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I don't think that proving military provenance is the issue. With regard to registration, I think it's FMVSS compliance as signified by a Certification Label or proven otherwise. At least in the Wis. cases, the issue was vehicles without Certification labels (signifying compliance with FMVSS)...

Kyle, Have ya ever tried to locate the original contract specifications from the manufacturer of a vehicle, especially one that's perhaps 10 or more years old? I have. It's unobtanium. We had a GM engineer testify in court (by phone) that such documents are no longer available, at least...

Kyle, If you are referring to the NHTSA Letter of Interpretation to John Tolliday (in post #61), I don't think that it actually passes the exemption down to subsequent owners. The Tolliday letter was written in response to an inquiry about an imported foreign former-military vehicle. By way...

Well, since the FEDERAL law exempts ALL VEHICLES OLDER THAN 25 YEARS FROM ALL FMVSS REQUIREMENTS, it would appear that IowaDOT cannot refuse registration for milvehs over that age based on any FMVSS or labeling requirement, nor can they hold the owner responsible for proving FMVSS compliance...

Some further thoughts on your problems... Another issue with the statute you quoted is the matter of the certification label itself. Federal law requires the label to be permanently applied, but that does not mean that the label must remain permanently. It means that the adhesive must be such...

Some thoughts for you guys to check into: ALL vehicles, including former military vehicles, are EXEMPTED from FMVSS requirements so long as they are older than 25 years. BY FAR, the majority of former military vehicles which are sold with SF-97s are already older than 25 years old. Look up...