# Iowa license plate: Dealer

> The Iowa dealer license plate: format D9999, for example D2356, documented since 2026, car, van, truck, motorcycle, and trailer.

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Part of [Iowa license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--iowa) (6 registration series).

![Iowa (United States) license plate, Dealer (documented since 2026)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-ia/us-ia-dealer/iowa-license-plate-dealer.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `D9999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2026 → today (documented from 2026; the format is likely older) |
| Class | dealer |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, motorcycle, trailer |
| 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-ia-dealer` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--iowa/dealer) |

Sources:

- [Iowa Code § 321.166(3): the dealer 'D' at the same size as the registration plate characters](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/321.166.pdf)

## About this plate

The interesting discipline point is the CONTRAST WITH THE DV RULE two subsections away: Iowa's legislature said 'shall PRECEDE the registration plate number' for DV and merely 'shall display the alphabetical character "D"' for dealers, and this file honours that difference by pinning one and not the other. It would have been easy, and wrong, to write both as prefixes.

## Use it

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

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