[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14979-14983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6217]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-01-8906; Notice 01]
RIN 2127-AI06
Preliminary Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Publication of preliminary theft data; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on data about passenger motor
vehicle thefts that occurred in calendar year (CY) 1999, including
theft rates for existing passenger motor vehicle lines manufactured in
model year (MY) 1999. The theft data preliminarily indicate that the
vehicle theft rate for CY/MY 1999 vehicles (2.89 thefts per thousand
vehicles) increased by 14.2 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 1998
vehicles (2.53 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 May 14, 2001.
ADDRESSES: All comments should refer to the docket number and notice
number cited in the heading of this document and be submitted,
preferably with two copies to: U.S. Department of Transportation,
Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.
Docket hours are from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
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 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
Sec. 33104(b)(4) mandate, this document reports the preliminary theft
data for CY 1999, the most recent calendar year for which data are
available.
In calculating the 1999 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same
procedures it used in calculating the MY 1998 theft rates. (For 1998
theft data calculations, see 65 FR 40721, June 30, 2000). 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 1999 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by
dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 1999 vehicles of that line
stolen during calendar year 1999, by the total number of vehicles in
that line manufactured for MY 1999, as reported by manufacturers to the
Environmental Protection Agency.
The preliminary 1999 theft data show an increase in the vehicle
theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 1998.
The preliminary theft rate for MY 1999 passenger vehicles stolen in
calendar year 1999 increased to 2.89 thefts per thousand vehicles
produced, an increase of 14.2 percent from the rate of 2.53 thefts per
thousand vehicles experienced by MY 1998 vehicles in CY 1998. For MY
1999 vehicles, out of a total of 201 vehicle lines, 54 lines had a
theft rate higher than 3.5826 per
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thousand vehicles, the established median theft rate for MYs 1990/1991.
(See 59 FR 12400, March 16, 1994). Of the 54 vehicle lines with a theft
rate higher than 3.5826, 50 are passenger car lines, four are
multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and none are light-duty truck
lines.
In Table I, NHTSA has tentatively ranked each of the MY 1999
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.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 33101, 33102 and 33104; delegation of
authority at 49 CFR 1.50.
Preliminary Report of Theft Rates of 1999 Model Year Passenger Motor Vehicles Stolen in Calendar Year 1999
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1999 theft
Production rate (per
No. Manufacturer Make/model (line) Thefts 1999 (Mfr's) 1,000
1999 vehicles
produced)
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1 HONDA............................ ACURA INTEGRA.................... 496 25,790 19.2323
2 DAIMLERCHRYSLER.................. INTREPID \1\..................... 9 480 18.7500
3 MITSUBISHI....................... MIRAGE........................... 564 53,884 10.4669
4 DAIMLERCHRYSLER.................. PLYMOUTH NEON.................... 350 38,944 8.9873
5 DAIMLERCHRYSLER.................. NEON \1\......................... 2 226 8.8496
6 MITSUBISHI....................... MONTERO SPORT/NATIVA \2\......... 368 42,268 8.7063
7 DAIMLERCHRYSLER.................. DODGE STRATUS.................... 715 84,128 8.4990
8 DAIMLERCHRYSLER.................. DODGE INTREPID................... 1,104 139,847 7.8943
9 DAIMLERCHRYSLER.................. DODGE NEON....................... 448 56,850 7.8804
10 BMW.............................. Z3............................... 18 2,547 7.0671
11 MITSUBISHI....................... ECLIPSE.......................... 349 50,070 6.9702
12 DAIMLERCHRYSLER.................. SEBRING CONVERTIBLE.............. 319 46,758 6.8224
