NEW MEXICO MOTORCYCLE PLATES

Numbers assumed to have begun at 1 or M-1 1913-67.

Ordered:  250 in 1930 and 1931, 400 in 1940.  1961 is undated.

1956-59 plates with number prefix, not "M", are Boat plates.

X series began 1971 for Motorcycles/Mopeds of 5 brake HP or less.

1913      261*           1934    M-252            1952   M-4382*

1914      179            1935    M-296*           1953   M-3260*

1915      376            1936    M-321*           1954   M-3331

1916      219            1937    M-292            1955   M-4497*

1917      498*           1938    M-319            1956   M-4063

1918      223            1939    M-358            1957   M-5971*

1919      263*           1940    M-252            1958   M-4903

1920-23   451            1941    M-142            1959    M6840

1924     M178            1942     M-59            1960    M7824*

1925    M-171            1943    M-478*           1961    M7612*

1926    M-163            1944    M-320            1962    M7535*

1927    M-176            1945    M-414            1963    M8261*

1928    M-263            1946    M-794            1964    M8698*

1929    M-268*           1947   M-1647*           1965    M9222*

1930    M-209            1948   M-1256            1966   M12158*

1931    M-236*           1949   M-2279            1967   M13074*

1932     M219*           1950   M-2681*

1933    M-225*           1951   M-3084*

VARIATIONS

1920:  Dated 394, no undated known but possible.

1947:  1-3-digits steel, wide dies, closely-spaced "N.M.",

       4-digits aluminum, thin dies, widely spaced "N.M."

1951:  Steel up to M-2690, waffle aluminum M-3084.

      (M- 003 seen; 1942 M- 59 and 1955 M- 74 seen)

1955:  No painted border, widely spaced "N.M.", hyphen  M-  74,

       Painted border, closely spaced "N.M.", no hyphen M 4497

1959:  1-3-digits have no hyphen. (1962 has no hyphen)

      (1961, 1963, 1965-66 have hyphen; verify 1960, 1964)

1966:  Type 1 - "N.M. 66" top, 3 3/4" x 6"    M8565

       Type 2 - "N.M. 1966" bottom, 4" x 7"  M10000 - M10662,

                                             M12158

1967:  1-4-digits have hyphen, 5-digits no hyphen.

1968:  Hyphen M-350, M-884, M-1285, M-2074, M-3129, M-4395,

       M-6717, M-7987, no hyphen M 1871, M 7969.

1968-70 BASE

1968 Type 1: Dated "68"          M-214 - M15451          (15,238)

1969 Type 2: Undated            M16624 -

1969 Type 1a                    M16658 -

1969 Type 2a                    M17596 -

1969 Type 1b                    M18263 - M20630           (2,368)

1969 Type 2b                    M21928 - M32814          (10,887)

                                                   (TOTAL 31,146)

1971                             M 843 - M27713          (26,871)

1972                            M45038 - M74513          (29,476)

1973-74 BASE                    M00219 - M39995          (39,777)

1975-91 BASE

1975   "75"   Type 1            M00001 - M54000          (54,000)

1980   "80"   Type 2            M54001 - M59350           (5,350)

1979   "79"   Type 3            M62629 - M72219           (9,591)

1979   "79"   Type 4            M72268 - N31000          (58,732)

1982 "APR 83" Type 5            000001 - 048138          (48,138)

1985 "MAY 86" Type 6           049 390 - 068 953         (19,564)

1986 "JUL 87" Type 5a            71256 - 123825          (52,570)

                                                  (TOTAL 254,824)

Description of Types:

Type 1 - "N.M.1975" bottom, round 1967-74 dies, border, holes

Type 2 - "N.M." bottom left, round dies, border, holes

Type 3 - "N.M." bottom left, round dies, border, slots

Type 4 - "N.M." bottom left, square dies, border, slots

Type 5 - "N(  )M" embossed top, square dies, no border

Type 6 - "N(  )M" screened top, thin (TX?) dies, no border

N prefix began February 1981. 

Monthly Staggered Registration began 3/3/1982, expire "MAR 83",

for new registrations only, same as passenger.

Replaced 1/2/1991 to 6/30/1993, same as passenger.

1992-2024 YELLOW BASE

1991 "JAN 92" Type 1            A00102 - A99783          (99,682)

1998 "JUL 99" Type 1a           M00500 - M09090           (8,591)

1999 "NOV 00" Type 2            P01011 - P99879          (98,869)

2007 "FEB 08" Type 2a           R00580 - R98410          (97,831)

2015 "JAN 16" Type 2b           S00269 - S29430          (29,162)

2020 "JAN 22" Type 2c (Online)  W00032 -

                                                  (TOTAL 334,136)

Description of Types:

Type 1 - Round corners

Type 2 - Square corners (Waldale)

2010-24 CENTENNIAL BASE

2010 "JUN 10"                   00194A - 45344A          (45,151)

2020 "JAN 21"         (Online)  00064W -

2018-24 CHILE BASE

7-10-17 "JAN 18"                 1414A - 2553C           (21,138)

12-6-21 "JAN 23"      (Online)   0976W -

MOTORCYCLES 5 BRAKE H.P. OR LESS:

1971                            X  125 - X 6078           (5,954)

1972                            X11616 - X15603           (3,988) 

1973-74 BASE                    X00097 - X07472           (7,376)

                               (0X6324 - error?)

1975-91 BASE (Types same as above)

1975     Type 1                 X00001 - X10000          (10,000)

  "80"   Type 2                 X10001 - X11842           (1,842)

  "81"   Type 4                 X12186 - X17500           (5,315)

"SEP 84" Type 5                 X17501 - X26417           (8,917)

                                                   (TOTAL 26,417)

COLORS   (If different than passenger)

          Fully Reflective 1961, 1964-on.

1943        White/Black          1968-70        Black/Orange

1944        Black/White          1969 STICKER   Black/White

1960, 1962  Green/White          1970 STICKER   Black/Gold

1961        Red/White            1971           White/Light Green

1963, 1966  Dark Blue/White      1972, 1973-74  Red/White

1964        Black/Yellow         1974 STICKER   Silver/Black

1965        Yellow/Red           1975-on        Red/Yellow

1967        Dark Blue/Tan