Nevada Lift Laws and Vehicle Equipment Laws

The Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) cover the street legal laws for the state.

Vehicle size in Nevada cannot exceed 102 inches wide, 14 feet tall, or 45 feet long for a single vehicle.

Nevada requires that tires be in safe operating condition, without any bulges or exposed cords. As of yet, there is no minimum tread depth. It is unknown if tire grooving is allowed.

Nevada’s code makes no reference to wheels.

All vehicles driven in Nevada must have brakes that can stop the vehicle within 30 feet from a speed of 20 mph. A secondary, mechanical, parking brake is required.

Nevada lacks rules on a vehicle’s steering system.

There are no suspension lift limits in Nevada.

Nevada does not have a maximum vehicle frame height. Instead, the vehicle’s body height is limited depending on the vehicle’s GVWR.

( Measured to the lowest part of the original body. )

There is no information on bumpers in the Nevada statutes.

Fenders and mud flaps are only required on commercial vehicles in Nevada.

In addition to headlights and tail lights, vehicles in Nevada are allowed to have several additional lights installed. The maximum number of lights that can be used at the front of a vehicle while driving is 4.

( Measured to the center of the light. )

The Nevada code requires both windshields and windshield wipers.

In Nevada, vehicles are required to have mufflers. Exhaust cutouts and bypasses are prohibited.

It is unclear whether or not Nevada has any engine swap or engine performance modification rules.

Only Clark and Washoe counties currently require emissions testing in Nevada.