13 GENERAL MOTORS................... OLDSMOBILE ALERO................. 799 121,343 6.5846
14 DAIMLERCHRYSLER.................. PLYMOUTH BREEZE.................. 367 56,048 6.5480
15 MITSUBISHI....................... DIAMANTE......................... 54 8,347 6.4694
16 MITSUBISHI....................... GALANT........................... 390 62,488 6.2412
17 DAIMLERCHRYSLER.................. STRATUS \1\...................... 3 482 6.2241
18 BMW.............................. M3............................... 41 7,415 5.5293
19 KIA MOTORS....................... SEPHIA........................... 315 57,099 5.5167
20 DAEWOO........................... LEGANZA.......................... 74 14,217 5.2050
21 GENERAL MOTORS................... PONTIAC SUNFIRE.................. 383 74,944 5.1105
22 NISSAN........................... SENTRA/200SX..................... 399 79,115 5.0433
23 GENERAL MOTORS................... PONTIAC GRAND AM................. 1,510 299,775 5.0371
24 TOYOTA........................... TERCEL........................... 59 12,122 4.8672
25 SUZUKI........................... ESTEEM........................... 69 14,255 4.8404
26 MERCEDES BENZ.................... 140 (CL-CLASS & S-CLASS)......... 63 13,532 4.6556
27 FORD MOTOR CO.................... MUSTANG.......................... 579 125,973 4.5962
28 FORD MOTOR CO.................... MERCURY TRACER................... 117 25,972 4.5049
29 GENERAL MOTORS................... PONTIAC BONNEVILLE............... 231 53,371 4.3282
30 GENERAL MOTORS................... OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS............... 186 43,584 4.2676
31 NISSAN........................... ALTIMA........................... 739 174,349 4.2386
32 FORD MOTOR CO.................... LINCOLN TOWN CAR................. 379 89,564 4.2316
33 GENERAL MOTORS................... CHEVROLET CAVALIER............... 986 233,756 4.2181
34 DAIMLER CHRYSLER................. CIRRUS........................... 138 32,903 4.1941
35 MITSUBISHI....................... MONTERO.......................... 31 7,399 4.1898
36 GENERAL MOTORS................... OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE.............. 359 86,481 4.1512
37 DAIMLERCHRYSLER.................. LHS.............................. 149 36,369 4.0969
38 HONDA............................ PRELUDE.......................... 46 11,366 4.0472
39 JAGUAR........................... XJ8.............................. 29 7,235 4.0083
40 DAIMLERCHRYSLER.................. JEEP CHEROKEE.................... 610 154,377 3.9514
41 GENERAL MOTORS................... BUICK REGAL...................... 286 73,309 3.9013
42 NISSAN........................... INFINITI Q45..................... 28 7,208 3.8846
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43 HONDA............................ CIVIC............................ 1,039 269,109 3.8609
44 GENERAL MOTORS................... CADILLAC DEVILLE................. 411 106,554 3.8572
45 GENERAL MOTORS................... CHEVROLET MALIBU................. 822 213,692 3.8467
46 GENERAL MOTORS................... CHEVROLET BLAZER S10/T10......... 762 199,042 3.8283
47 TOYOTA........................... LEXUS GS......................... 116 30,513 3.8017
48 FORD MOTOR CO.................... CONTOUR.......................... 524 139,339 3.7606
49 DAEWOO........................... LANOS............................ 31 8,312 3.7295
50 MITSUBISHI....................... 3000GT........................... 12 3,244 3.6991
51 GENERAL MOTORS................... CHEVROLET METRO.................. 95 25,749 3.6895
52 TOYOTA........................... COROLLA.......................... 940 255,693 3.6763
53 MERCEDES BENZ.................... 208 (CLK-CLASS).................. 65 17,795 3.6527
54 DAIMLERCHRYSLER.................. DODGE AVENGER.................... 61 16,883 3.6131
55 KIA MOTORS....................... SPORTAGE......................... 135 38,232 3.5311
56 SUZUKI........................... VITARA/GRAND VITARA.............. 124 35,651 3.4782
57 DAEWOO........................... NUBIRA........................... 33 9,553 3.4544
58 GENERAL MOTORS................... PONTIAC FIREBIRD/TRANS AM/FORMULA 119 35,115 3.3889
59 HYUNDAI.......................... SONATA........................... 82 24,539 3.3416
60 FORD MOTOR CO.................... MERCURY MYSTIQUE................. 134 40,939 3.2732
