Headlight & Taillight Tint in Vermont
Smoked or tinted film on headlights and taillights is illegal in Vermont. Headlights must emit white light and taillights must show red at the required visibility distance, and tint that dims or discolors them violates those requirements.
Verified against primary sources · August 2026
What the law says
Smoked or tinted film on headlights and taillights is illegal in Vermont. Headlights must emit white light and taillights must show red at the required visibility distance, and tint that dims or discolors them violates those requirements. Vermont requires head lamps and tail lamps with reflectors and lenses of a design approved by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles — aftermarket film makes the lens a non-approved design. The earlier claim that no statute existed was wrong.
Specific Limits
- Film permitted
- No
- Headlight color
- white
- Taillight color
- red
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