BAHR CUSTOM BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BHL were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BAHR CUSTOM BOATS of WHITEHALL, MT. 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
BHL
Location
WHITEHALL, MT
In business
since 1993
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BAHR CUSTOM BOATS hulls (1993–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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BAHR CUSTOM BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a BAHR CUSTOM BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BHL" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BAHR CUSTOM BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BAHR CUSTOM BOATS hulls (1993–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BAHR CUSTOM BOATS still in business?
USCG records list BAHR CUSTOM BOATS of WHITEHALL, MT in the MIC database (registered 1993).
How do I decode the year on a BAHR CUSTOM BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BAHR CUSTOM BOATS hulls (1993–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, "BAHR CUSTOM BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bhl, last verified 2026-06-12.