AZTEC MARINE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with AMV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to AZTEC MARINE of SOUTH BELOIT, IL. 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
AMV
Location
SOUTH BELOIT, IL
In business
since 2010
Status
Listed active in USCG records
AZTEC MARINE hulls (2010–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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AZTEC MARINE HIN FAQ
What does a AZTEC MARINE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "AMV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to AZTEC MARINE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. AZTEC MARINE hulls (2010–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is AZTEC MARINE still in business?
USCG records list AZTEC MARINE of SOUTH BELOIT, IL in the MIC database (registered 2010).
How do I decode the year on a AZTEC MARINE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. AZTEC MARINE hulls (2010–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, "AZTEC MARINE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/amv, last verified 2026-06-12.