             2005
Production 
                             (mfr's)  
                             2005
2005 
                             Theft rate  
                             (per 1,000  
                             vehicles  
                             produced)1
TOYOTA
TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP
265
14,194
18.66992
SUZUKI
AERIO
77
11,804
6.52323
KIA
RIO
156
26,328
5.92534
MERCEDES BENZ
215 (CL-CLASS)
9
1,601
5.62155
JAGUAR
XKR
4
748
5.34766
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO
188
35,876
5.24037
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
150
28,808
5.20698
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
DODGE NEON
783
154,231
5.07689
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
DODGE MAGNUM
387
79,254
4.883010
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
CHRYSLER SEBRING
242
49,892
4.850511
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
DODGE STRATUS
452
94,735
4.771212
KIA
OPTIMA
145
31,362
4.623413
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
141
31,226
4.515514
NISSAN
SENTRA
519
116,354
4.460515
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET MALIBU
908
212,400
4.275016
TOYOTA
TOYOTA ECHO
43
10,540
4.079717
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC GRAND AM
248
61,502
4.032418
TOYOTA
LEXUS GS
12
3,004
3.994719
SUZUKI
FORENZA
129
33,387
3.863820
NISSAN
INFINITI FX45
7
1,850
3.783821
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET CAVALIER
351
95,838
3.662422
HONDA
ACURA RSX
69
19,135
3.606023
KIA
SPECTRA
191
53,027
3.601924
HONDA
S2000
32
8,921
3.587025
MASERATI
SPYDER/F1
1
289
3.460226
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC SUNFIRE
132
38,239
3.452027
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE
114
33,498
3.403228
SUZUKI
VITARA/GRAND VITARA
81
24,542
3.300529
TOYOTA
TOYOTA MR2 SPYDER
3
912
3.289530
TOYOTA
LEXUS IS
20
6,343
3.153131
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
CHRYSLER 300
499
158,545
3.147432
SUZUKI
VERONA
23
7,409
3.104333
HYUNDAI
ACCENT
158
51,121
3.090734
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET AVEO
196
64,250
3.050635
HYUNDAI
TIBURON
46
15,100
3.046436
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET IMPALA
701
230,633
3.039537
NISSAN
350Z
82
27,146
3.020738
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
25
8,471
2.951239
FORD MOTOR CO
LINCOLN LS
64
21,743
2.943540
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET COBALT
410
140,975
2.9083( print page 58271)41
NISSAN
INFINITI QX56
36
12,666
2.842342
NISSAN
MAXIMA
209
73,931
2.827043
NISSAN
ALTIMA
1,035
368,779
2.806644
MAZDA
6
191
68,252
2.798545
SUZUKI
RENO
16
5,736
2.789446
TOYOTA
SCION XB
187
67,396
2.774647
SUBARU
IMPREZA
103
38,390
2.683048
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX
284
107,972
2.630349
FORD MOTOR CO
FORD TAURUS
527
201,826
2.611250
FORD MOTOR CO
FORD FOCUS
637
245,780
2.591751
TOYOTA
TOYOTA CELICA
11
4,258
2.583452
BMW
M3
14
5,471
2.558953
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC GTO
28
11,065
2.530554
ROLLS ROYCE
PHANTOM
1
399
2.506355
FORD MOTOR CO
FORD MUSTANG
362
145,599
2.486356
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
36
14,983
2.402757
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET BLAZER S10/T10
12
5,018
2.391458
NISSAN
INFINITI FX35
72
30,172
2.386359
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
JEEP WRANGLER
178
74,706
2.382760
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC XLR
9
3,828
2.351161
BMW
6
25
10,636
2.350562
TOYOTA
TOYOTA COROLLA
864
368,744
2.343163
TOYOTA
SCION TC
146
62,321
2.342764
NISSAN
FRONTIER PICKUP
146
62,799
2.324965
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
46
20,871
2.204066
HYUNDAI
SONATA
175
79,781
2.193567
MAZDA
B SERIES PICKUP
12
5,686
2.110468
HYUNDAI
ELANTRA
277
132,495
2.090669
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
8
3,829
2.089370
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC G6
128
62,481
2.048671
NISSAN
XTERRA
113
55,179
2.047972
KIA
SEDONA VAN
156
76,527
2.038573
FORD MOTOR CO
FORD RANGER PICKUP
