ARMORJET HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ARJ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ARMORJET of CENTRALIA, WA. 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
ARJ
Location
CENTRALIA, WA
In business
since 2016
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ARMORJET hulls (2016–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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ARMORJET HIN FAQ
What does a ARMORJET HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ARJ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ARMORJET — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ARMORJET hulls (2016–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ARMORJET still in business?
USCG records list ARMORJET of CENTRALIA, WA in the MIC database (registered 2016).
How do I decode the year on a ARMORJET HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ARMORJET hulls (2016–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, "ARMORJET HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/arj, last verified 2026-06-12.