New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 43 - Motor Vehicle Lighting › Section 43.3 - Location of required lighting on vehicles 80 inches or more in width

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
All vehicles 80 inches or more in width shall have required
					 lighting located in conformity with table II.
Table II-Location of Required Equipment For Vehicles
					 80 or More Inches Overall Width
Item
Passenger vehicles,
								  trucks and buses
Location on:
								  trailers
Height above road
								  surface measured from center of item on vehicle at curb
								  weight
Headlamps
Type one headlamps at the same time height, one on
								each on each side of the vertical centerline; type two headlamps at the same
								height, one on each side of the vertical centerline; as far apart as
								practicable.
Not required.
Not less than 24 inches, nor more than 54 inches
Tail lamps
On the rear, one on each side of the vertical
								centerline, at the same height, and as far apart as practicable.
On the rear, one on each side of vertical centerline,
								at the same height and as far apart as practicable.
Not less than 15 inches, nor more than 72 inches
Stop lamps
On the rear, one on on each side of the vertical
								centerline, at the same height, and as far apart as practicable.
On the rear, one each side of the vertical
								centerline, at the same height and as far apart as practicable.
Not less than 15 inches, nor more than 72 inches
Number plate lamp
At rear number plate, to illuminate the plate from
								the top or sides.
At rear number plate, to illuminate the plate from
								the top or sides.
No requirement.
Backup lamp
On the rear.
Not required.
No requirement.
Turn-signal lamps
At or near the front- one amber on each side of the
								vertical centerline, at the same height, and as far apart as practicable.
On the rear-one red or amber on each side of the
								vertical centerline, at the same height, height, and as far apart as
								practicable.
Not less than 15 inches, nor more than 83
								inches.
On the rear-one red or amber on each side of the
								vertical centerline, at the same height, and as far apart as practicable.
Identification lamps
On the front and rear- three lamps, amber in front,
								red in rear, as close as practicable to the top of the vehicle, at the same
								height, as close as practicable to the vertical centerline, with lamp centers
								spaced not less than 6 inches nor more than 12 inches apart.
On the rear-three lamps as close as practicable to
								the top of the vehicle at the same height, as close as practicable to the
								vertical centerline, with lamp centers spaced not less than 6 inches nor more
								than 12 inches apart.
On the front only. No part of the lamps or mountings
								shall extend below the top of the vehicle's windshield.
Clearance lamps
On the front and rear- two amber lamps on front, two
								red lamps on rear, to indicate the overall width of the vehicle, one on each
								side of the vertical centerline, at the same height, and as near the top as
								practicable.*** *
On the front and rear-two amber lamps onfront, two
								red lamps on rear, to indicate the overall width of the vehicle, one on each
								side of the vertical centerline, at the same height, and as near the top
								thereof as practicable.*** ****
No requirement.
Intermediate side marker lamps
On each side-one amber lamp located at or near the
								midpoint between the front and rear side marker lamps
On each side-one amber lamp located at or near the
								midpoint between the front and rear side marker lamps.
Not less than 15 inches.
Intermediate side reflex reflectors
On each side-one amber located at or near the
								midpoint between the front and rear side reflex reflectors.
On each side-one amber located at or near the
								midpoint between the front and rear side reflex reflectors.
Not less than 15 inches nor more than 60 inches.
Reflex reflectors
On the rear-one red on each side of the vertical
								centerline, as far apart as practicable, and at the same height. On each
								side-one red as far as to the rear as practicable, and one amber as far to the
								front as practicable.**
On the rear-one red on each side of the vertical
								centerline, as far apart as practicable, and at the same height. On each
								side-one red as far to the rear as practicable, and one amber as far to the
								front as practicable.
Not less than 15 inches nor more than 60 inches.
Side marker lamps
On each side-one red as far to the rear as
								practicable, and one amber as far to the front as practicable.
On each side-one red as far to the rear as
								practicable, and one amber as far to the front as practicable.
Not less than 15 inches and on the rear of trailers
								not more than 60 inches.
* On a tractor, clearance lamps
					 mounted on the cab may be located to indicate the overall width of the cab,
					 rather than the overall width of the vehicle.
** On a tractor, the red rear
					 reflex reflectors may be mounted on the back of the cab, at a minimum height
					 not less than four inches above the height of the rear tires.
*** When the rear identification
					 lamps are mounted at the extreme height of a vehicle, red clearance lamps need
					 not meet the requirements of table II that they be located as close as
					 practicable to the top of the vehicle.
****Boat trailers need not be
					 equipped with both front and rear clearance lamps, provided an amber (to front)
					 and red (to rear) clearance lamp is located at or near the midpoint on each
					 side of the trailer so as to indicate its extreme width.