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Mini trucks in San Miguel County, New Mexico
Kei trucks in New Mexico earn their keep on farms, ranches and private land.
San Miguel CountyNew Mexico
Can I own one here
Owning one in San Miguel County.
On your own land, yes
Owning a kei truck and working it on a ranch, a farm, a mine or private property does not depend on a road title. Some states still ask for a title or an off road registration.
A 25 year truck on the road
Road use unclear. New Mexico has no kei truck law. The MVD's written procedure for a vehicle built for sale abroad asks for conformity to federal safety and emission standards and a NHTSA bond release letter, and it has no lane for a vehicle imported at 25 years under the federal age exemption.
A newer governed truck
Private land only. The two statutory OHV definitions disagree on a governed work truck, so no OHV title path is settled.
Roads and towns
Roads and towns in San Miguel County.
Roads open. San Miguel County opens its paved county roads to OHVs and Pecos opens every village road, while Las Vegas keeps its streets closed and state highways stay crossing only.
In town Some
- Closed Las Vegas. The town's code on eCode360 was searched for off-highway, all-terrain, off-road and UTV and opens no street, so paved streets stay closed to OHVs except to cross, NMSA 66-3-1011. Its Uniform Traffic Ordinance 12-7-9.2 keeps paved streets closed except to cross. town code as published on eCode360, no OHV act, read 28 October 2026
- Open Pecos. Every paved and unpaved road, street or highway owned and controlled by the village is open to OHVs and ATVs at posted limits. Ordinance 2017-001, adopted 14 August 2017, read 28 October 2026
County roads Open
County paved streets and highways are open to off-highway vehicles and ATVs. The ordinance defines an off-highway vehicle by use, any motor vehicle used only off the highways and not legally equipped for them, dune buggies and golf carts included, which is wider than the ROV and ATV classes state law lets a county open. Ordinance No. 08-09-2016, adopted 9 August 2016, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Getting one here
From Japan to San Miguel County.
The nearest ports with a sailing from Japan on record
- The Port of Los Angeles, about 900 road miles.
- The Port of Oakland, about 1,200 road miles.
- The Port of Tacoma, The Northwest Seaport Alliance South Harbor, about 1,500 road miles.
How to import a mini truck, step by step.
A newer off road truck never lands in California. It comes in through Tacoma or by way of Houston.
Trucks travel in containers, one to a 20 foot box with room for parts or three to a 40 foot box.
Road miles are an estimate, the straight line times 1.2.
The ground
San Miguel County, counted.
Farms in San Miguel County hold 107,202 acres of woodland. San Miguel County has 776 farms and 428 cattle operations, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture. 1 active surface mine or quarry works San Miguel County's ground.
Areas
The areas San Miguel County is part of.
Importing a kei truck
The essentials, in short.
A truck under 25 can come in only as governed off road equipment, and only if its engine family held an EPA nonroad certificate for that model year. No kei engine family was certified for mini trucks before model year 2010, so a truck built after 30 October 2001 and before model year 2010 has no federal door until its 25th birthday.
Two lanes
A road truck must be 25 years old by its own build date. A newer truck comes in only as governed off road equipment with a certified engine.
The 25 percent duty
Every kei truck pays the 25 percent truck duty at the port, whatever its age.
The paperwork
The customs entry and the two federal declarations, DOT Form HS-7 and EPA Form 3520-1, travel with the truck to your title office.
The title
Keep every stamped paper with the truck. Your state title office asks to see them.
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