[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16020-16027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8887]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. 74-40; Notice 9]


Insurance Cost Information

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of text and data for 1996 insurance cost information 
booklet.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides the 1996 text and data that new car 
dealers must include in an insurance cost information booklet that they 
must make available to prospective purchasers, pursuant to 49 CFR 
582.4. This information may assist prospective purchasers in comparing 
differences in passenger vehicle collision loss experience that could 
affect auto insurance costs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Orron Kee, Office of Market 
Incentives, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590 (202-
366-4936).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 201(e) of the Motor 
Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act, 15 U.S.C. 1941(e), on March 
5, 1993, 58 FR 12545, the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration (NHTSA) amended 49 CFR part 582, Insurance Cost 
Information Regulation, to require dealers of new automobiles to 
distribute to prospective customers information that compares 
differences in insurance costs of different makes and models of 
passenger cars based on differences in damage susceptibility. On March 
17, 1994, NHTSA denied a petition

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submitted by the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) for 
NHTSA to reconsider part 582 insofar as it requires new automobile 
dealers to prepare the requisite number of copies for distribution of 
the insurance cost information to prospective purchasers. 59 FR 13630. 
On March 24, 1995, NHTSA published a Final Rule to amend part 582 in a 
number of respects. 60 FR 15509.
    Pursuant to 49 CFR 582.4, new automobile dealers are required to 
make available to prospective purchasers booklets that include this 
comparative information as well as certain mandatory explanatory text 
that is set out in section 582.5. Early each year, NHTSA publishes 
updated annual data in the Notices section of the Federal Register. 
Booklets reflecting the updated data must be available for distribution 
to prospective purchasers without charge within 30 days from the date 
of publication of the data in the Federal Register.
    NHTSA has mailed a sample copy of the 1996 booklet to each dealer 
on the mailing list that the Department of Energy uses to distribute 
the ``Gas Mileage Guide.'' Dealers will have the responsibility of 
reproducing a sufficient number of copies of the booklet to assure that 
they are available for retention by prospective purchasers by May 10, 
1996. Dealers who do not receive a copy of the booklet within 15 days 
of the date of this notice should contact Mr. Orron Kee of NHTSA's 
Office of Market Incentives ((202) 366-4936) to receive a copy of the 
booklet and to be added to the mailing list.
    The required text and data are as follows:

March 1996--Comparison of Differences in Insurance Costs for Passenger 
Motor Cars, Station Wagons/Passenger Vans, Pickups and Utility Vehicles 
the Basis of Damage Susceptibility

    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has 
provided the information in this booklet in compliance with Federal law 
as an aid to consumers considering the purchase of a new car. The 
booklet compares differences in insurance costs for different makes and 
models of passenger cars, station wagons/passenger vans, pickups, and 
utility vehicles on the basis of damage susceptibility. However, it 
does not indicate a vehicle's relative safety.
    The following table contains the best available information 
regarding the effect of damage susceptibility on auto insurance 
premiums. It was taken from data compiled by the Highway Loss Data 
Institute (HLDI) in its December 1995 Insurance Collision Report, and 
reflects the collision loss experience of passenger cars, utility 
vehicles, light trucks, and vans sold in the United States in terms of 
the average loss payment per insured vehicle year for model years 1993-
1995. NHTSA has not verified the data in this table.
    The table presents vehicles' collision loss experience in relative 
terms, with 100 representing the average for all passenger vehicles. 
Thus, a rating of 122 reflects a collision loss experience that is 22 
percent higher (worse) than average while a rating of 96 reflects a 
collision loss experience that is 4 per cent lower (better) than 
average. The table is not relevant for models that have been 
substantially redesigned for 1996, and it does not include information 
about models without enough claim experience.
    Although many insurance companies use the HLDI information to 
adjust the ``base rate'' for the collision portion of their auto 
insurance premiums, the amount of any such adjustment is usually small. 
It is unlikely that your total premium will vary more than ten per cent 
depending upon the collision loss experience of a particular vehicle. 
If you do not purchase collision coverage or your insurance company 
does not use the HLDI information, your premium will not vary at all in 
relation to these rankings.
    In addition, different insurance companies often charge different 
premiums for the same driver and vehicle. Therefore, you should contact 
insurance companies or their agents directly to determine the actual 
premium that you will be charged for insuring a particular vehicle.

