Iowa license plate: Special truck

Issued today Documented since 2026. Standard plates for truck, issued by Iowa Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division (plates issued through the county treasurers). One of 6 Iowa license plates.

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Format, years and the law

Format: LLL999, for example TXB106 (L is any letter, 9 any digit)
The format above is broad: a registration that fits it has the right shape, which does not show that this series issued it.
Years issued: Documented since 2026; the format is likely older than the first year documented. Still issued.
Vehicle class: Standard: the default series issued to private road vehicles. Issued for truck.

Legal basis and sources

Iowa Code § 321.166(2): the mandatory 'special' legend on special truck registration plates https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/321.166.pdf

This plate in your app

The series id is us-ia-special-truck. The API returns its format, validation, colours and designs with the rest of Iowa's series:

curl -s https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-ia \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VEHICLESDB_API_KEY" \
  | jq '.series[] | select(.id == "us-ia-special-truck")'

Plate image (SVG, sample serial): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-ia/us-ia-special-truck.svg
Blank template, filled on your side: https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-ia/us-ia-special-truck/template.svg

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