TYPE |
INFORMATION |
MICHIGAN MOTORCYCLE PLATES Singles all years.
Numbers began at 1 1910-67. 1972 and 1974 are Gold/Dark Blue.
1910 1059* 1925 3690* 1940 5002* 1955 28836*
1911 1787 1926 3-252 1941 5072 1956 30330*
1912 3572 1927 3-795* 1942 6035* 1957 30689*
1913 5779* 1928 3-439 1943 6585* 1958 37572*
1914 7164* 1929 4-566* 1944 6712* 1959 41092*
1915 7884 1930 3-797* 1945 6956* 1960 43645*
1916 8264 1931 3-202 1946 13259* 1961 45538*
1917 8903* 1932 3-283* 1947 21890* 1962 44354*
1918 7158 1933 3-413* 1948 22492* 1963 40206*
1919 8557* 1934 3-476* 1949 25724* 1964 44493*
1920 8903* 1935 3430* 1950 26036* 1965 69640*
1921 9609* 1936 2-913 1951 26144* 1966 87597*
1922 6382* 1937 3 155 1952 27024* 1967 99841*
1923 4674* 1938 4-648* 1953 28771* Y0352
1924 3695* 1939 4 663* 1954 29006* Y3096
VARIATIONS
1915, 1918-20: 3-digit has dash prefix. (No dash 1916, 1921-22)
1921: 2-digit has flanking dashes. (No dashes 1915)
1935: 1-267 has hyphen, 1776 on have no hyphen.
1946: 1-4-digits short size, 5-digits long size.
1973-on: Space or no space between letters and numbers.
1968-72 FORMAT A0001 - Z9950 1973-83 FORMAT AA000 - ZZ999
No I,O,Q used. No I,O,Q used.
1968 M6394 (115,893*)
1969 P8485 (137,835*) 1973 NW815 (295,816*)
1970 T8711 (167,960*) 1974-75 YX025 (503,026)
1971 X3713 (202,713*) 1976-78 ZJ442 (514,443)
1972 Z9950 (228,850) 1979-83 ZZ999 (529,000)
AA000 - AR811 (14,812) ("82") 000AA - 133BC (25,134)
(TOTAL 1972 243,662*) (TOTAL 1979-83 554,134)
1984-2008 BLUE BASE No I,O,Q* used.
1984 Und. Type 1 000MA - 999ZZ (276,000)
1986 "86" Type 1a 000AA - 999LZ (253,000)
1987 "87" Type 1b AA000 - UM161 (433,162)
1999 "03-01" Type 2 UR007 - ZZ999 (128,993)
2003 "MAR 04" Type 2a A000A - J304M (202,305)
(TOTAL 1,297,305)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - Painted border
Type 2 - Unpainted border
*Q added by LQ prefix. (Verify AQ-KQ)
Not staggered 1981-2005; all expire 3/31.
Monthly Staggered Registration began 4/1/2005.
(Both "99" and "3-99" seen)
Variations:
Small "MICHIGAN" ("M" aligned with "C" of "CYCLE")
431MC - 004PZ, 085RP - 502ZZ, 177AW, 046CB - 604KH.
Large "MICHIGAN" ("M" offset from "C" of "CYCLE")
926RA - 352RC, 652AD - 194AU, 687BJ, 616KL on.
2007-13 BLUE BAR BASE No I,O used.
Jan.07 "MAR 07" K490C - Z999Z (357,510)
8/12/11 "OCT 12" A000A - A918E (4,919)
2012 "JUN 13" AA000 - EP870 (109,871)
(TOTAL 472,300)
2013-25 PURE MICHIGAN BASE
"JUL 15" FA000 - RC780 (242,781)
OPTIONAL BASES: No I,O used.
1998-2008 GREAT LAKES SPLENDOR BASE
Jan.97 "98" 00AA0 - 02FK2 (129,023)
2007-22 SPECTACULAR PENINSULAS BASE
Jan.07 "MAR 07" 55GD2 - 80KP5 (82,254)
2013-25 MACKINAC BRIDGE BASE
2013 "FEB 14" Type 1 7NF44 - 0NK17 (3,274)
Type 2 6NT15 - 0QJ48 (38,434)
(TOTAL 50,310)