AIR BOAT SERVICE INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ABS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to AIR BOAT SERVICE INC of MIAMI, FL. The builder is listed in the USCG MIC database. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
ABS
Location
MIAMI, FL
In business
since 1988
Status
Listed active in USCG records
AIR BOAT SERVICE INC hulls (1988–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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AIR BOAT SERVICE INC HIN FAQ
What does a AIR BOAT SERVICE INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ABS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to AIR BOAT SERVICE INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. AIR BOAT SERVICE INC hulls (1988–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is AIR BOAT SERVICE INC still in business?
USCG records list AIR BOAT SERVICE INC of MIAMI, FL in the MIC database (registered 1988).
How do I decode the year on a AIR BOAT SERVICE INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. AIR BOAT SERVICE INC hulls (1988–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits. Enter the full 12-character HIN above and the decoder works it out, including the legacy formats.
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Sources: USCG Manufacturer Identification Code database (uscgboating.org, refreshed monthly) · HIN format per 33 CFR 181 subpart C. Cite this page: CarWhere, "AIR BOAT SERVICE INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/abs, last verified 2026-06-12.