1930: 1,185 P Solid, 13,665 P Pneumatic ordered.
1929-31 500 - 181-830 Blocks precede each passenger block.
No county letter on plate.
C/P 1931 28-07, 85-477, 106-087, 175-192
1932-36 FORMATS County codes same as passenger.
Maricopa, Cochise 11AA - 99ZZ (11 AA 1936) No I,M,O,Q,W
All other counties A11A - Z99Z (A1 1A 1936) or zero used.
C/S
1932
1933 49DC
1934
1935 49CX - 49EA, 92AJ
1936
C/P MARICOPA COCHISE PIMA GILA YAVAPAI YUMA PINAL
1932 53UH - 55RZ 93DC - 94YB C63S - D35F G16X - G53U J95U - K56A L32N - L44C P65E - P84P
1933 53HH - 63SN 92US - 95RG C41J - C97G G14K - G34Z J42Z - J44R
1934 58YY - 62DF 93UH - 95LJ C41A - C43C G26Z - G37K J39K - J93U L47U - L71N P75K -
1935 53SA - 57FD 92XU - 96BL C56A - D99F F65B - J35K - K13K L51G - L66Y
1936 56FL - 75BL 94XN - 95RK C62A - E12A J36Y - J94L L54E - L68H
C/P GRAHAM SANTA CRUZ MOHAVE COCONINO NAVAJO APACHE GREENLEE
1932 U67P - U71F V55H - X46Y - X68C Y75G - Z61U - Z74R
1933 U34J - V44H - V48S X53R - Y65H -
1934 S32C - U34D - U47L V28U - V69Z X65P -
1935 T51B - T52P U18B - U48U V33E - X62K - X65R Y45A - Y48H Z45K -
1936 U21R - U46F V59S - V94X Y33H - Z32X -
1937-38 FORMATS County codes same as passenger;
C/S 90A0 - 99Z9 also Cochise H, Pima L, Yavapai P.
C/P 100A - 999Z, 10A0 - 89Z9
C/S 1937 Apache 90 Y0
1938 Maricopa 91A8, Apache 90Y0
C/P 1937 33 D6, 33 5H, 93 8J, 45 M3, 86 3N, 50 9S,
96 9V, 98 4W, 69 0X, 64 5Y, 28 1Z
1938 36E3, 463H, 778M, 238P, 33R7, 845S,
480T, 969V, 997W, 855X
1939 FORMATS County codes same as passenger.
C.S. 100A - 199R (Yuma assigned 100E - 101E)
C.P. 200A - 9999R (Yuma assigned 200E - 1900E)
C.S.
C.P. 7881A, 2946B, 1927C, 2089D, 1627E, 484F, 1245G,
1434H, 884K, 1128L, 456N, 560R
1940-50 FORMATS Small numeral 2 or 3 = number of axles.
C.S.2 2-200A - 9-299Z, 11-200A - 12-299Z (Reported mid-1940s)
C.S.3 2-100A - 9-199Z, 11-100A - 12-199Z (Verify all years)
C.P.2 2-500A - 9-9999Z, 11-500A - 12-999Z
C.P.3 2-300A - 9-499Z, 11-300A - 12-499Z (100-299 by 1947?)
Presumably, trucks with 4 or more axles were also issued "C.P.3".
WEIGHT NUMBER CODES
Prefixes 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12 seen. These 7 classes match the
number of weight classes listed in Branham's Automobile Book
1941: 2,900 lbs., 4,000, 6,000, 8,000, 10,000, 12,000, 12,000+.
COUNTY LETTER CODES (Theory only)
1940-42 same as passenger (A-R except I,M,O,Q).
1945 assigned A-B by quantity, no codes, but T seen also.
1947-50 same as passenger (same as 1952-58 below).
C.S.2
C.S.3
C.P.2
1940 2-696A, 2-996B, 2-779C, 2-1551D, 2-707J, 3-3623A, 3-1597B,
5-949B, 5-692C, 5-726D, 5-622P, 7-520B, 9-526L
1941 2-687A, 2-2068B, 2-572C, 2-1091D, 2-814E, 2-797H, 3-838B, 3-911D,
3-609F, 3-547H, 3-546L, 5-576C, 5-705D, 5-720J, 5-534R
1942 2-1097A, 2-2017B, 2-956C, 2-1168D, 2-993G, 2-627H, 2-688K, 2-528L,
3-933H, 3-681P, 5-3181A, 5-735C, 5-538D, 7-824T, 9-633B, 11-510C
1945 2-6972A, 2-1599B, 2-519T, 3-7926A, 3-1139T, 5-4536A, 5-1474T, 9-782A,
11-882T, 12-857A
1947 2-1066E, 2-997J, 2-747T, 3-1510C, 3-661H, 3-642Z, 5-2216A,
5-782E, 5-1072H, 5-911J, 7-1922A, 7-603T, 7-571U, 12-562T
1948 2-1927A, 2-746J, 2-785S, 2-561T, 2-548X,
3-6310A, 3-713E, 3-1234K, 3-709N, 3-592P,
5-4914A, 5-1741C, 5-625J,
7-2839A, 9-1024A, 11-871A (1948 or 1949? 11-550E, 5-728P)
1949 2-5255A, 2-602E,
3-3251A, 3-2573C, 3-1582E, 3-960H, 3-1007J, 3-1384K, 3-1117L, 3-1134P, 3-791S, 3-756U,
5-4964A, 5-1800C, 5-507J, 5-520K, 5-660L, 5-728P, 5-588U,
7-2648A, 7-672E, 7-565S
1950 2-9224A, 2-743E, 2-1071J, 2-1075L, 2-812T, 2-539Z,
3-9868A, 3-4383C, 3-1599E, 3-1958H, 3-1837J, 3-933K, 3-1583N, 3-1067P, 3-766X,
5-737A, 5-600H, 5-622N, 5-686P, 5-650T,
7-1248A, 7-785N, 9-2630A, 9-898E, 11-806E, 12-865E
C.P.3
1940 5-313B, 7-317B, 9-317B
1941
1942
1945 9-271A, 12-305B
1947 7-102T, 11-126T, 12-132T
1948 9-109E, 12-185C
1949
1950 5-104A, 9-253A, 12-234E
1952-58 FORMATS County codes same as passenger.
