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 Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 49 CFR Part 541
[Docket No. NHTSA 2009-0085]
 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) 2007 including theft rates for existing passenger motor vehicle lines manufactured in model year (MY) 2007. The preliminary theft data indicate that the vehicle theft rate for CY/MY 2007 vehicles (1.86 thefts per thousand vehicles) decreased by 10.6 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 2006 vehicles (2.08 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 August 10, 2009.
 ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. NHTSA-2009-0085 by any of the following methods: *Federal eRulemaking Portal:*
                         Go to 
                        *http://www.regulations.gov*. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
                    *Mail:*
                         Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
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                         West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
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                         202-493-2251. *Instructions:*
                         For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the Public Participation heading of 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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                         or the street address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the dockets.
 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: 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 2007 the most recent calendar year for which data are available. In calculating the 2007 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same procedures it has used since publication of the 1983/1984 theft rate data (50 FR 46669, November 12, 1985). 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 
                    ( print page 27494)
                    (EPA). 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 approximately 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 preliminary 2007 theft data show a decrease in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2006 (For 2006 theft data, see 73 FR 60633, October 14, 2008). The preliminary theft rate for MY 2007 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2007 decreased to 1.86 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, a decrease of 10.6 percent from the rate of 2.08 thefts per thousand vehicles experienced by MY 2006 vehicles in CY 2006. For MY 2007 vehicles, out of a total of 204 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 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 which may have contributed to the overall reduction in vehicle thefts. The preliminary 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.  In Table I, NHTSA has tentatively ranked each of the MY 2007 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 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 
                    ( print page 27495)
                    65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit 
                    *http://DocketsInfo.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 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
12.25992
CHRYSLER
DODGE CHARGER
1148
120636
9.51623
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO
174
21689
8.02254
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX
534
77689
6.87365
CHRYSLER
300
715
121529
5.88346
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
12
2355
5.09557
ROLLS ROYCE
PHANTOM
2
398
5.02518
MERCEDES-BENZ
215 (CL-CLASS)
43
9296
4.62569
FORD MOTOR CO
TAURUS
510
114616
4.449610
CHRYSLER
SEBRING
338
78059
4.330111
CHRYSLER
PT CRUISER
443
104546
4.237412
SUZUKI
FORENZA
133
34236
3.884813
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC G6
629
164306
3.828214
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET MALIBU
487
127718
3.813115
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
103
27141
3.795016
MAZDA
6
201
56178
3.577917
VOLKSWAGEN
AUDI RS4
5
