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VIRP 15.155: Utility-Terrain Vehicle (UTV) VC §531

Off-Highway Vehicles

Executive Summary

California DMV VIRP section 15.155 (Utility-Terrain Vehicle (UTV) VC §531) covers a UTV is a motor vehicle: Designed for operation off of the highway. Suspended on four tires. Part of Off-Highway Vehicles. Tags Clinic hosts the official manual text unchanged below for dealers and registration services in California.

Key Takeaways

  • A UTV is a motor vehicle: Designed for operation off of the highway.
  • Suspended on four tires.
  • Has a steering wheel for steering control.
  • Has one seat to accommodate a driver and one passenger sitting side by side.
  • The vehicle identification number analysis (VINA) program may erroneously generate an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) body type model (BTM) as defined in Vehicle….

Important Facts

Manual section
15.155
Chapter
Off-Highway Vehicles
Manual text
Verbatim DMV VIRP source below the overview
VIRP 15.155: Utility-Terrain Vehicle (UTV) VC §531 | California DMV Registration Manual – Tags Clinic