# Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1943

Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year :
| Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1942 | Events of 1943 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1944 |
Each of the 48 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued windshield stickers and renewed individual passenger license plates for 1943, while only a few issued license plates for 1943.

## Passenger baseplates

Passenger  Car  Plates :
| Region | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
| Alabama | | | | | |
| Alaska | | | | | |
| American Samoa | | | | | |
| Arizona | | | | | |
| Arkansas | | | | | |
| California | Same as the 1941 and 1942 base plates, but has a white tab with a painted red "V" and debossed serial on it. | | | | It's placed on your 1941 California plate if you're a new registrant in 1942 and didn't get the 1942 revalidation tab. |
| Canal Zone | | | | | |
| Colorado | | | | | |
| Connecticut | | | | | |
| Delaware | | | | | |
| District of Columbia | | | | | |
| Florida | | | | | |
| Georgia | | | | | |
| Guam | | | | | |
| Hawai'i | | | | | |
| Idaho | | | | | |
| Illinois | White serial on green fiberboard plate, "ILLINOIS 43" on top | | | | Illinois used fiberboard plates from 1943 to 1948. |
| Indiana | | | | | |
| Iowa | Embossed white lettering on black base, "IOWA – 1942" at top | none | 1–2345 12-3456 | County-coded | 1942 base reused for 1943 with a windshield sticker due to World War II metal rationing. |
| Kansas | | | | | |
| Kentucky | | | | | |
| Louisiana | | | | | |
| Maine | | | | | |
| Maryland | | | | | |
| Massachusetts | | | | | |
| Michigan | | | | | |
| Minnesota | | | | | |
| Mississippi | | | | | |
| Missouri | | | | | |
| Montana | | | | | |
| Nebraska | | | | | |
| Nevada | | | | | |
| New Hampshire | | | | | |
| New Jersey | | | | | |
| New Mexico | | | | | |
| New York | | | | | |
| North Carolina | | | | | |
| North Dakota | | | | | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | | | | | |
| Ohio | | | | | |
| Oklahoma | | | | | |
| Oregon | | | | | The 1942 plates continued in use and were validated by a windshield sticker for 1943. |
| Pennsylvania | | | | | |
| Puerto Rico | | | | | |
| Rhode Island | | | | | |
| South Carolina | | | | | |
| South Dakota | | | | | |
| Tennessee | | | | | |
| Texas | | | | | |
| Utah | | | | | |
| Vermont | | | | | |
| Virginia | | | | | |
| Washington | | | | | |
| West Virginia | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate; "19 WISCONSIN 42" at bottom, slogan at top | AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND | 123 456 | 1 to approximately 775 000 | Revalidated to 1945. 1943 tabs are black on white |
| Wisconsin | Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate; "WIS" at bottom left, yellow oval with debossed "1942" at bottom right | none | A12, A1B, AB1, ABC, 12A, 1A2, 1AB | A00 to 9ZZ | Revalidated to 1945. 1943 tabs are black on white |
| Wisconsin | Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate; "WIS" at bottom left, white oval with debossed "43" at bottom right | none | A123, 1A23 | A000 to Z999, 0A00 to 9K99 | Revalidated to 1945. |
| Wyoming | | | | | |

## Non-passenger plates

Non-passenger  Plates :
| Region | Type | Design & Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
| Wisconsin | Bus | Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS. BUS." embossed bottom right, black oval with debossed "42-43" at bottom left | A 12 | Coded by weight class | |
| Wisconsin | Cabin | Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "CABIN" at bottom, vertical "WIS" at left, black oval with debossed "42-43" at bottom left | 123 | 1 to approximately 950 | |
| Wisconsin | Dealer | Embossed yellow serial on black plate with border line; "19 WIS DEALER 42" at top, "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND" at bottom | 1234 A | Dealer number and plate number | Number is the dealer number, letter is the plate number for that dealer. Revalidated for 1943 with yellow tabs. |
| Wisconsin | Farm | Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "FARM" at top, "WIS" at left, black oval with debossed "42-43" at top right | 12345 | 1 to approximately 65000 | |
| Wisconsin | Motorcycle | Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS" at top right, black oval with debossed "1943" at top left | 1234 | 1 to approximately 5200 | |
| Wisconsin | Municipal | Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "WIS" at bottom right, black oval with debossed "43" at bottom right; embossed diamond at right | 12345 | ? to approximately 11200 | Motorcycle version also available |
| Wisconsin | Official | Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "WIS" at bottom left, white oval with debossed "43" at bottom right; embossed hollow star at left | 123 | 001? to unknown (007 high) | Motorcycle version also available |
| Wisconsin | Light private trailer | Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "WIS. TLR." at top, black oval with debossed "42-43" at top left | 1234A | Coded by weight class | Weight classes are A, B, C, and D. Issued to private trailers 8,000lbs and under. |
| Wisconsin | Limited trailer | Embossed orange serial on black plate with border line; "WIS. TLR." at top, black oval with debossed "42-43" at top left | 1234 | 0001 to unknown (0100 listed in 1943 plate guide) | Used on private trailers hauled 2 miles or less from "loading platform or freight station" |
| Wisconsin | Heavy trailer | Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS" over "T-L" at top left, "42" over "43" at top right, quarterly tab at top between caption and year | 12 A | Coded by weight class | Used on all commercial trailers and private trailers in excess of 8,000lbs. Weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N for commercial trailers, private trailers use the E weight class and above. These are the only plates that would use quarterly tabs in 1943, as heavy truck and bus plates used quarterly windshield stickers. |
| Wisconsin | Truck | Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "WIS. TRK." at top left, black oval with debossed "42-43" at top left | 12345A | Coded by weight class | Used on light private trucks 8,000lbs or below. Weight classes are A, B, C, and D. |
| Wisconsin | Heavy truck | Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS. TRK." at bottom right, black oval with debossed "42-43" at bottom left | A12345 | Coded by weight class | Used on commercial trucks and private trucks in excess of 8,000lbs. Weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N for commercial trucks, private trucks used the E weight class and above. |