1475
3.389818
CHRYSLER
PACIFICA
197
60392
3.262019
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET COBALT
703
215663
3.259720
FORD MOTOR CO
MUSTANG
518
159345
3.250821
FORD MOTOR CO
LINCOLN TOWN CAR
114
35281
3.231222
CHRYSLER
DODGE CALIBER
560
175537
3.190223
KIA
OPTIMA
127
40914
3.104124
NISSAN
350Z
49
15831
3.095225
NISSAN
INFINITI FX35
40
13346
2.997226
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC DTS
140
47396
2.953827
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET IMPALA
769
267375
2.876128
KIA
SPECTRA
171
64591
2.647429
KIA
RIO
83
31947
2.598130
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
107
42300
2.529631
FORD MOTOR CO
FOCUS
576
229738
2.507232
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET AVEO
166
67104
2.473833
HYUNDAI
SONATA
302
123439
2.446634
VOLVO
S40
53
21905
2.419535
HYUNDAI
ELANTRA
192
80133
2.396036
NISSAN
MAXIMA
152
63601
2.389937
BMW
M6
8
3400
2.352938
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
30
12805
2.342839
NISSAN
SENTRA
225
96584
2.329640
FORD MOTOR CO
CROWN VICTORIA
17
7424
2.289941
CHRYSLER
JEEP LIBERTY
209
91466
2.285042
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET HHR
223
99681
2.237143
MERCEDES-BENZ
220 (S-CLASS)
91
41867
2.173544
TOYOTA
COROLLA
740
351414
2.105845
NISSAN
INFINITI FX45
1
475
2.105346
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
257
122918
2.090847
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK LACROSSE/ALLURE
113
54938
2.056948
HUMMER
H3
95
46341
2.050049
NISSAN
ALTIMA
413
202162
2.042950
SUZUKI
RENO
62
30424
2.037951
FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS
81
39757
2.037452
JAGUAR
XK8
6
2965
2.023653
KIA
SORENTO
64
31798
2.012754
MAZDA
5
33
16424
2.009355
GENERAL MOTORS
SATURN ION
185
94117
1.965656
VOLKSWAGEN
AUDI A8
10
5106
1.958557
HYUNDAI
ACCENT
86
44314
1.940758
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC CTS
97
53360
1.817859
FORD MOTOR CO
FUSION
266
146464
1.816160
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
76
42137
1.803661
HYUNDAI
AZERA
40
22218
1.800362
CHRYSLER
DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND CARAVAN
284
164003
1.731763
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET CORVETTE
65
37744
1.7221( print page 27496)64
BMW
M5
2
1163
1.719765
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
146
84922
1.719266
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC G6
54
32894
1.641667
BMW
6
11
6779
1.622768
FORD MOTOR CO
FREESTAR VAN
30
18579
1.614769
NISSAN
INFINITI M35/M45
48
30144
1.592470
TOYOTA
YARIS
252
159292
1.582071
HONDA
ACCORD
664
421206
1.576472
CHRYSLER
DODGE NITRO
133
84441
1.575173
MAZDA
RX-8
9
5728
1.571274
FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY MILAN
55
35375
1.554875
VOLKSWAGEN
AUDI A6/A6 QUATTRO/S6/S6 AVANT
18
11660
1.543776
FORD MOTOR CO
FIVE HUNDRED
94
61270
1.534277
TOYOTA
AVALON
121
79137
1.529078
NISSAN
MURANO
137
92516
1.480879
TOYOTA
HIGHLANDER
148
100956
1.466080
TOYOTA
CAMRY/SOLARA
1003
685729
1.462781
NISSAN
INFINITI G35
83
57041
1.455182
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET UPLANDER VAN
87
60061
1.448583
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC STS
24
16746
1.433284
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC XLR
2
1400
1.428685
HONDA
S2000
7
4907
1.426586
KIA
AMANTI
6
4343
1.381587
MERCEDES-BENZ
208 (CLK-CLASS)
19
13825
1.374388
NISSAN
FRONTIER PICKUP
87
64010
1.359289
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET COLORADO PICKUP
95
70012
1.356990
GENERAL MOTORS
GMC CANYON PICKUP
25
18483
1.352691
BMW
7
22
16421
1.339792
TOYOTA
FJ CRUISER
112
83830
1.336093
MAZDA
3
153
114723
1.333694
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC G5
107
80962
1.321695
SUBARU
IMPREZA
51
39198
1.301196
VOLKSWAGEN
AUDI A4/A4 QUATTRO/S4/S4 AVANT
64
49645
1.289297
NISSAN
QUEST VAN
47
36661
1.282098
HONDA
ACURA TSX
29
22669
1.279399
KIA
SPORTAGE
58
45512
1.2744100
TOYOTA
TACOMA PICKUP
206
165714
1.2431101
FORD MOTOR CO
RANGER PICKUP
94
77539
1.2123102
TOYOTA
4RUNNER
132
109124
1.2096103
MERCEDES-BENZ
170 (SLK-CLASS)
9
7459
1.2066104
GENERAL MOTORS
SATURN AURA
77
64851
1.1873105
