ABSOLUTE OF AMERICA INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with AOA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ABSOLUTE OF AMERICA INC of NEW YORK, NY. 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
AOA
Location
NEW YORK, NY
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
ABSOLUTE SPA - ITALY
ABSOLUTE OF AMERICA INC hulls (2017–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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ABSOLUTE OF AMERICA INC HIN FAQ
What does a ABSOLUTE OF AMERICA INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "AOA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ABSOLUTE OF AMERICA INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ABSOLUTE OF AMERICA INC hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ABSOLUTE OF AMERICA INC still in business?
USCG records list ABSOLUTE OF AMERICA INC of NEW YORK, NY in the MIC database (registered 2017), associated with ABSOLUTE SPA - ITALY.
How do I decode the year on a ABSOLUTE OF AMERICA INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ABSOLUTE OF AMERICA INC hulls (2017–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, "ABSOLUTE OF AMERICA INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/aoa, last verified 2026-06-12.