    Please Note: In setting auto insurance premiums, insurance 
companies mainly rely on factors that are not directly related to 
the vehicle itself (except for its value). Rather, they mainly 
consider driver characteristics (such as age, gender, marital 
status, and driving record), the geographic area in which the 
vehicle is driven, how many miles are traveled, and how the vehicle 
is used. Therefore, to obtain complete information about insurance 
premiums, you should contact insurance companies or their agents 
directly.

    Insurance companies do not generally adjust their premiums on the 
basis of data reflecting the crashworthiness of different vehicles. 
However, some companies adjust their premiums for personal injury 
protection and medical payments coverage if the insured vehicle has 
features that are likely to improve its crashworthiness, such as air 
bags and automatic seat belts.
    Test data relating to vehicle crashworthiness are available from 
NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). NCAP test results 
demonstrate relative frontal crash protection in new vehicles. 
Information on vehicles that NHTSA has tested in the NCAP program can 
be obtained by calling the agency's toll-free Auto Safety Hotline at 
(800) 424-9393.

 Collision Insurance Losses, Model Year 1993-95 Passenger Motor Vehicles
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                                                               Relative 
               Make                          Model               loss   
                                                               payment  
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                       Small Cars--Two Door Models                      
                                                                        
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Average for small two-door models  ........................          122
    Volkswagen...................  Golf III................           94
    Saturn.......................  SC......................          103
    Geo..........................  Metro...................          118
    Hyundai......................  Accent..................          121
    Toyota.......................  Tercel..................          126
    Volkswagen...................  Golf Cabriolet..........          127
    Ford.........................  Escort..................          131
    Subaru.......................  Impreza 4-wd............          138
    Toyota.......................  Paseo...................          140

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    Mitsubishi...................  Mirage..................          144
    Ford.........................  Aspire..................          145
    Mitsubishi...................  Eclipse.................          149
    Eagle........................  Summit..................          151
    Eagle........................  Talon...................          157
    Hyundai......................  Scoupe..................          157
    Nissan.......................  240SX...................          192
    Eagle........................  Talon 4-wd..............          201
    Mazda........................  MX-3 Coupe..............          207
                                                                        
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                            Four-Door Models                            
                                                                        
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Average for small four-door        ........................          115
 models.                                                                
    Volkswagen...................  Golf III................           95
    Subaru.......................  Impreza 4-wd............          102
    Ford.........................  Escort..................          104
    Mercury......................  Tracer..................          112
    Geo..........................  Prizm...................          117
    Toyota.......................  Corolla.................          121
    Hyundai......................  Accent..................          121
    Subaru.......................  Impreza.................          121
    Volkswagen...................  Jetta III...............          128
    KIA..........................  Sephia..................          138
    Ford.........................  Aspire..................          138
    Mitsubishi...................  Mirage..................          140
    Hyundai......................  Elantra.................          144
    Geo..........................  Metro...................          157
    Toyota.......................  Tercel..................          157
    Eagle........................  Summit..................          169
                                                                        
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                      Station Wagons/Passenger Vans                     
                                                                        
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Average for small station wagons/  ........................           81
 passenger vans.                                                        
    Eagle........................  Summit..................           61
    Mercury......................  Tracer..................           79
    Ford.........................  Escort..................           80
    Subaru.......................  Impreza 4-wd............           94
    Toyota.......................  Corolla.................          109
                                                                        
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                              Sports Models                             
                                                                        
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Average for small sports models..  ........................          146
    Mazda........................  MX-5 Miata convertible..           92
    Honda........................  Civic Del Sol                     123
                                    convertible.                        
    Mercedes.....................  SL Class convertible....          133
    Toyota.......................  MR2.....................          134
    Dodge........................  Stealth.................          145
    Chevrolet....................  Corvette................          152
    Chevrolet....................  Corvette convertible....          155
    Mitsubishi...................  3000 GT.................          156
    Nissan.......................  300ZX...................          184
    Porsche......................  911 Targa...............          197
    Porsche......................  968 Coupe...............          237
    Nissan.......................  300 ZX..................          245
    Dodge........................  Stealth 4-wd............          248
    Porsche......................  911 convertible.........          254
    Mitsubishi...................  300 GT 4-wd.............          309
    Dodge........................  Viper convertible.......          612
                                                                        
