 From the early 1980s, new Sabahan vehicle number plates were issued in the current "SDx #### S" format.Following the format change, Labuan plates were issued with the "SLx #### S" format until a format similar to its original Straits Settlements format, "Lx ####", was reinstated in the mid-1990s following Labuan's separation from the state in 1984 as an independent Federal Territory.In 2017, both Sandakan and Tawau Divisions already exhausted "SS 9999 Y" and "ST 9999 Y" respectively; then issued "SSA 1 A" and "STA 1 A" series on 20 October 2017 and 19 December 2017 respectively.