C.P.2 3001-A - 99999-A (A,C,E,H,J,K,L,N,P,S,T,U,X,Z)
C.P.3 1-A - 3000-A Weight codes dropped.
Passenger tabs likely used.
C.P.2
1952 40100-A 11209-C 7723-E 7690-H 5847-J 5934-K 4215-L
1954 47685-A 15415-C 7619-E 8890-H 6693-J 5586-K 5818-L
1956 48011-A 12049-C 6672-E 8382-H 7064-J 9237-K 6363-L
1952 5697-N 5989-P 4045-S 3997-T 4359-U 4245-Z
1954 3815-N 6613-P 4701-S 4292-T 4111-U 4259-X 4129-Z
1956 5083-N 5892-P 4787-S 4012-T 4300-U 5062-Z
1956 (57) Statewide 6026-Y - 28792-Y
C.P.3 GRAND TOTAL
1952 1179-A, 670-H (73,899 S)
1954 1341-A, 515-C, 72-H, 16-J, 86-P, 12-X (89,668 P)
1956 2040-A, 327-H, 144-N, 74-Z, Statewide 400-Y (90,899 P)
1959-72 BASES C-2 (no CW,WC) C-3 GRAND TOTAL
1959-60 CA-0001 - CR-6288 CW-0001 - CW-4186 (150,460 P)
1961-63 CA-0001 - CU-2860 CW-0001 - CW-5964 (178,807 P)
1964-65 CA-0001 - CP-5930 CW-0001 - CW-5397 (141,314 P)
1966-68 AC-0001 - XC-6762 WC-0001 - WC-8351 (185,096 P)
1969-72 BC-0001 - ZC-9999, WC-5001 - WC-9999,
(1971) CB-0001 - CJ-9943 CW-5001 - CW-6231 (236,151 P)
1959-65: No I,O,Q used.
1966-72: No I,O,Q,U,V used. (CC used 1971; verify 1969-72 NC)
1973-98: No I,O,Q,U,V used. No T,X,Z used in 1st position.
VARIATIONS
1961: Steel CR-1016 (141,002), aluminum CT-9891 ('63).
1966: XC-4944 has "-C-2", not "C-2".
1973-80 BASE
1973 Type 1 "C-2" 2AA-001 - 2LA-878 (210,668 P)
Type 1a "C-3" 3AA-001 - 3AK-148 (9,139 P)
1975 "DEC 75" Type 2 "C-TK" 2LL-948 - 2YZ-999 (156,895 P)
1980 "DEC 80" Type 2a "C-TK" 3AL-422 - 3CM-999 (43,535 P)
(TOTAL 427,077 P)
County assignments on file: C-2 2AA-001 - 2GS-999 (141,858 P)
C-3 3AA-001 - 3AF-999 (5,994 P)
Replaced 1990.
VARIATIONS
1973: Some have "-C-2" or "-C-3", not "C-2" or "C-3"; numbers
are mixed.
1981-98 BASE
1981 "DEC 81" 3CN-001 - 5EY-227 (360,612 P,
440,604 S, 3,206 ?)
(GRAND TOTAL 804,422)
VARIATIONS
1. 3KA-038 - 3KC-001 "OCT 84" have cactus instead of hyphen,
3JZ-639, 3KD-242 have hyphen.
2. Pair strike 4BS-972, single strike 4BY-183 "SEP 89".
3. Steel 4ER-004 - 4FC-073 "SEP 90" (9,061 S),
aluminum 4EB-901, 4FR-021.
Currently revalidated.
1998-2020 BASE No I used.