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                     Mid-Size Cars--Two-Door Models                     
                                                                        
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Average for mid-size two-door      ........................          112
 models.                                                                
    Buick........................  Regal...................           71
    Saab.........................  900.....................           78
    Oldsmobile...................  Cutlass Supreme.........           79
    Oldsmobile...................  Cutlass Supreme                    79
                                    convertible.                        
    Buick........................  Skylark.................           79
    Chevrolet....................  Monte Carlo.............           85

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    Oldsmobile...................  Achieva.................           85
    Pontiac......................  Grand Prix..............           86
    Nissan.......................  200SX...................           87
    Pontiac......................  Grand Am................           93
    Chrysler.....................  Sebring.................           99
    Honda........................  Accord..................          103
    Chevrolet....................  Beretta.................          109
    Chrysler.....................  LeBaron convertible.....          111
    Toyota.......................  Camry...................          113
    Honda........................  Civic...................          117
    Chevrolet....................  Cavalier................          118
    Plymouth.....................  Neon....................          120
    Dodge........................  Neon....................          121
    Dodge........................  Avenger.................          127
    Honda........................  Civic Coupe.............          132
    Pontiac......................  Sunfire.................          136
    Acura........................  Integra.................          143
    Mazda........................  MX-6....................          146
    Toyota.......................  Celica..................          153
    Ford.........................  Probe...................          156
    Honda........................  Prelude.................          167
                                                                        
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                            Four-Door Models                            
                                                                        
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Average for mid-size four-door       ......................           92
 models.                                                                
    Chevrolet....................  Lumina..................           64
    Oldsmobile...................  Cutlass Supreme.........           64
    Buick........................  Regal...................           66
    Mercury......................  Mystique................           67
    Buick........................  Century.................           71
    Oldsmobile...................  Cutlass Ciera...........           72
    Buick........................  Skylark.................           72
    Dodge........................  Stratus.................           75
    Pontiac......................  Grand Prix..............           76
    Chrysler.....................  Cirrus..................           77
    Chevrolet....................  Cavalier................           78
    Ford.........................  Contour.................           78
    Toyota.......................  Avalon..................           80
    Ford.........................  Taurus..................           81
    Saturn.......................  SL......................           82
    Pontiac......................  Grand Am................           82
    Mercury......................  Sable...................           83
    Dodge........................  Spirit..................           84
    Oldsmobile...................  Achieva.................           86
    Plymouth.....................  Acclaim.................           87
    Pontiac......................  Sunfire.................           89
    Chevrolet....................  Corisica................           89
    Audi.........................  90 Quattro..............           95
    Nissan.......................  Sentra..................           96
    Dodge........................  Neon....................           97
    Honda........................  Accord..................           97
    Subaru.......................  Legacy 4-wd.............           99
    Mitsubishi...................  Diamante................          101
    Volkswagen...................  Passat..................          103
    Nissan.......................  Altima..................          105
    Toyota.......................  Camry...................          106
    Mitsubishi...................  Galant..................          107
    Plymouth.....................  Neon....................          107
    Honda........................  Civic...................          109
    Subaru.......................  Legacy..................          110
    Mazda........................  Protege.................          112
    Volvo........................  850.....................          114
    Lexus........................  ES 300..................          120
    Infiniti.....................  G20.....................          122
    Mazda........................  Millenia................          122
    Nissan.......................  Maxima..................          125
    Mazda........................  626.....................          125
    Saab.........................  900.....................          126
    Acura........................  Integra.................          128
    Hyundai......................  Sonata..................          132

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    Audi.........................  90......................          146
                                                                        
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                      Station Wagons/Passenger Vans                     
                                                                        
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Average for mid-size station         ......................           82
 wagons/passenger vans.                                                 
    Buick........................  Century.................           62
    Oldsmobile...................  Cutlass Ciera...........           67
    Saturn.......................  SW......................           69
    Ford.........................  Taurus..................           75
    Mercury......................  Sable...................           80
    Mitsubishi...................  Diamante................           82
    Honda........................  Accord..................           88
    Mitsubushi...................  Expo....................           89
    Subaru.......................  Legacy 4-wd.............          104
    Toyota.......................  Camry...................          106
    Volvo........................  850.....................          107
                                                                        
