Validation stickers: Registered gross weight - Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Validation stickers

Autos and light trailers; motor homes with personalized or special plates

Heavy trailers, tractors and trucks

Light truck plates

Motorcycles, mopeds, farm trucks, recreational vehicle trailers and low speed vehicles

Motor buses and motor homes

No validation stickers

Registered gross weight

School buses

Registered gross weight

Most license plates for trucks, trailers and buses have either a weight sticker or stacked letters on the left side that indicate the registered gross weight in pounds. If the letters are stacked, the top letter designates the registered gross weight:

A = 4,500
B = 6,000
C = 8,000
X = 10,000
D = 12,000
Y = 14,000*
E = 16,000
F = 20,000
G = 26,000
H = 32,000
J = 38,000
K = 44,000
L = 50,000
M = 54,000
N = 56,000
P = 62,000
Q = 68,000
R = 73,000
S = 76,000
T = 80,000

*Trailers only

Questions? Contact us: Wisconsin DMV email service

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Vehicle registration fees