NJ MVC will confiscate controversial ‘FDT 8647’ license plate it approved

☑️A NJ driver’s personalized plate sparked outrage over alleged anti-Trump message

☑️NJ MVC says the plate violated state rules and will be recalled

☑️ Former FBI Director Jim Comey faced scrutiny over a similar “86 47” post.

How did a controversial number and letter combination that some interpret as calling for the death of President Donald Trump make it onto a personalized New Jersey license plate?

A Subaru Outback with the license plate "FDT 8647" was seen in Mercer County and posted on the social media platforms of the conservative group Wake Up New Jersey on May 6.

NJ MVC says controversial personalized plate violated regulations

New Jersey 101.5 has learned that the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission will recall the plate and contact the individual directly to replace it. The plate is a violation of N.J.A.C. 13:20-34.3, the regulation that excludes certain combinations of letters and numbers from personalized plates.

The MVC Chief Administrator may deny or recall a personalized plate for any of the 13 reasons listed in NJAC 13:20-34.3(b).

The reasons are:

1. Potentially misleading to law enforcement;
2. Previously issued or almost identical to another plate previously issued so as to create confusion;
3. A combination giving the appearance that the vehicle is associated with law enforcement or other government entities;
4. Profane, obscene, or vulgar;
5. Containing sexual innuendo or sexual connotations;
6. A reference to excretory functions;
7. A racial, ethnic, religious, lifestyle, or gender epithet;
8. Related to illegal drugs or substances;
9. Related to illegal activities;
10. Libelous or slanderous;
11. Directed to and likely to incite imminent lawless action;
12. Words which inflict injury or tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace; or
13. A combination that is currently reserved for other plate types pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:20-34.2, this section, or as determined by the Chief Administrator.

They will have 15 days to return the plate. The regulation states that failure to comply may result in revocation of a vehicle's registration.

The plate was issued in April 2025. The plate was brought to the MVC's Special Plate unit by a member of the public.

The "8647" message started showing up during anti-Trump protests in April and May 2025.

Offensive, anti-Trump references on the New Jersey license plate

Many Trump supporters claim "86 47" is a call to kill the 47th president, perhaps confusing the insider restaurant term "86," meaning to eject a patron, with the expressions "deep six" or "six feet under."

They say the letters "FDT" stand for "f**k Donald Trump," a play on a similar phrase used for President Joe Biden.

Former FBI Director Jim Comey was indicted on charges of making threats against President Donald Trump related to a photograph he posted on social media in May 2025 of seashells arranged in the numbers “86 47.” The Justice Department contends those numbers amounted to a threat against Trump. Comey says he did not interpret the numbers as a call to violence against the Republican president.

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