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The Nissan NV200 is the oldest group of vehicles among the 20 most common TLC models. On October 12, 2026, 1,033 NV200s were still licensed, 643 as yellow taxis and 390 as for-hire vehicles (FHVs). Their median model year is 2016, and none is newer than 2019.
They are still working because they are wheelchair accessible vans, and TLC rules let an accessible taxi stay in service with no set retirement date as long as it passes inspection. Almost every FHV NV200 (388 of 390) is marked wheelchair accessible (WAV).
How we counted
TLC's FHV list and medallion vehicle list do not record the model. The model name comes from decoding each VIN with NHTSA's vPIC decoder. WAV status comes from TLC's FHV list; the taxi list has no accessibility column.
Model years: nothing after 2019
The NV200 fleet is model-years 2014 to 2019 only: 39 (2014), 133 (2015), 538 (2016), 88 (2017) and 235 (2019). There are none from 2018 in the data. 88.2% of FHV NV200s are model-year 2016 or older, while only about 10% of all FHVs are that old (dataset tlc-vehicle-model-years).
TLC's approved accessible vehicle list matches that range: it lists the Nissan NV200 Accessible, Rear Entry for model years 2014–2019, Commercial VT Model conversion by BraunAbility. TLC's hack-up page allows a used WAV to be hacked up only if its make, model, year and converter are approved.
Why a 10-year-old cab can keep working
Rule 67-18 gives non-accessible taxis a scheduled retirement date, but says accessible taxis, new or used, "shall have no set retirement date, contingent upon the Accessible vehicle passing its regularly scheduled inspections." A vehicle that cannot pass inspection must be replaced, whatever its age.
For an NV200 owner or driver, this means condition is everything. Every inspection is a test the van must pass to keep working. Inspection steps and what happens if you fail are in TLC vehicle inspection. The full retirement rules are in TLC vehicle retirement age.
When an NV200 cab is finally replaced, the replacement must be an approved accessible vehicle (required for every hack-up since October 18, 2024). See approved wheelchair accessible vehicles and how to hack up a yellow taxi.
If you drive an NV200 but don't own it
Ask the owner or fleet when the van's next inspection is due and who pays if it fails. A failed inspection can take the van off the road until it is fixed, and that affects your shifts. If you lease a taxi, TLC's lease rules limit what the owner can charge; see taxi lease caps. Because the van is accessible, you may receive wheelchair trip requests; see WAV driver pay.
Powertrain
All 1,033 NV200s decode as gas. Under rule 67-05(b), an alternative fuel medallion may only be used with an accessible model that is a hybrid or runs on compressed natural gas, so check your medallion type before choosing any replacement.
FHV NV200s
381 FHV NV200s are at black car bases and 9 at livery bases. An FHV license issued for a WAV is restricted to WAVs for good, so an NV200 owner on such a license must replace it with another accessible vehicle (TLC: Get a For-Hire Vehicle License). Since July 20, 2024, that WAV must come from the approved list (TLC accessible vehicle requirements). Steps: get a new FHV license with a WAV.
See the Ford Transit Connect, Toyota Sienna, wheelchair accessible taxi statistics and TLC fleet by make and model.
More in the vehicles topic; try the lease-vs-buy tool.
Data on this page
Aggregates of public data. They describe trips and vehicles, never individual people.
TLC's vehicle lists have no make/model column, so TLC Help decoded the VIN of every licensed vehicle with NHTSA's vPIC decoder (one representative VIN per manufacturer + model-descriptor + model-year pattern) and published only counts. 5 of 115,081 vehicles (0%) could not be decoded to a model and are left out. vPIC sometimes reports trim-family names (e.g. 'RX' not 'RX 350h'); powertrain comes from vPIC's electrification/fuel fields and may misclassify a few model years. Snapshot lists change daily.
- Nissan NV200: licensed TLC vehicles by model year — Active FHVs and authorized medallion taxis that are a Nissan NV200, by model year.NYC Open Data: FHV - Active (8wbx-tsch) and Medallion Vehicles - Authorized (rhe8-mgbb), VINs decoded with NHTSA vPIC · pulled Oct 12, 2026Model year from TLC's vehicle_year / model_year columns. Age limits for TLC vehicles come from TLC rules, not this chart.
- Nissan NV200 in the TLC fleet: hybrid, electric or gas — Licensed Nissan NV200 vehicles by powertrain (from decoded VINs).NYC Open Data: FHV - Active (8wbx-tsch) and Medallion Vehicles - Authorized (rhe8-mgbb), VINs decoded with NHTSA vPIC · pulled Oct 12, 2026
- Nissan NV200: where it is licensed (FHV base type vs medallion taxi) — Licensed Nissan NV200 vehicles by fleet: FHVs by the type of base they are affiliated with, and medallion taxis.NYC Open Data: FHV - Active (8wbx-tsch) and Medallion Vehicles - Authorized (rhe8-mgbb), VINs decoded with NHTSA vPIC · pulled Oct 12, 2026Wheelchair-accessible (FHV list): 388 WAV, 0 PILOT. App-based (high-volume) work generally runs through black car bases.
Frequently asked questions
How many Nissan NV200s are licensed by the TLC?
1,033 in the October 12, 2026 snapshot: 643 yellow taxis and 390 for-hire vehicles. TLC Help counted them by decoding VINs with NHTSA's vPIC decoder.
Why are 2014–2016 NV200 taxis still on the road?
Under TLC rule 67-18, wheelchair accessible taxis have no set retirement date as long as they keep passing their regularly scheduled inspections. Non-accessible taxis must retire on a schedule. The taxi list does not say which cabs are accessible, so we can't confirm it car by car.
Which NV200s does TLC approve as accessible?
TLC's approved accessible vehicle list (revised October 2, 2026) includes the Nissan NV200 Accessible, Rear Entry for model years 2014–2019, Commercial VT Model conversion by BraunAbility.
Are FHV NV200s wheelchair accessible?
Nearly all: 388 of the 390 FHV NV200s are marked WAV in TLC's FHV list.
Can I buy a new NV200 for TLC work?
The newest NV200 in the TLC fleet is model-year 2019, and TLC's approved list covers only 2014–2019. Any NV200 you add would be a used vehicle, and its make, model, year and converter must be approved.
Sources
Last reviewed against the official sources on .
- TLC: Get a For-Hire Vehicle License nyc.gov
- NYC Open Data: For Hire Vehicles (FHV) – Active (8wbx-tsch) data.cityofnewyork.us
- NYC Open Data: Medallion Vehicles – Authorized (rhe8-mgbb) data.cityofnewyork.us
- NHTSA vPIC VIN decoder API vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov
- TLC: Approved accessible vehicles (revised Oct 2, 2026) nyc.gov
- TLC Rule Book Chapter 67 (Taxicab Hack-up and Maintenance) nyc.gov
- TLC: Yellow Cab Hack-Up nyc.gov
- TLC: Accessible Vehicle Requirements nyc.gov
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