209
103,723
2.015074
VOLKSWAGEN
GOLF/GTI
29
14,447
2.007375
HONDA
CIVIC
577
288,917
1.997176
KIA
SORENTO
114
57,272
1.990577
MERCEDES BENZ
203 (C-CLASS)
139
70,818
1.962878
HONDA
ACURA TSX
70
35,836
1.953379
ISUZU
ASCENDER
14
7,219
1.939380
MAZDA
RX-8
34
17,608
1.930981
KIA
AMANTI
43
22,858
1.881282
TOYOTA
SCION XA
60
32,132
1.867383
TOYOTA
TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP
283
151,776
1.864684
JAGUAR
XJ8/XJ8L
8
4,330
1.847685
NISSAN
INFINITI G35
120
65,227
1.839786
JAGUAR
S-TYPE
25
13,629
1.834387
MAZDA
3
158
86,184
1.833388
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
CHRYSLER PT CRUISER
240
133,335
1.800089
TOYOTA
LEXUS SC
16
9,019
1.774090
NISSAN
INFINITI Q45
3
1,712
1.752391
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
143
82,667
1.729892
MERCEDES BENZ
208 (CLK-CLASS)
37
21,724
1.703293
SUBARU
BAJA
14
8,244
1.698294
AUDI
A4/A4 QUATTRO/S4/S4 AVANT
80
47,470
1.685395
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
311
184,671
1.684196
TOYOTA
TOYOTA CAMRY/SOLARA
732
437,173
1.674497
NISSAN
QUEST VAN
60
35,913
1.670798
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC AZTEK
17
10,197
1.667299
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
356
214,714
1.6580100
MERCEDES BENZ
170 (SLK-CLASS)
17
10,310
1.6489101
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK CENTURY
65
40,051
1.6229102
FORD MOTOR CO
FORD EXPLORER
317
196,740
1.6113103
FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY SABLE
58
36,134
1.6051104
SAAB
9-2X
9
5,713
1.5754105
HONDA
ACCORD
576
371,940
1.5486106
FORD MOTOR CO
FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC
83
53,640
1.5474107
HONDA
ACURA 3.2 TL
125
82,497
1.5152( print page 58272)108
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET COLORADO
206
136,994
1.5037109
BMW
3
88
58,554
1.5029110
BMW
5
42
28,346
1.4817111
FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER
48
32,416
1.4808112
GENERAL MOTORS
SATURN ION
104
71,021
1.4644113
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE
36
24,679
1.4587114
GENERAL MOTORS
GMC ENVOY
102
70,105
1.4550115
KIA
SPORTAGE
35
24,351
1.4373116
GENERAL MOTORS
GMC CANYON PICKUP
56
39,149
1.4304117
FORD MOTOR CO
LINCOLN TOWN CAR
67
46,853
1.4300118
MERCEDES BENZ
129 (SL-CLASS)
15
10,586
1.4170119
NISSAN
MURANO
102
72,482
1.4072120
TOYOTA
TOYOTA MATRIX
99
72,719
1.3614121
HYUNDAI
SANTA FE
100
73,979
1.3517122
HYUNDAI
XG300
27
20,099
1.3434123
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC VIBE
95
71,357
1.3313124
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC DEVILLE
76
57,246
1.3276125
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
116
87,710
1.3225126
AUDI
A8
7
5,336
1.3118127
VOLKSWAGEN
PHAETON
1
768
1.3021128
MAZDA
TRIBUTE
68
52,267
1.3010129
JAGUAR
VANDEN PLAS/SUPER V8
4
3,075
1.3008130
FORD MOTOR CO
FORD CROWN VICTORIA
24
18,754
1.2797131
FORD MOTOR CO
FORD FREESTAR VAN
92
72,690
1.2656132
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN
29
23,439
1.2373133
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
CHRYSLER PACIFICA
146
118,329
1.2338134
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC BONNEVILLE
26
21,519
1.2082135
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC CTS
74
61,323
1.2067136
BMW
7
9
7,495
1.2008137
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND CARAVAN
440
367,439
1.1975138
TOYOTA
TOYOTA 4RUNNER
127
106,810
1.1890139
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
DODGE VIPER
2
1,692
1.1820140
HYUNDAI
TUCSON
71
61,346
1.1574141
ASTON MARTIN
DB9
1
874
1.1442142
GENERAL MOTORS
GMC SAFARI VAN
5
4,441
1.1259143
FORD MOTOR CO
FORD FIVE HUNDRED
109
97,689
1.1158144
VOLVO
V70
9
8,070
1.1152145
MERCEDES BENZ
220 (S-CLASS)
13
11,831
1.0988146
FORD MOTOR CO
FORD THUNDERBIRD
10
9,189
1.0883147
BMW
X3
31
28,657
1.0818148
TOYOTA
LEXUS LS
31
29,049
1.0672149
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET EQUINOX
192
183,758
1.0449150
FORD MOTOR CO
FORD ESCAPE
252
243,658
1.0342151
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
JEEP LIBERTY
178
173,110
1.0282152
TOYOTA
LEXUS ES
83
80,735
1.0281153
TOYOTA