61 FORD MOTOR CO.................... ESCORT........................... 933 287,150 3.2492
62 HYUNDAI.......................... TIBURON.......................... 23 7,215 3.1878
63 ISUZU............................ RODEO............................ 230 72,544 3.1705
64 HYUNDAI.......................... ACCENT........................... 120 37,950 3.1621
65 GENERAL MOTORS................... CHEVROLET CAMARO................. 123 39,041 3.1505
66 GENERAL MOTORS................... PONTIAC GRAND PRIX............... 437 142,546 3.0657
67 GENERAL MOTORS................... CHEVROLET CORVETTE............... 90 29,904 3.0096
68 JAGUAR........................... XK8.............................. 17 5,747 2.9581
69 NISSAN........................... PATHFINDER....................... 181 61,310 2.9522
70 DAIMLERCHRYSLER.................. SEBRING COUPE.................... 81 27,519 2.9434
71 MAZDA............................ PROTEGE.......................... 208 70,802 2.9378
72 MERCEDES BENZ.................... 129 (SL-CLASS)................... 28 9,633 2.9067
73 ROLLS-ROYCE...................... BENTLEY ARNAGE................... 1 348 2.8736
74 GENERAL MOTORS................... CHEVROLET LUMINA/MONTE CARLO..... 561 197,430 2.8415
75 FORD MOTOR CO.................... EXPLORER......................... 1,099 386,943 2.8402
76 MAZDA............................ 626.............................. 244 88,473 2.7579
77 FORD MOTOR CO.................... TAURUS........................... 1,163 423,308 2.7474
78 BMW.............................. 7................................ 23 8,391 2.7410
79 DAIMLERCHRYSLER.................. CONCORDE......................... 175 64,234 2.7244
80 GENERAL MOTORS................... CHEVROLET PRIZM.................. 136 49,999 2.7201
81 DAIMLERCHRYSLER.................. 300M............................. 206 76,130 2.7059
82 HYUNDAI.......................... ELANTRA.......................... 158 60,317 2.6195
83 DAIMLERCHRYSLER.................. JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE.............. 729 284,429 2.5630
84 DAIMLERCHRYSLER.................. PLYMOUTH VOYAGER/GRAND........... 377 150,111 2.5115
85 NISSAN........................... INFINITI QX4..................... 59 23,505 2.5101
86 SUZUKI........................... SWIFT............................ 5 1,998 2.5025
87 NISSAN........................... MAXIMA........................... 239 95,789 2.4951
88 TOYOTA........................... TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK.............. 412 167,637 2.4577
89 FORD MOTOR CO.................... MERCURY SABLE.................... 295 120,113 2.4560
90 MAZDA............................ MILLENIA......................... 47 19,249 2.4417
91 GENERAL MOTORS................... CADILLAC SEVILLE................. 86 35,624 2.4141
92 FORD MOTOR CO.................... MERCURY COUGAR................... 212 88,258 2.4020
93 FORD MOTOR CO.................... MERCURY MOUNTAINEER.............. 105 43,743 2.4004
94 HONDA............................ ACURA RL......................... 31 12,961 2.3918
95 VOLVO............................ C70.............................. 12 5,087 2.3590
96 DAIMLERCHRYSLER.................. JEEP WRANGLER.................... 197 84,990 2.3179
97 TOYOTA........................... 4-RUNNER......................... 292 126,929 2.3005
98 HONDA............................ ACURA SLX........................ 2 870 2.2989
99 NISSAN........................... FRONTIER PICKUP TRUCK............ 104 45,256 2.2980
100 GENERAL MOTORS................... OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA............... 57 25,782 2.2108
101 GENERAL MOTORS................... BUICK CENTURY.................... 329 150,061 2.1924
102 GENERAL MOTORS................... CADILLAC ELDORADO................ 35 15,982 2.1900
103 GENERAL MOTORS................... GMC JIMMY S-15................... 137 63,541 2.1561
104 TOYOTA........................... CAMRY/CAMRY SOLARA............... 1,040 490,959 2.1183
105 DAIMLERCHRYSLER.................. DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND.............. 595 297,350 2.0010
106 ISUZU............................ TROOPER.......................... 46 23,094 1.9919
107 VOLKSWAGEN....................... GOLF/GTI......................... 28 14,204 1.9713
108 FORD MOTOR CO.................... RANGER PICKUP TRUCK.............. 692 356,716 1.9399
