BUFFALO CANOES INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BCK were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BUFFALO CANOES INC of JASPER, AR. 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
BCK
Location
JASPER, AR
In business
since 1995
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
GORDON MOTEL INC
BUFFALO CANOES INC hulls (1995–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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BUFFALO CANOES INC HIN FAQ
What does a BUFFALO CANOES INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BCK" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BUFFALO CANOES INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BUFFALO CANOES INC hulls (1995–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BUFFALO CANOES INC still in business?
USCG records list BUFFALO CANOES INC of JASPER, AR in the MIC database (registered 1995), associated with GORDON MOTEL INC.
How do I decode the year on a BUFFALO CANOES INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BUFFALO CANOES INC hulls (1995–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, "BUFFALO CANOES INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bck, last verified 2026-06-12.