# New Mexico license plate: Year of manufacture

> The New Mexico year of manufacture license plate: format 999999, for example 366989, documented since 2026, car.

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Part of [New Mexico license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--new-mexico) (8 registration series).

![New Mexico (United States) license plate, Year of manufacture (documented since 2026)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-nm/us-nm-year-of-manufacture/new-mexico-license-plate-year-of-manufacture.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `999999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2026 → today (documented from 2026; the format is likely older) |
| Class | historic |
| Issued for | car |
| 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-nm-year-of-manufacture` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--new-mexico/year-of-manufacture) |

Sources:

- [New Mexico MVD on year-of-manufacture plates, citing Motor Vehicle Code Section 66-3-423 NMSA 1978: the 30-year threshold, the authenticity and inspection requirements, the non-duplication rule, the transfer rule and the fees](https://www.mvd.newmexico.gov/vehicles/license-plates/)

## About this plate

Nevada's Circa 1982 Replica is a NEW plate made to an old design; New Mexico's year-of-manufacture plate is the OLD PLATE ITSELF, re-registered.

## Who can have one

motor vehicles 30 or more years old; the plate must be authentic to the vehicle's model year, in good condition, and its number must not already be assigned or in use (MVD, citing NMSA 1978 § 66-3-423)

## Fee

$27.00 on initial registration; $12.00 on transfer to a new owner

## Transfer

on sale or transfer the plate may remain with the vehicle and pass to the new owner on payment of a $10.00 fee in addition to regular registration fees

## Other historic plates here

- [Horseless carriage](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--new-mexico/horseless-carriage) (documented since 2026)

## Use it

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

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