BANDIT BOATS LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BBI were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BANDIT BOATS LLC of SHREVEPORT, LA. 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
BBI
Location
SHREVEPORT, LA
In business
since 2019
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BANDIT BOATS LLC hulls (2019–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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BANDIT BOATS LLC HIN FAQ
What does a BANDIT BOATS LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BBI" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BANDIT BOATS LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BANDIT BOATS LLC hulls (2019–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BANDIT BOATS LLC still in business?
USCG records list BANDIT BOATS LLC of SHREVEPORT, LA in the MIC database (registered 2019).
How do I decode the year on a BANDIT BOATS LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BANDIT BOATS LLC hulls (2019–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, "BANDIT BOATS LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bbi, last verified 2026-06-12.