109 ISUZU............................ HOMBRE PICKUP TRUCK.............. 5 2,595 1.9268
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110 GENERAL MOTORS................... CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN.............. 146 76,071 1.9193
111 VOLKSWAGEN....................... CABRIO........................... 15 8,153 1.8398
112 TOYOTA........................... RAV4............................. 109 60,776 1.7935
113 TOYOTA........................... LEXUS SC......................... 5 2,822 1.7718
114 MERCEDES BENZ.................... 163 (ML-CLASS)................... 91 51,970 1.7510
115 MERCEDES BENZ.................... 210 (E-CLASS).................... 97 55,719 1.7409
116 VOLKSWAGEN....................... JETTA............................ 191 109,769 1.7400
117 DAIMLERCHRYSLER.................. DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCK........ 233 134,058 1.7381
118 BMW.............................. 3................................ 97 56,197 1.7261
119 BMW.............................. 5................................ 52 30,490 1.7055
120 HONDA............................ ACCORD........................... 607 356,993 1.7003
121 PONTIAC.......................... MONTANA VAN...................... 97 58,081 1.6701
122 NISSAN........................... INFINITI G20..................... 38 22,842 1.6636
123 GENERAL MOTORS................... CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP TRUCK...... 296 179,498 1.6490
124 TOYOTA........................... CELICA........................... 8 4,868 1.6434
125 GENERAL MOTORS................... SATURN SL........................ 311 190,414 1.6333
126 MERCEDES BENZ.................... 170 (SLK-CLASS).................. 22 13,875 1.5856
127 FORD MOTOR CO.................... F-150 PICKUP TRUCK............... 276 174,285 1.5836
128 GENERAL MOTORS................... OLDSMOBILE 88/REGENCY............ 61 39,921 1.5280
129 GENERAL MOTORS................... GMC SONOMA PICKUP TRUCK.......... 66 43,355 1.5223
130 SAAB............................. 9-5.............................. 37 24,666 1.5000
131 VOLVO............................ S80.............................. 37 24,976 1.4814
132 FERRARI.......................... F355............................. 1 694 1.4409
133 GENERAL MOTORS................... GMC SAFARI VAN................... 34 23,613 1.4399
134 TOYOTA........................... AVALON........................... 89 61,819 1.4397
135 MAZDA............................ B SERIES PICKUP TRUCK............ 62 44,452 1.3948
136 FORD MOTOR CO.................... LINCOLN CONTINENTAL.............. 37 27,054 1.3676
137 DAIMLERCHRYSLER.................. TOWN & COUNTRY MPV............... 104 76,795 1.3543
138 VOLVO............................ S70/V70.......................... 80 59,367 1.3475
139 SAAB............................. 9-3.............................. 46 34,580 1.3302
140 HONDA............................ PASSPORT......................... 36 27,499 1.3091
141 GENERAL MOTORS................... BUICK PARK AVENUE................ 78 59,904 1.3021
142 TOYOTA........................... LEXUS RX......................... 118 91,102 1.2953
143 TOYOTA........................... LEXUS ES......................... 58 46,162 1.2564
144 NISSAN........................... QUEST............................ 50 40,506 1.2344
145 GENERAL MOTORS................... OLDSMOBILE AURORA................ 23 18,729 1.2280
146 GENERAL MOTORS................... CADILLAC LIMOUSINE............... 1 821 1.2180
147 FORD MOTOR CO.................... MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS............ 146 122,586 1.1910
148 GENERAL MOTORS................... CHEVROLET TRACKER................ 41 34,839 1.1768
149 GENERAL MOTORS................... BUICK LESABRE.................... 117 100,354 1.1659
150 GENERAL MOTORS................... CADILLAC CATERA.................. 16 13,801 1.1593
151 NISSAN........................... INFINITI I30..................... 28 24,215 1.1563
152 FORD MOTOR CO.................... MERCURY VILLAGER MPV............. 59 51,066 1.1554
153 FORD MOTOR CO.................... WINDSTAR VAN..................... 233 203,936 1.1425
154 GENERAL MOTORS................... SATURN SC........................ 54 47,578 1.1350
155 AUDI............................. A6............................... 28 24,809 1.1286
156 MAZDA............................ MX-5 MIATA....................... 38 33,723 1.1268
