# Alaska license plate: Year of manufacture

> The Alaska year of manufacture license plate: format LLL999, for example XDE287, documented since 2026, car, truck, and motorcycle.

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Part of [Alaska license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--alaska) (13 registration series).

![Alaska (United States) license plate, Year of manufacture (documented since 2026)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-ak/us-ak-year-of-manufacture/alaska-license-plate-year-of-manufacture.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2026 → today (documented from 2026; the format is likely older) |
| Class | historic |
| Issued for | car, truck, motorcycle |
| Checking a registration | The format above is broad: a registration that fits it has the right shape, which does not show that this series issued it. |
| Series id | `us-ak-year-of-manufacture` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--alaska/year-of-manufacture) |

Sources:

- [AS 28.10.181(b)(2): owner-supplied plates of this state corresponding to the year of manufacture, for vehicles 30 or more years old](https://web.archive.org/web/2023id_/http://www.touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/Statutes/Title28/Chapter10/Section181.htm)

## Who can have one

vehicle manufactured 30 or more years before the year of application, a ROLLING threshold, stated in statute this time rather than delegated.

## Other historic plates here

- [Historic vehicle](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--alaska/historic-vehicle) (documented since 2026)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-ak/us-ak-year-of-manufacture.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/alaska?series=us-ak-year-of-manufacture
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-ak` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "us-ak-year-of-manufacture"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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