TYPE |
INFORMATION |
ARIZONA MOTORCYCLE PLATES Singles all years.
1912-13 Disc
1914 1 - 948* (Disc 607)
1915 1 - 97 (Disc 76) (1,000 ordered)
1916 1 - 340 (Disc 857*) (1,000 ordered)
1917 1 - 567 (1,000 ordered)
1918 1 - 406
1919 1 -
1920 1 -
1921 1 - (500 ordered)
1922-28 FORMATS 1-1 - 9-999 County codes same as passenger.
10-1 - 15-9 Ordered: 1922 460, 1923 500,
1924 465, 1926 525, 1927-28 475,
1930 477.
1929 1 - 426*
1930 1 - 710*
1931 1 -
1932 1 - 506
1933 1 - 932*
1934 1 - 661*
1935 1 - 294
1936 1 - 617*
1937-38 FORMATS 1A - 99Z County codes same as passenger.
1937 33C Ordered: 1937 509.
1938 7V
1939 FORMATS 6A1 - 9R99 County codes same as passenger.
1939 2A98, 1B37, 7D4
1940-41 FORMATS ? - ?
1940 7B5
1942-56 FORMATS 6A1 - 9A9, County codes same as passenger
1A00 - 9A99 1947-56. Ordered: 1948 3,000.
1942 8D3, 3T04
1943 TAB
1944 9T34
1945 8A26
1946 5A90, 8T11
1947 1A85, 5C02, 1E18, 1H18, 6Z09
1948 7A63, 1E02, 1K54, 2Z51 = Maricopa
1949 6A19, 5C25, 6L5, 1X48, 1Z31
1950 9C6, 7Z95
1951 9A88, 6Z10
1952 5A85, 2Y60, 6Z1
1953 6A25, 5C60, 9U1, 1Y96
1954 3A46, 4Y14, 7Z03
1955 5A75, 1H45, 1K06, 2Y98, 2Z55
1956 9A28, 9C70, 1K51, 6P2, 9U0, 8V64, 2Y65
1957-71 No I,O,Q,U,V used. No C used 1969.
1957 M/C 1 - 4602 (4,602)
1958 M/C 1 - 7597 (7,597*)
1959 M/C 1 - 8874 (8,874*)
1960 M/C 001?- 8415 (8,415)
1961 M/C 001?- 9462 (9,462)
1962 M/C 001?- 9999, A001 - E492 (14,487*)
1963 M/C 001?- 9999, A001 - C009 (12,006)
1964 M/C 001 - 9999, A001 - D268 (13,264*)
1965 M/C 001 - 9999, A001 - F691 (15,685*)
1966 M/C 001 - 9999, A001 - K823 (19,813*)
1967 M/C 0001 - 9999, A001 - N995 (22,982*)
1968 M/B 0001 - 9999, A001 - W717 (FR 27,699)
X102 - X270 (NR 169) (TOTAL 28,251*)
1969 M/C 0001 - 9999, A001 - Z999, 001A - 294A (30,273*)
1970 M/B 0001 - 9999, A001 - Z999, 001A - 029M (41,996*)
1971 C/M 0001 - 9999, A001 - Z999, 001A - 963W (48,924*)
(027M M/C - 773R M/C = 3,744 error, overlaps above)
1972-79 All have M/C suffix. No I,O,Q,U,V* used.
*V added 1977, expected late 1976?
Assuming numbers always progress before letters.
1972 AA01 - ZZ99, 01AA - 98EP (53,360*)
1973 AA01 - ZZ99, 01AA - 99FZ assigned (56,133)
55JH seen (61,039*)
1974 AA01 - ZZ99, 01AA - 80WX (80,864*)
1975 AAA1 - ZPZ6 (82,023*)
1976 AA01 - ZZ99, 01AA - 99ZS (86,823*)
1977 A01A - Z99Z, 1AA1 - 8VY8 (79,901*)
1978 AA01 - ZZ99, 01AA - 58KC (67,775*)
1979 A01A - Z99Z, 1AA1 - 1VW9 (79,677*)
1980-97 BASE No I,O,Q,U used.