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC TORRENT
35
29918
1.1699106
HONDA
CIVIC
389
332639
1.1694107
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC FUNERAL COACH/HEARSE
1
857
1.1669108
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
37
31873
1.1609109
VOLKSWAGEN
AUDI A3/A3 QUATTRO
8
6992
1.1442110
VOLKSWAGEN
GOLF/RABBIT/GTI
46
41314
1.1134111
GENERAL MOTORS
CHEVROLET EQUINOX
94
87031
1.0801112
HYUNDAI
TIBURON
15
13951
1.0752113
VOLKSWAGEN
PASSAT
42
39867
1.0535114
MERCEDES-BENZ
129 (SL-CLASS)
8
7648
1.0460115
FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY MONTEGO
16
15439
1.0363116
GENERAL MOTORS
GMC ENVOY
38
36989
1.0273117
HYUNDAI
TUCSON
45
44033
1.0220118
HONDA
ACURA 3.2 TL
5
4905
1.0194119
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK TERRAZA VAN
8
7865
1.0172120
FORD MOTOR CO
ESCAPE
110
108788
1.0111121
JAGUAR
X-TYPE
3
3018
0.9940122
HONDA
ACURA 3.5 RL
49
49471
0.9905123
JAGUAR
VANDEN PLAS/SUPER V8
1
1010
0.9901124
SUZUKI
SX4
15
15421
0.9727125
VOLVO
S80
10
10805
0.9255126
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC VIBE
30
32499
0.9231( print page 27497)127
HONDA
ELEMENT
31
33688
0.9202128
MAZDA
B SERIES PICKUP
3
3285
0.9132129
BMW
5
47
51970
0.9044130
GENERAL MOTORS
SATURN SKY
14
15546
0.9006131
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK LUCERNE
76
85922
0.8845132
TOYOTA
LEXUS LS
31
35167
0.8815133
HONDA
ACURA RDX
22
25159
0.8744134
CHRYSLER
JEEP WRANGLER
88
100955
0.8717135
FORD MOTOR CO
EDGE
105
121525
0.8640136
KIA
RONDO
22
25524
0.8619137
TOYOTA
LEXUS RX
82
98473
0.8327138
VOLKSWAGEN
EOS
11
13406
0.8205139
TOYOTA
RAV4
145
181051
0.8009140
FORD MOTOR CO
FREESTYLE
30
38047
0.7885141
HYUNDAI
SANTA FE
89
113815
0.7820142
BMW
Z4/M
8
10568
0.7570143
GENERAL MOTORS
PONTIAC SOLSTICE
16
21310
0.7508144
SUZUKI
AERIO
4
5544
0.7215145
PORSCHE
CAYMAN
4
5552
0.7205146
PORSCHE
911
9
12521
0.7188147
TOYOTA
LEXUS IS
41
57055
0.7186148
MERCEDES-BENZ
203 (C-CLASS)
83
116282
0.7138149
BENTLEY MOTORS
CONTINENTAL
3
4265
0.7034150
BMW
X3
22
31365
0.7014151
SUBARU
B9 TRIBECA
8
11538
0.6934152
BMW
3
97
139966
0.6930153
MAZDA
MAZDA CX-7
52
75137
0.6921154
VOLVO
S60
14
20268
0.6907155
CHRYSLER
JEEP PATRIOT
20
29421
0.6798156
ASTON MARTIN
VANTAGE
1
1474
0.6784157
KIA
SEDONA VAN
41
60873
0.6735158
HONDA
FIT
46
68642
0.6701159
SUBARU
LEGACY/OUTBACK
10
14963
0.6683160
TOYOTA
SIENNA VAN
63
96072
0.6558161
HONDA
ACURA MDX
35
53550
0.6536162
FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY MONTEREY VAN
1
1553
0.6439163
FORD MOTOR CO
LINCOLN MKX
22
34571
0.6364164
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK RAINIER
3
4723
0.6352165
SUBARU
OUTBACK
27
42747
0.6316166
HONDA
PILOT
77
122033
0.6310167
FORD MOTOR CO
LINCOLN ZEPHYR
20
32952
0.6069168
JAGUAR
XKR
3
5030
0.5964169
TOYOTA
LEXUS GS
17
28638
0.5936170
VOLVO
V50
2
3373
0.5929171
MERCEDES-BENZ
210 (E-CLASS)
31
52557
0.5898172
MAZDA
MX-5 MIATA
7
13353
0.5242173
VOLVO
XC90
15
30762
0.4876174
GENERAL MOTORS
BUICK RENDEZVOUS
14
29187
0.4797175
VOLKSWAGEN
NEW BEETLE
13
27249
0.4771176
HYUNDAI
VERACRUZ
6
12726
0.4715177
VOLVO
XC70
6
13197
0.4546178
HONDA
CR-V
104
229378
0.4534179
PORSCHE
BOXSTER
2
4427
0.4518180
TOYOTA
LEXUS ES
54
121577
0.4442181
SUBARU
FORESTER
19
43985
0.4320182
BMW
MINI COOPER
15
38511
0.3895183
JAGUAR
S-TYPE
1
2582
0.3873184
TOYOTA
PRIUS
53
158715
0.3339185
SAAB
9-3
7
22401
0.3125186
HONDA
ODYSSEY VAN
64
208166
0.3074187
FORD MOTOR CO
MERCURY MARINER
6
20842
0.2879188
VOLVO
C70
1
5612
0.1782189
TOYOTA
LEXUS SC
8
80617
0.0992190
ASTON MARTIN
DB9
0
688
0.0000191
BENTLEY MOTORS
ARNAGE
0
140
0.0000192
BENTLEY MOTORS
AZURE
0
184
0.0000193
FERRARI
141
0
364
0.0000( print page 27498)194
FERRARI
612 SCAGLIETTI
0
66
0.0000195
FERRARI
430
0
1382
0.0000196
GENERAL MOTORS
CADILLAC LIMOUSINE
0
648
0.0000197
JAGUAR
XJ8/XJ8L
0
1645
0.0000198
JAGUAR
XJR
0
221
0.0000199
LAMBORGHINI
MURCIELAGO
0
164
0.0000200
LAMBORGHINI
GALLARDO
0
558
0.0000201
MASERATI
QUATTROPORTE
0
2176
0.0000202
SAAB
9-5
0
4084
0.0000203
SPYKER
C8
0
7
0.0000204
VOLVO
V70
0
3899
0.0000
 Issued on: June 4, 2009. Stephen R. Kratzke, Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.


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