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US license plate, passenger car (12 × 6 in)

What are the dimensions of the US license plate, passenger car? · Modern device · basis: Manufacturer specifications (Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, State of Ohio)

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Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.

length
304.8 mm
width
152.4 mm
height
0.69 mm

Notes

  • US passenger, truck and trailer plates are 12 × 6 in with four bolt holes on a 7 × 4 3/4 in pattern (Texas and Ohio specifications agree).
  • Texas uses elongated 1/2 × 0.28 in slots; the file models them as round 0.28 in (7.11 mm) holes at the slot centres, so the slot length is not modelled.
  • Corner radius is not published and is not modelled.
  • True size, no printing tolerance added. Only published numbers are used; anything not published is said so.

US license plate, passenger car size chart

dimensionvalue
Size12" × 6" (304.8 × 152.4 mm)
Bolt-hole spacing, horizontal (centres)7" (177.8 mm)
Bolt-hole spacing, vertical (centres)4 3/4" (120.65 mm)
Bolt hole (Texas)elongated, 1/2" wide × 0.28" high (12.7 × 7.11 mm)
Thickness (Texas, aluminium)0.027" (0.69 mm)
Thickness (Ohio)steel 0.019 ± 0.003"; aluminium 0.022–0.032"
Corner radiusnot published

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

Texas Department of Motor VehiclesLicense Plate SpecificationswebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
State of OhioOhio Admin. Code 4501-27-01 License plate specificationswebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts

Free files

★ Free files 1 parts. Generated by Xem Studio from the standard; threads are plain cylinders at major diameter. CC BY 4.0. index.json

us-license-plate-12x6-boardBoard 304.8 × 152.4 × 0.69 mm with its published mounting holes (holes centred on the board)STEP · STL
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Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=us-license-plate-12x6

US license plate, passenger car (12 × 6 in), isometric render of a generated part
Render of us-license-plate-12x6-board from the free STEP; not to scale.

Fits with

US motorcycle license plate (7 × 4 in), isometric render of a generated part
US motorcycle license plate (7 × 4 in)177.8×101.6×0.69 mm★ 1 file

Questions

What size is a US license plate?

12 × 6 in (304.8 × 152.4 mm).

How far apart are license plate holes?

7 in horizontally and 4 3/4 in vertically, centre to centre.