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Minnesota RV length limits

Minnesota's limits for motorhomes, trailers, triple towing and height, quoted from its own law. Enter your rig to check it.

The law in Minnesota

Motorhome: 45 ft
"Statewide, no single vehicle may exceed 45 feet in overall length, including load and front and rear bumpers, except mobile cranes, which may not exceed 48 feet in overall length."
Trailer: 45 ft
"Statewide, no single trailer may have an overall length exceeding 45 feet, including the tow bar assembly but exclusive of rear bumpers that do not increase the overall length by more than six inches."
Overall combination: 75 ft
"Statewide, except on the highways identified under provisions in paragraph (c), no combination of vehicles may exceed a total length of 75 feet."
Triple towing: With conditions
"Notwithstanding subdivision 3, a recreational vehicle combination may be operated without a permit if:"
Height: 13 ft 6 in
"Except as provided in paragraph (b), no vehicle unladen or with load shall exceed a height of 13 feet six inches."
Width: 102 in (8 ft 6 in)
"The total outside width of a vehicle exclusive of rearview mirrors or load securement devices which are not an integral part of the vehicle and not exceeding three inches on each side, or the load may not exceed 102 inches"

Minn. Stat. 169.81, Height and length limitations, checked November 2026.

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Yes. Your truck and trailer is within Minnesota's length limits.

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Trailer length
WithinYours 32 ft · limit 45 ft
"Statewide, no single trailer may have an overall length exceeding 45 feet, including the tow bar assembly but exclusive of rear bumpers that do not increase the overall length by more than six inches."
"Statewide, no semitrailer may exceed 48 feet in overall length, including bumper and load, but excluding non-cargo-carrying equipment, such as refrigeration units or air compressors, necessary for safe and efficient operation and located on the end of the semitrailer adjacent to the truck-tractor."
Overall length
WithinYours 52 ft · limit 75 ft
"Statewide, except on the highways identified under provisions in paragraph (c), no combination of vehicles may exceed a total length of 75 feet."

Width: 102 in (8 ft 6 in)

"The total outside width of a vehicle exclusive of rearview mirrors or load securement devices which are not an integral part of the vehicle and not exceeding three inches on each side, or the load may not exceed 102 inches"

"The maximum width limitation in paragraph (a) for a recreational vehicle as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 27, is exclusive of appurtenances on the recreational vehicle that do not extend beyond the width of the exterior rearview mirror of the recreational vehicle if the recreational vehicle is self-propelled, or the exterior rearview mirror of the towing vehicle if the recreational vehicle is towed."

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Common questions

RV length and towing questions

45 ft. Minnesota's law says: "Statewide, no single vehicle may exceed 45 feet in overall length, including load and front and rear bumpers, except mobile cranes, which may not exceed 48 feet in overall length."

75 ft overall. Minnesota's law says: "Statewide, except on the highways identified under provisions in paragraph (c), no combination of vehicles may exceed a total length of 75 feet."

With conditions. Minnesota's law says: "Notwithstanding subdivision 3, a recreational vehicle combination may be operated without a permit if:"

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