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                              Sports Models                             
                                                                        
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Average for mid-size sports          ......................          148
 models.                                                                
    Saab.........................  900 convertible.........           90
    Ford.........................  Mustang convertible.....          136
    Pontiac......................  Firebird................          147
    Chevrolet....................  Camaro convertible......          147
    Ford.........................  Mustang.................          152
    Chevrolet....................  Camaro..................          156
    Nissan.......................  300ZX 2+2...............          199
    Toyota.......................  Supra...................          319
                                                                        
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                              Luxury Models                             
                                                                        
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Average for mid-size sports          ......................          148
 models.                                                                
    Lincoln......................  Continental.............           52
    BMW..........................  5 Series station wagon..          110
    Mercedes.....................  E Class convertible.....          112
    Volvo........................  940/960 4-door..........          118
    Cadillac.....................  Eldorado................          120
    Volvo........................  940/960 station wagon...          120
    Mercedes.....................  C Class 4-door..........          131
    BMW..........................  3 Series convertible....          143
    BMW..........................  5 Series 4-door.........          159
    Infiniti.....................  J30.....................          164
    Mercedes.....................   E Class 2-door.........          168
    Lexus........................  GS 300..................          172
    Audi.........................  100/A6..................          174
    BMW..........................  3 Series 4-door.........          178
    Saab.........................  9000....................          184
    BMW..........................  3 Series 2-door.........          186
    Lexus........................  SC300/400...............          192
    Jaguar.......................  XJ convertible..........          233
    Jaguar.......................  XJ2-door................          237
                                                                        
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                       Large Cars--Two Door Models                      
                                                                        
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    Buick........................  Riviera.................           67
    Mercury......................  Cougar..................           85
    Ford.........................  Thunderbird.............           93
                                                                        
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                            Four-Door Models                            
                                                                        
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Average for large four-door          ......................           82
 models.                                                                
Average for large two-door models  ........................           89
    Ford.........................  Crown Victoria..........           64
    Mercury......................  Grand Marquis...........           71
    Oldsmobile...................  Ninety-Eight............           73
    Oldsmobile...................  Eighty-Eight............           76
    Buick........................  LeSabre.................           79
    Chrysler.....................  Concorde................           80

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    Chevrolet....................  Caprice.................           83
    Pontiac......................  Bonneville..............           84
    Chrysler.....................  New Yorker LH...........           86
    Buick........................  Park Avenue.............           87
    Dodge........................  Intrepid................           89
    Eagle........................  Vision..................           89
    Buick........................  Roadmaster..............           96
                                                                        
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                      Station Wagons/Passenger Vans                     
                                                                        
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Average for large wagons/          ........................           68
 passenger vans.                                                        
    GMC..........................  Safari Van 4-wd.........           50
    Honda........................  Odyssey.................           51
    Chevrolet....................  Astro Van 4-wd..........           57
    Chevrolet....................  Astro Van...............           60
    GMC..........................  Safari Van..............           61
    Dodge........................  Caravan.................           63
    Nissan.......................  Quest...................           63
    Plymouth.....................  Voyager.................           65
    Pontiac......................  Trans Sport.............           65
    Dodge........................  Caravan 4-wd............           66
    Mercury......................  Villager................           66
    Chrysler.....................  Town & Country..........           68
    Chevrolet....................  Lumina APV..............           69
    Ford.........................  Windstar................           74
    Ford.........................  Aerostar Van............           74
    Plymouth.....................  Voyager 4-wd............           77
    Chrysler.....................  Town & Country 4-wd.....           83
    Oldsmobile...................  Silhouette..............           86
    Toyota.......................  Previa Van..............           88
    Ford.........................  Aerostar Van 4-wd.......           89
    Buick........................  Estate Wagon............           90
    Chevrolet....................  Caprice.................           90
    Toyota.......................  Previa Van 4-wd.........           93
    Mazda........................  MPV Van 4-wd............          123
    Mazda........................  MPV Van.................          124
                                                                        
