NEBRASKA
Highest 1905-15 pre-state plate known: #65435
Numbers began at 1 1915-21. Renewals received same number 1915-21
so 1921 high could match 1919-20 high. All tabs have no serial.
1915 69873*
1916 100937
1917 147720
1918 170682
1919-20 273039 Truck began 4/11/1919.
1921 271489*
1922-65 FORMATS 1-1 - 9-99999 County codes on
(Except 1951) 10-1 - 93-9999 County Code page.
1942-65 10-10000 - 10-91999
1952-53 1-A7329 - 1-A8645
1956-65 1-100000 - 1-199999
1964-65 5/9-20000 - 5/9-99999
(Highest known 7-digit numbers 1942-65 - see Misc. #1)
1930-32: Salesmans' cars exempt from paying wheel tax issued
special series, only in Douglas County, numbered from
1-01 to 1-03999.
1940-48: #00 prefix issued to State Owned vehicles.
1942-53: #99 prefix listed as Reciprocity truck on 1942 chart with
small-size plate. Full size with #99 prefix seen 1948-49,
1952-53. Prefix no longer used by 1960.
1961: Pairs of stickers have non-matching serial numbers.
1951 FORMATS A1A - Z9999J County codes on County Code page.
AN1A - WH999N No I,O,Q used. Sample = EK398A.
(Verify N suffix, i.e. SC384N)
1966-2020 FORMATS County codes same as 1922-50.
1-A 1 - 9-Z9999, 1-AA 1 - 9-ZZ999 No I,M,O,Q,W,X used*.
10-A 1 - 93-Z999, 10-AA 1 - 93-ZZ99 Sample = 94-A123.
*1966-68: 1-X7126, 15-X546, 59-X238 seen, 14 and 21 expected
(conflicts with Trailer).
1966-71: Plain numbers are state-owned vehicles.
1972-on: Plain numbers are personalized.
1976-on: Each base replaced monthly during first issue year of
next base, i.e. 1976 base replaced throughout 1984.
Sometimes, earlier year sticker issued, i.e. "NOV 93".
(For counties reaching double-letter series or stacked prefixes,
see Misc. #1)
BASEPLATES ISSUED EXPIRATION TERM
1966-68 CENTENNIAL 1-3-66 - 3
1969-71 CORNHUSKER I 1-2-69 - 3
1972-75 CORNHUSKER II 1-3-72 - 4
1976-84 BICENTENNIAL 1-2-76 "1-77" 8
1985-87 PLAIN 1-3-84 "DEC 84" 3
1988-90 SUN 1-2-87 "JAN 88" 3
1991-93 WINDMILL 1-2-90? "DEC 90" 3
1994-96 CHIMNEY ROCK I 1-4-93? "NOV 93" 3
1997-99 CHIMNEY ROCK II 1-2-96? "DEC 96" 3
2000-02 CHIMNEY ROCK III 1-4-99? "NOV 99" 3
2003-05 SANDHILL CRANE 1-2-02 "JAN 03" 3
2006-11 COVERED WAGON 1-3-05 "12 05" 6
2012-17 MEADOWLARK 1-3-11 "12 11" 6
2018-23 SESQUICENTENNIAL 1-3-17 "1 18" 6
2024- NEW BASE 1-3-23? "09 23"
"BIG THREE" FORMAT 2003-24 NAA 000 - ZZZ 999, All letters used;
AAA 000 - no Q,X,Z in 1st position.
2000-02 BASE: Douglas 1-NT 8 (434,753)
(For Lancaster 2-Z7469 (197,450)
comparison) Sarpy 5/9-N4465 (114,454) (TOTAL 746,657)
In January 2002, Douglas (1), Lancaster (2) and Sarpy (59) dropped
their county codes and were assigned NAA 000 series numbers. The
county name sticker was discontinued in late 2002, since they were
hard to read and many were peeling off anyway. New plates in the
OAA series were issued with no sticker starting September 2002.
Motorcycle plates have been issued out of the below passenger
series; blocks unknown. NAA-NZZ omitted prefixes:
NAG,NFQ,NGR,NIG,NUB,NUD,NUG,NUN,NUT,NYG, and 4 others.
2003-05 BASE: Douglas NAA 000 - NPO 297 (400,298)
M/C NPU374 -
Douglas NQA 355 - NQA 622 (268)
Lancaster NQC 000 - NUA 999 (103,000)
M/C NUC726 - NUF235
(Passenger NUH reported)
Sarpy NUK 692 - NVB 724 (15,033)
M/C NVH671 -
Sarpy NVR 606 -
(Passenger NWX 871)
Sarpy NXA 000 - NXH 275
Passenger NXP 767 - NXQ 522
Lancaster NXT 559 - NYW 101 (28,543)
No County NZE 073 - OAO 032
OGJ 082, OHU 733
Flat OIX 812 - ONE 408 (see below)
2006-11 BASE: Passenger OOC 630 - RJQ 519
All letters assumed used.
Last O seen: POJ, OWO
Last Q seen: OQI, RJQ (no QAA-QZZ used)
2012-17 BASE: Passenger RTX 656 - UFI 536
No O,Q used.
2018-23 BASE: Passenger UHV 997 - YDS xxx
Public Power Dist. UGE 189 -
No O,Q used.
2024- BASE: Passenger YDF 293 - YZZ 999
5/24/23 Passenger AAI 101 -
OVERLAPS SEEN:
2003-05 OIX 812, OJM 562, OJS 837, OJY 574, OKI 638, OKQ 276,
OLF 640, OLH 485, OLI 614, OLR 436, OMA 248, OMI 017,
OMK 783, OMM 904, OMT 028, ONC 603, ONE 408
2006-11 OIS 324, OKP 717, OKQ 714, OKS 467, ONT 820, RPG 195,
RTE 388
2012-17 RLK 837, RPV 140, RRE 274, RRJ 715, RRK 661, RRM 174,
RSJ 150, RSW 254, UHC 281
2018-22 UGK 014, YDS xxx
2024- YDF 293
M/C SEEN:
2003-05 Emb. OEN807, OFB067, OFD008, OGG446, OGU809
Flat OJH614 - OJI183, OLN428 - OLQ393
2006-11 PRW782, PSC683, PSF011, PVY221 - PWA019, RPI492
2012-17 RKT020, RKV414, RLF777, RSJ 150, SYS274
2018-22
TRAILER SEEN: XAX 184 - XLE 641 (all bases)
DEALER SERIES: ZDA 000 - ZDZ 999 (2003-05 only, unmarked)