1980 "DEC 80" Type 1 AAA1 M/C - ZZZ9 M/C (95,832)
1982 "AUG 83" Type 1a 1AAA M/C - 9ZZZ M/C (95,832)
1986 "NOV 87" Type 1b AA1A M/C - ZZ9Z M/C (95,832)
1992 "FEB 93" Type 1c A1AA M/C - X8YY M/C (86,912)
(TOTAL 374,408)
Monthly Staggered Registration began 1980.
VARIATIONS
Small "M/C" VV9E - VY4P (671); Normal "M/C" SP7Y, WG5P.
1997-2020 BASE No I,O,Q,U used.
1997 "OCT 98" Type 1: Embossed Y3GB M/C - Z9ZZ M/C (7,513)
1996 "NOV 97" Type 1a M/C AAA1 - M/C ZZZ9 (95,832)
2001 "FEB 02" Type 1b M/C 1AAA - M/C 9ZZZ (95,832)
2004 "MAR 05" Type 1c M/C AA1A - M/C ZZ9Z (95,832)
2006 "SEP 07" Type 1d M/C A1AA - M/C Z9ZZ (95,832)
2006 "OCT 07" Type 1e M/C 0A0A - M/C 9Z9Z (48,400)
2007 "MAR 08" Type 1f M/C A00A - M/C B89Z (4,390)
(TOTAL EMBOSSED 443,631)
2008 "MAR 09" Type 2: Flat M/C C39A - M/C Z99Z (43,961)
2007 "NOV 08" Type 2a M/C AA00 - M/C ZZ99 (48,400)
2008 "OCT 09" Type 2b M/C 000A - M/C 999Z (22,000)
2009 "AUG 10" Type 2c M/C 00A0 - M/C 99Z9 (22,000)
2009 "AUG 10" Type 2d A000 M/C - Z999 M/C (22,000)
2010 "MAR 14" Type 2e 0A00 M/C - 9Z99 M/C (22,000)
2011 "NOV 12" Type 2f 00A0 M/C - 99Z9 M/C (22,000)
2011 Type 2g 0 M/C A0A - 9 M/C Z9Z (48,400)
2011 "SEP 12" Type 2h 0 M/C 0AA - 9 M/C 9ZZ (48,400)
2012 "FEB 13" Type 2i AA M/C 0A - ZZ M/C 9Z (106,480)
2013 "MAY 14" Type 2j 00 M/C 0A - 99 M/C 9Z (22,000)
2013 "JAN 14" Type 2k 00 M/C A0 - 99 M/C Z9 (22,000)
2013 "JAN 14" Type 2l A M/C 0A0 - Z M/C 9Z9 (48,400)
2014 "JUL 15" Type 2m A M/C AA0 - Z M/C ZZ9 (106,480)
2015 "JUN 16" Type 2n A M/C A0A - Z M/C Z9Z (106,480)
2018 "MAR 19" Type 2o 4T5C M/C -
(TOTAL FLAT 711,002)
2019 "DEC 19" Type 3: Non-stacked 9RLE MC - 1VNC MC
(GRAND TOTAL 1,154,682)
COLORS Fully Reflective 1966-79, except some 1968.(1949 non-waffle)
1959, 1966, 1969, 1973 same as Passenger.
1944 Black/Yellow 1951 Green/White (same as Comm.)
1946 Red/White 1953 Yellow/Black (same as Comm.)
1955, 1957 White/Black 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965 White/Blue
1956, 1958 Black/White 1960, 1962, 1964 Blue/White
1966 Black/White 1973 Green/Copper
1967 Black/Yellow 1974 Black/Yellow
1968 Blue/White 1975 Black/White
1969 Black/Yellow 1976 Green/Copper
1970 Green/White 1977 White/Red
1971 Red/Orange 1978 White/Light Blue
1972 Blue/Yellow 1979 White/Light Green
NOTE: Cotton Trailer 1954-85 and Moped 1977-81 are the same size
and design but with different colors, all-numeric, no letters.