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SAE Lighting Identification Codes

SAE J759

SAE International stands for the International Society of Automotive and Aerospace Engineers. They provide the standards that all vehicle safety products should adhere to. As you can see, they identify type of equipment by a letter/number code for each product group.

Side Turn lens show SAE CodesMost Grote lamps carry the relevant SAE Lighting Identification Code on their lenses. For example, this Grote side marker has SAE EE2P3 11 DOT on the lens indicating that it is an SAE Compliant Intermediate Side Marker Lamp (P3) and Side Turn Lamp for vehicles over 12 m in length (E) and vehicles under 12 m in length (E2). The 11 stands for the year it was certified (2011) and DOT is an abbreviation for the regulatory agency (U.S. Department of Transportation) and serves as a certification that the lamp meets the requirements of FMVSS 108.

 

Use this information in conjunction with the Federal Lighting Equipment Location Requirements for each product shown on our FMVSS Requirements page.

Code Reference Description
AJ594Reflex reflector
A2J2041Reflex reflector for use on vehicles 2032 mm or more in overall width - Type 2
A3J2041Reflex reflector for use on vehicles 2032 mm or more in overall width - Type 3
A4J1967Reflex reflector for vehicle conspicuity (vehicles > 2032 mm width) - 50 mm wide [truck/trailer]
A5J1967Reflex reflector for vehicle conspicuity (vehicles > 2032 mm width) - 75 mm wide [truck/trailer]
A6J1967Reflex reflector for vehicle conspicuity (vehicles > 2032 mm width) - 100 mm wide [truck/trailer]
A7J1967Reflex reflector for vehicle conspicuity (vehicles > 2032 mm width) - 25 mm wide [school bus]
AMJ3134Automated driving system marker lamp
BJ3098Front decorative lamp
CJ1306, J2838Motorcycle auxiliary front lamp or the low beam portion of a headlamp used in an adaptive forward lighting system (AFS) if preceded by the letter X
DJ131Motorcycle and motor-driven cycle turn signal lamp
DLJ2282Distributed lighting system (headlamp)
DRLJ2087Daytime running lamp
EJ2039, J2838Side turn signal lamp for use on vehicles 12 m or more in length or the highway mode function in an adaptive forward lighting system (AFS) if preceded by the letter X
E2J914Side turn signal lamp - vehicles less than 12 m in length
E3J914Rear-facing side turn signal lamp
E4J914Side-facing side turn signal lamp
E5J914Side direction indicator lamp
EVS1J1849Siren - interior location
EVS2J1849Siren - exterior location
EVS3J1849Siren - under hood location
FJ583Front fog lamp
F2J1319Rear fog lamp
F3J583Harmonized front fog lamp
GJ1424Rear-facing cargo lamp
G2J1424In-box cargo lamp
HJ2595Sealed beam headlamp
HCJ2111Headlamp cleaner
HGJ2009Discharge forward lighting headlamp
HHJ2595Sealed beam headlamp housing
HIJ1383Integral beam headlamp
HRJ1383Replaceable bulb headlamp (filament type)
HLJ2650Light Emitting Diode (LED) headlamp
H"x"1J1735Harmonized headlamp type designation (example: HR1)
IJ588Rear mounted turn signal lamp or front mounted turn signal lamp mounted 100 mm or more from the headlamp; for use on vehicles 2032 mm or less in overall width
I3J588Turn signal lamp spaced from 75 mm to less than 100 mm from headlamp (1.5 times intensity values)
I4J588Turn signal lamp spaced from 60 mm to less than 75 mm from headlamp (2 times intensity values)
I5J588Turn signal lamp spaced less than 60 mm from headlamp (2.5 times intensity values)
I6J2261Rear mounted turn signal lamp or front mounted turn signal lamp mounted 100 mm or more from the headlamp; for use on vehicles 2032 mm or more in overall width
I7J2261Front mounted turn signal lamp mounted less than 100 mm from the headlamp; for use on vehicles 2032 mm or more in overall width
J1690J1690Flasher (types - turn signal; hazard warning signal; warning lamp alternating; combination)
KJ852Front cornering lamp
K2J1373Rear cornering lamp
LJ587License plate lamp
MJ584Motorcycle headlamp - subclass H
NJ584Motorcycle headlamp - subclass L
OJ591Spot lamp
OHV-1J1623Off-highway vehicle headlamp - Class 1
OHV-2J1623Off-highway vehicle headlamp - Class 2
PJ222Front position lamp
P2J592Sidemarker lamp for use on vehicles 2032 mm or less in overall width
P3J2042Clearance, sidemarker, and identification lamp for use on vehicles 2032 mm or more in overall width
PC2J2042Combination clearance and sidemarker lamp for use on vehicles 2032 mm or more in overall width
QJ589Turn signal operating unit - Class A
QBJ589Turn signal operating unit - Class B
QCJ910Vehicular hazard warning signal operating unit
RJ593, J2838Reversing (back-up) lamp or the driving mode function in an adaptive forward lighting system (AFS) if preceded by the letter X
SJ586Stop lamp
S2J2261Stop lamp for use on vehicles 2032 mm or more in overall width
TJ585, J2591Tail lamp (rear position lamp) or the bending mode function in an adaptive forward lighting system (AFS) if preceded by the letter X
T2J585Tail lamp (rear position lamp) for use on vehicles 2032 mm or more in overall width
UJ1432Rear high mounted stop lamp for use on vehicles 2032 mm or more in overall width
U3J1957Center high mounted stop lamp for use on vehicles 2032 mm or less in overall width
VJ2838Town mode function in an adaptive forward lighting system (AFS) if preceded by the letter x
WJ2838Weather mode function in an adaptive forward lighting system (AFS) if preceded by the letter x
W-1J595Directional warning device - Class 1
W-2J595Directional warning device - Class 2
W-3J595Directional warning device - Class 3
W2J887Warning lamp for school buses
W3-1J845Omnidirectional warning device - Class 1A
W3-2J845Omnidirectional warning device - Class 2A
W3-3J845Omnidirectional warning device - Class 3A
WS3-1J845Selective coverage warning device - Class 1S
WS3-2J845Selective coverage warning device - Class 2S
WS3-3J845Selective coverage warning device - Class 3S
W4J774Emergency warning device [triangular shape]
W6J1133School bus stop arm lamp
XJ2591, J2838Adaptive forward lighting system - used as a delineator for AFS type systems with codes C, E, R, T, V, or W
XADBJ3069Adaptive driving beam lamp
YJ581Auxiliary high beam lamp