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New Jersey RV length limits

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

The law in New Jersey

  • Motorhome: 45 ft

    "The maximum overall length of a recreation vehicle including any load or truck camper thereon found or operated in this State shall not exceed 45 feet"
  • Overall combination: 65 ft

    "no combination of a recreation vehicle with any vehicle, including the load thereon, nor any combination of any motor vehicle with any camping trailer, fifth wheel trailer or park trailer attached thereto, as these terms are defined in section 1 of P.L.1991, c.483 (C.46:8C-10), shall exceed 65 feet in length."
  • Triple towing: With conditions

    "No motor vehicle shall be used on the public highways while drawing more than 2 motor-drawn vehicles."
  • Height: 13 ft 6 in

    "The maximum height of any vehicle or combination of vehicles, including load or contents of any part or portion thereof, except as otherwise provided by this subsection, shall not exceed 13 feet, 6 inches."
  • Width: 102 in (8 ft 6 in)

    "the outside width of a recreation vehicle found or operated in this State shall not exceed 102 inches"

N.J.S.A. 39:3-84, New Jersey Statutes (New Jersey Legislature), checked November 2026.

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Truck and trailer or fifth wheel in New Jersey. Yes. Your truck and trailer is within New Jersey's length limits.

Truck and trailer or fifth wheel · New Jersey

Within the limits

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

Add your height to check it against New Jersey's 13 ft 6 in limit.

  • Overall length

    WithinYours 52 ft · limit 65 ft
    "no combination of a recreation vehicle with any vehicle, including the load thereon, nor any combination of any motor vehicle with any camping trailer, fifth wheel trailer or park trailer attached thereto, as these terms are defined in section 1 of P.L.1991, c.483 (C.46:8C-10), shall exceed 65 feet in length."

Width: 102 in (8 ft 6 in)

"the outside width of a recreation vehicle found or operated in this State shall not exceed 102 inches"
"excluding safety appurtenances such as awnings and lights which are integral to the construction of the vehicle, installed by the vehicle's manufacturer or dealer, and do not extend more than three inches wide on each side of the vehicle"
"provided however, that such vehicles permissibly exceeding the 102 inch width with their attached equipment or appurtenances shall only be operated: (a) On roadways having travel lanes at least 11 feet in width, unless prohibited by the Department of Transportation or by a municipality based on safety reasons and marked with signs prohibiting such vehicles; or"
More from New Jersey's law
"The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to omnibuses, recreation vehicles, or to vehicles which are not designed, built or otherwise capable of carrying cargo or loads."
"Trailers shall, when operated on the highways of this State, be connected to the towing vehicle by at least one chain or cable, in addition to the hitch bar, of sufficient strength to hold the motor-drawn vehicle on a hill if the hitching bar becomes disconnected, or shall be provided with an adequate device to prevent its rolling backward."

See your rig against every state's limits

A guide to each state's published law, not legal advice. Lengths are measured as each state's law says (bumpers and hitches count in most); posted signs, local roads and permits can differ. The linked law is the authority.

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Common questions

RV length and towing questions

45 ft. New Jersey's law says: "The maximum overall length of a recreation vehicle including any load or truck camper thereon found or operated in this State shall not exceed 45 feet"

65 ft overall. New Jersey's law says: "no combination of a recreation vehicle with any vehicle, including the load thereon, nor any combination of any motor vehicle with any camping trailer, fifth wheel trailer or park trailer attached thereto, as these terms are defined in section 1 of P.L.1991, c.483 (C.46:8C-10), shall exceed 65 feet in length."

With conditions. New Jersey's law says: "No motor vehicle shall be used on the public highways while drawing more than 2 motor-drawn vehicles."