LEXUS GX
28
27,260
1.0271154
TOYOTA
TOYOTA AVALON
59
57,577
1.0247155
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET CORVETTE
34
33,810
1.0056156
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK LESABRE
105
105,985
0.9907157
TOYOTA
LEXUS RX
94
96,140
0.9777158
PORSCHE
BOXSTER
6
6,142
0.9769159
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN
24
25,341
0.9471160
ROLLS ROYCE
BENTLEY CONTINENTAL
3
3,176
0.9446161
VOLVO
S40
24
25,722
0.9331162
TOYOTA
TOYOTA RAV4
75
82,037
0.9142163
BMW
Z4
10
11,079
0.9026164
HONDA
ELEMENT
47
52,440
0.8963165
FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY MARINER
29
32,734
0.8859166
GENERAL MOTORS
SATURN LS
6
6,790
0.8837167
FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS
61
69,862
0.8731168
TOYOTA
TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
113
130,146
0.8683169
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK PARK AVENUE
8
9,282
0.8619170
GENERAL MOTORS
SATURN VUE
56
65,105
0.8601171
VOLKSWAGEN
PASSAT
30
35,149
0.8535172
PORSCHE
911
7
8,391
0.8342173
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC STS
31
37,226
0.8328174
TOYOTA
TOYOTA SIENNA VAN
144
172,999
0.8324( print page 58273)175
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK LACROSSE/ALLURE
68
81,894
0.8303176
LAND ROVER
FREELANDER
2
2,441
0.8193177
MAZDA
MPV VAN
15
18,902
0.7936178
HONDA
ACURA 3.5 RL
17
21,526
0.7897179
VOLKSWAGEN
NEW BEETLE
27
34,410
0.7847180
AUDI
A6/A6 QUATTRO/S6/S6 AVANT
12
15,432
0.7776181
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY
195
253,162
0.7703182
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK RENDEZVOUS
42
54,775
0.7668183
VOLVO
XC90
33
43,213
0.7637184
FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY MONTEREY VAN
5
6,703
0.7459185
MERCEDES BENZ
210 (E-CLASS)
30
40,445
0.7417186
VOLVO
S80
8
10,918
0.7327187
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK RAINIER
10
13,648
0.7327188
VOLVO
S60
15
23,029
0.6514189
BMW
MINI COOPER
30
47,444
0.6323190
HONDA
CR-V
88
144,472
0.6091191
SAAB
9-3
13
21,433
0.6065192
LOTUS
ELISE
2
3,320
0.6024193
SUBARU
LEGACY/OUTBACK
21
34,944
0.6010194
AUDI
ALLROAD QUATTRO
2
3,420
0.5848195
HONDA
ACURA MDX
35
60,287
0.5806196
HONDA
PILOT
81
142,118
0.5699197
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET UPLANDER VAN
30
52,713
0.5691198
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC SRX
13
23,498
0.5532199
FORD MOTOR CO
FORD FREESTYLE
40
75,643
0.5288200
HONDA
ODYSSEY VAN
85
161,742
0.5255201
FORD MOTOR CO
FORD GT
1
1,907
0.5244202
SAAB
9-7X
1
1,999
0.5003203
MAZDA
MX-5 MIATA
2
4,135
0.4837204
SUBARU
FORESTER
24
50,942
0.4711205
FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY MONTEGO
13
28,517
0.4559206
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC MONTANA VAN
14
31,583
0.4433207
TOYOTA
TOYOTA PRIUS
46
121,020
0.3801208
SUBARU
OUTBACK
29
79,980
0.3626209
JAGUAR
X-TYPE
4
11,299
0.3540210
GENERAL MOTORS
SATURN RELAY
6
17,794
0.3372211
SAAB
9-5
2
6,137
0.3259212
VOLVO
V50
2
6,909
0.2895213
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK TERRAZA VAN
2
19,848
0.1008214
MASERATI
GRANSPORT
0
490
0.0000215
MASERATI
QUATTROPORTE
0
1,311
0.0000216
HONDA
ACURA NSX
0
249
0.0000217
ASTON MARTIN
VANQUISH
0
165
0.0000218
AUDI
TT
0
3,375
0.0000219
ROLLS ROYCE
BENTLEY ARNAGE
0
361
0.0000220
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC FUNERAL COACH/HEARSE
0
854
0.0000221
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC LIMOUSINE
0
472
0.0000222
FERRARI
MARANELLO/F1
0
235
0.0000223
FERRARI
SCAGLIETTI/F1
0
228
0.0000224
FERRARI
SPIDER/F1
0
1,093
0.0000225
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET CLASSIC
0
83,060
0.0000226
GENERAL MOTORS
GMC K2500
0
51
0.0000227
HONDA
INSIGHT
0
591
0.0000228
JAGUAR
XJR
0
741
0.0000229
JAGUAR
XK8
0
1,760
0.0000230
NISSAN
ARMADA
0
34,803
0.0000231
NISSAN
TITAN
0
77,628
0.0000232
SPYKER
C8
0
7
0.0000233
VOLVO
XC70
0
14,806
0.0000
 Issued on: October 5, 2007. Stephen R. Kratzke, Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.


[FR Doc. 07-5022 Filed 10-12-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-59-P