Oct.97 "OCT 98" Type 1 Emb. CA-00001 - CF-09618 (509,613 S)
1/22/08 "FEB 09" Type 2: Flat CF-34269 - CJ-93561 (359,290 S)
Type 2a CK12790 - CM15234 (202,443 S)
(TOTAL 1,115,223 S)
Embossed: CF-25xxx, CF-283xx, CF-30387, CF-31151, CF-32789
Flat: CF-20708, CF-20772, CF-22519, CF-22626
LEGENDS
1929 Vertical "COM" left, small "P" or "S" right
1930 Vertical "COM" left, small "P" or "S" in LR corner
1931-35, 1938 Vertical "CP" or "CS" prefix
1936-37 Vertical "CP" or "CS" center
1939 "ARIZ. - C.P." or "ARIZ. - C.S." top
1940, 1942-46 "C.P.2" or "C.P.3" bottom, no slogan
1941 "C.P.2" or "C.P.3" top, no slogan
1947-49 "ARIZ.47 C.P.2" (or C.P.3) top
1950-55 "C.P.2 ARIZ.50" (or C.P.3) top
1956-58 "ARIZ.56 -C-2" or "C-2 ARIZ.56" (or C-3) top
(some have no dot)
1959-75 "C-2 ARIZ.59" (or C-3) top (some have no dot)
1975-80 "C-TK ARIZ.73" top
1981-98 "ARIZONA" top, hyphen instead of cactus
1998-present Passenger graphic design
COLORS Copper 1932-33 only. (R) = Reverse colors of passenger.
1929-33 (Same as passenger) 1945 Orange/White
1934 Copper/Green 1947 Black/Aluminum
1935, 1936, 1937 Copper/Black (R) 1948 Red/Aluminum
1938 Black/Copper 1949 Black/Aluminum
1939, 1941 Black/Yellow
1940, 1942 Yellow/Black
BASEPLATES
1950-51 Green/White 1966-68 FR Blue/White
1952-53 Yellow/Black 1969-72 FR Blue/Yellow
1954-55 White/Black 1973-80 FR Black/Copper
1956-58, 1961-63 Black/White 1981-present (Same as pass.)
1959-60, 1964-65 White/Black
WINDSHIELD STICKERS Marked "COMMERCIAL".
1943 Black and White/Red 1944 Black/White
1946 Black and Red/White
TABS
1951 ?/Aluminum 1953 ?/Black 1955 Red/Aluminum
PLATE STICKERS Black Serial all years.
1957, 1965 Black/Red 1970, 1972 Black/White
1958, 1960, 1962, 1967 Black/Yellow 1971, 1974 White/Red
1963, 1968 Black/Green
1975-present (Same as passenger)
NON-COMMERCIAL (1/2 TON PICKUP TRUCK)
Began 1962, although 1,404 registrations listed 1961 because 1962
plates were placed on sale December 1, 1961, and weight fee
exemptions were allowed if 1961 commercial plates were turned in.
All bases 1962-89 and stickers 1975-89 are passenger colors.
Discontinued 1989 but currently revalidated.
1962-65: No I,O,Q used.
1966-89: No I,O,Q,U,V used.
1969 county assignment AN-0001 - MN-9999 (109,989 P) on file.
1973 county assignment AN-0001 - XN-2800 (172,783 P) on file.
LEGENDS
1962-63, 1989 "NON-COMMERCIAL" bottom
1964-89 "NON COMMERCIAL" bottom
1962-72 BASES
1962-63 NA-0001 - NF-6103 (56,098 P)
1964-65 NA-0001 - NJ-1875 (81,867 P)
1966-68 AN-0001 - RN-5141 (Verify NN) (135,128 S)
1969-72 AN-0001 - ZN-9999, (CN omitted)
(72) NA-0001 - ND-0099 (Verify NC) (220,077 P)
VARIATIONS
1969-72: Small legends AN-7897 - EN-7856, ND-0099,
Large legends XN-0989 - NA-6827
1973-80 BASE
1973 AN-0001 - ZN-9999 (NN omitted) (199,980 P)
1974 "74" NA-0001 - NZ-9999 (NN issued) (209,979 P)
1979 "MAR 80" 0001-NA - 4789-NM (114,778 P)
(TOTAL 524,737 P)
1981-89 BASE
1981 "MAY 82" 6783-NM - 9999-NZ (NN issued) (93,208 P)
1984 "OCT 84" 0001-AN - 9999-ZN (NN omitted) (199,980 P)
1986 "NOV 87" 0001-MP - 9999-MR (19,998 P)
1986 "NOV 87" 0001-AA - 0001-AX (AN omitted) (169,984 P)
(TOTAL 443,288 P, 33,856 S, 6,026 ?)
(GRAND TOTAL 483,170)
VARIATIONS
1. Small or medium "ARIZONA" 6263-NS - 6012-NV "MAY 82",
large (regular) "ARIZONA" 8729-NV.
2. Pair strike 0115-AR (130,102 P),
single strike 6142-AR (33,856 S).
3. Aluminum 9111-AR, steel 3023-AV - 7082-AW (14,059 S) "MAY 90".
STICKER COLORS 1963-74 Black Serial 1963-68, 1971, 1974.
Colored Serial 1970, 1972.
1963, 1968 Black/Orange 1970 Blue/White
1965 Black/Green 1971, 1974 White/Blue
1967 Black/Red 1972 Green/White