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                              Luxury Models                             
                                                                        
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Average for Large luxury models..  ........................          116
    Oldsmobile...................  Aurora..................           74
    Lincoln......................  Town Car................           84
    Cadillac.....................  DeVille 4-door..........           89
    Chrysler.....................  LHS.....................           99
    Cadillac.....................  Seville.................          115
    Lincoln......................  Mark VIII...............          117
    Cadillac.....................  Brougham................          123
    Acura........................  Legend 4-door...........          130
    Mercedes.....................  E Class station wagon...          138
    Lexus........................  LS 400..................          142
    Mercedes.....................  E Class 4-door..........          160
    Infiniti.....................  Q45.....................          164
    Mercedes.....................  S Class LWB.............          167
    Mazda........................  929.....................          173
    Mercedes.....................  S Class SWB.............          175
    Acura........................  Legend 2-door...........          179
    Jaguar.......................  XJ 4-door...............          194
    Mercedes.....................  S Class 2-door..........          275
                                                                        
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                         Pickups--Small Pickups                         
                                                                        
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Average for small pickups........  ........................           84
    Ford.........................  Ranger Series...........           68
    Dodge........................  Dakota Series...........           69
    Ford.........................  Ranger Series 4-wd......           79
    Chevrolet....................  S10 Series 2-door.......           80
    Dodge........................  Dakota Series 4-wd......           80
    Toyota.......................  Tacoma Regular/extended            82
                                    cab 4-wd.                           
    GMC..........................  S15 Series..............           83

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    Nissan.......................  Regular/extended cab....           84
    Chevrolet....................  T10 Series 2-door 4-wd..           85
    Nissan.......................  Regular/extended cab 4-            89
                                    wd.                                 
    Isuzu........................  Regular/extended cab....           93
    Isuzu........................  Standard Bed 4-wd.......           98
    Mitsubishi...................  Regular/extended cab....           99
    Toyota.......................  Regular/extended cab 4-           106
                                    wd.                                 
    Toyota.......................  Regular/extended cab....          108
                                                                        
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                      Standard Pickups                                  
                                                                        
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    Average for standard pickups.    ......................           66
    Ford.........................  F-250...................           53
    GMC..........................  1500 Series.............           57
    GMC..........................  1500 Series 4-wd........           57
    Chevrolet....................  1500 Series 4-wd........           59
    Chevrolet....................  1500 Series.............           59
    Ford.........................  F-250 Series............           61
    Ford.........................  F-350 Series............           63
    GMC..........................  3500 Series.............           64
    Dodge........................  Ram 3500 Series.........           66
    GMC..........................  2500 Series 4-wd........           67
    Ford.........................  F-150 Series............           68
    Ford.........................  F-150 Series 4-wd.......           69
    GMC..........................  3500 series 4-wd........           70
    Chevrolet....................  2500 Series.............           71
    Chevrolet....................  2500 Series 4-wd........           73
    Ford.........................  F-250 Series 4-wd.......           73
    Chevrolet....................  3500 Series.............           76
    Ford.........................  F-350 Series 4-wd.......           76
    Dodge........................  Ram 1500 Series.........           80
    Chevrolet....................  3500 Series 4-wd........           81
    GMC..........................  2500 Series.............           82
    Dodge........................  Ram 1500 Series 4-wd....           85
    Dodge........................  Ram 2500 Series.........           91
    Dodge........................  Ram 2500 Series 4-wd....           94
    Toyota.......................  T100Reg/ectended cab 4-           102
                                    wd.                                 
    Toyota.......................  T100 Reg/extended cab...          102
    Dodge........................  Ram 3500 Series 4-wd....          144
                                                                        
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          Utility Vehicles--Small Utility Vehicles                      
                                                                        
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    Average for small utility        ......................           92
     vehicles.                                                          
    Jeep.........................  Wrangler................           76
    Suzuki.......................  Samurai 4-wd............           80
    Suzuki.......................  Sidekick 4-door.........           81
    Suzuki.......................  Sidekick 4-door 4-wd....           85
    Suzuki.......................  Sidekick 2-door 4-wd....           97
    Suzuki.......................  Sidekick 2-door.........          110
    Geo..........................  Tracker.................          117
    Geo..........................  Tracker 4-wd............          121
               Intermediate Utility Vehicles                            
                                                                        
