BOSCO ENTERPRISES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BFV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BOSCO ENTERPRISES of ORANGE, TX. 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
BFV
Location
ORANGE, TX
In business
since 1983
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BOSCO ENTERPRISES built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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BOSCO ENTERPRISES HIN FAQ
What does a BOSCO ENTERPRISES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BFV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BOSCO ENTERPRISES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BOSCO ENTERPRISES built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is BOSCO ENTERPRISES still in business?
USCG records list BOSCO ENTERPRISES of ORANGE, TX in the MIC database (registered 1983).
How do I decode the year on a BOSCO ENTERPRISES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BOSCO ENTERPRISES built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "BOSCO ENTERPRISES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bfv, last verified 2026-06-12.