157 BMW.............................. M................................ 3 2,731 1.0985
158 HONDA............................ ACURA CL......................... 27 24,960 1.0817
159 GENERAL MOTORS................... CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN............ 93 88,071 1.0560
160 ISUZU............................ VEHICROSS........................ 2 2,005 0.9975
161 DAIMLERCHRYSLER.................. DODGE VIPER...................... 1 1,033 0.9681
162 GENERAL MOTORS................... BUICK RIVIERA.................... 2 2,091 0.9565
163 VOLKSWAGEN....................... PASSAT........................... 75 79,396 0.9446
164 TOYOTA........................... LEXUS LS......................... 16 17,291 0.9253
165 VOLKSWAGEN....................... NEW BEETLE....................... 60 66,867 0.8973
166 AUDI............................. A8............................... 2 2,244 0.8913
167 FORD MOTOR CO.................... CROWN VICTORIA................... 104 118,849 0.8751
168 SUBARU........................... LEGACY........................... 78 90,840 0.8587
169 PORSCHE.......................... 911.............................. 11 12,887 0.8536
170 SUBARU........................... IMPREZA.......................... 17 20,208 0.8413
171 AUDI............................. A4............................... 26 31,892 0.8153
172 HONDA............................ ACURA TL......................... 45 55,646 0.8087
173 VOLKSWAGEN....................... EUROVAN.......................... 2 2,555 0.7828
174 MERCEDES BENZ.................... 202 (C-CLASS).................... 28 37,472 0.7472
175 ISUZU............................ AMIGO............................ 8 11,359 0.7043
176 SUBARU........................... FORESTER......................... 32 46,668 0.6857
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177 JAGUAR........................... VANDEN PLAS...................... 3 4,435 0.6764
178 HONDA............................ CR-V............................. 72 110,945 0.6490
179 TOYOTA........................... SIENNA VAN....................... 43 69,531 0.6184
180 GENERAL MOTORS................... SATURN SW........................ 10 16,420 0.6090
181 JAGUAR........................... XJR.............................. 1 1,778 0.5624
182 PORSCHE.......................... BOXSTER CONVERTIBLE.............. 7 13,234 0.5289
183 GENERAL MOTORS................... OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE VAN........ 20 38,130 0.5245
184 HONDA............................ ODYSSEY VAN...................... 6 50,425 0.1190
185 DAIMLERCHRYSLER.................. PLYMOUTH PROWLER................. 0 3,655 0.0000
186 FERRARI.......................... 360.............................. 0 445 0.0000
187 FERRARI.......................... 456.............................. 0 119 0.0000
188 FERRARI.......................... 550.............................. 0 259 0.0000
189 GENERAL MOTORS................... BUICK FUNERAL COACH.............. 0 993 0.0000
190 HONDA............................ ACURA NSX........................ 0 243 0.0000
191 ISUZU............................ OASIS VAN........................ 0 702 0.0000
192 LAMBORGHINI...................... DB132/DIABLO..................... 0 162 0.0000
193 LOTUS............................ ESPRIT........................... 0 121 0.0000
194 ROLLS-ROYCE...................... BENTLEY AZURE.................... 0 70 0.0000
195 ROLLS-ROYCE...................... BENTLEY CONTINENTAL R............ 0 6 0.0000
196 ROLLS-ROYCE...................... BENTLEY CONTINENTAL SC........... 0 23 0.0000
197 ROLLS-ROYCE...................... BENTLEY CONTINENTAL T............ 0 5 0.0000
198 ROLLS-ROYCE...................... BENTLEY TURBO R.................. 0 2 0.0000
199 ROLLS-ROYCE...................... SILVER SERAPH.................... 0 299 0.0000
200 ROLLS-ROYCE...................... SILVER SPUR...................... 0 2 0.0000
201 ROLLS-ROYCE...................... SILVER SPUR PARK WARD............ 0 51 0.0000
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1 These vehicles were manufactured for sale in the U.S. territories under the Chrysler name plate.
2 Nativa is the name applied to Montero Sport vehicles that are manufactured for sale only in Puerto Rico.
Issued on: March 7, 2001.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Safety Performance Standards.
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