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    Average for intermediate         ......................           88
     utility vehicles.                                                  
    Chevrolet....................  Tahoe 4-door 4-wd.......           54
    GMC..........................  Yukon 2-door 4-wd.......           55
    Jeep.........................  Cherokee 2-door 4-wd....           58
    Jeep.........................  Cherokee 2-door.........           64
    Chevrolet....................  Tahoe 2-door 4-wd.......           64
    Ford.........................  Explorer 4-door 4-wd....           68
    Jeep.........................  Grand Cherokee 4-door...           69
    Chevrolet....................  T10 Blazer 4-door 4-wd..           72
    GMC..........................  T15 Jimmy 2-door 4-wd...           72
    GMC..........................  S15 Jimmy 4-door........           73
    GMC..........................  T15 Jimmy 4-door 4-wd...           75
    Jeep.........................  Cherokee 4-door 4-wd....           78
    Ford.........................  Explorer 4-door.........           78
    Jeep.........................  Cherokee 4-door.........           79
    Ford.........................  Bronco..................           82

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    Jeep.........................  Grand Cherokee 4-door 4-           86
                                    wd.                                 
    Chevrolet....................  S10 Blazer 4-door.......           91
    Ford.........................  Explorer 2-door 4-wd....           95
    Ford.........................  Explorer 2-door.........           96
    Isuzu........................  Rodeo 4-door 4-wd.......          105
    Isuzu........................  Rodeo 4-door............          106
    Toyota.......................  4Runner 4-door Wagon....          110
    Honda........................  Passport 4-door 4-wd....          114
    Chevrolet....................  S10 Blazer 2-door.......          114
    Nissan.......................  Pathfinder 4-door.......          120
    Chevrolet....................  T10 Blazer 2-door 4-wd..          120
    Nissan.......................  Pathfinder 4-door 4-wd..          120
    Honda........................  Passport 4-door.........          121
    Toyota.......................  4Runner 4-door 4-wd.....          130
    Mitsubishi...................  Montero 4-door 4-wd.....          134
    Land Rover...................  Discovery...............          138
    Land Rover...................  Range Rover LWB.........          223
                                                                        
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                   Large Utility Vehicles                               
                                                                        
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Average for large utility            ......................           63
 vehicles.                                                              
    GMC..........................  Suburban 1500...........           42
    Chevrolet....................  Suburban 1500...........           50
    Chevrolet....................  Suburban 2500 4-wd......           55
    Chevrolet....................  Suburban 2500...........           55
    GMC..........................  Suburban 2500...........           60
    Chevrolet....................  Suburban 1500 4-wd......           60
    GMC..........................  Suburban 1500 4-wd......           72
    GMC..........................  Suburban 2500 4-wd......           75
                                                                        
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                         Large Vans                                     
                                                                        
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Average for all large vans.......  ........................           65
    Chevrolet....................  Astro Cargo Van 4-wd....           47
    Ford.........................  E-150 Club Wagon........           50
    GMC..........................  Safari Cargo Van........           50
    Ford.........................  E-150 Econoline.........           60
    Chevrolet....................  Chevy Van 20............           61
    Chevrolet....................  Astro Cargo Van.........           62
    Ford.........................  E-250 Econoline.........           63
    GMC..........................  Vandura 2500............           67
    Dodge........................  B250 Cargo Van..........           74
    Dodge........................  Caravan Cargo Van.......           87
    Chevrolet....................  Chevy Van 30............           96
    Ford.........................  Aerostar Cargo Van......          107
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*Note: Every model represents over 1,000 insured vehicle years and at   
  least 100 claims.                                                     


    If you would like more details about the information in this table, 
or wish to obtain the complete Insurance Collision Report, please 
contact HLDI directory, at: Highway Loss Data Institute, 1005 North 
Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22201, Tel: (703) 247-1600.

(49 U.S.C. 32302; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50(f))

    Issued on: April 4, 1996.
Patricia Breslin,
Acting Associate Administrator for Safety Performance Standards.
[FR Doc. 96-8887 Filed 4-9-96; 8:45 am]
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