RIVER RIDGE CUSTOM CANOES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BJE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to RIVER RIDGE CUSTOM CANOES of SPENCER, IA. 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
BJE
Location
SPENCER, IA
In business
since 2016
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
B & J ENTERPRISE LLC
RIVER RIDGE CUSTOM CANOES 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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RIVER RIDGE CUSTOM CANOES HIN FAQ
What does a RIVER RIDGE CUSTOM CANOES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BJE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to RIVER RIDGE CUSTOM CANOES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. RIVER RIDGE CUSTOM CANOES 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 RIVER RIDGE CUSTOM CANOES still in business?
USCG records list RIVER RIDGE CUSTOM CANOES of SPENCER, IA in the MIC database (registered 2016), associated with B & J ENTERPRISE LLC.
How do I decode the year on a RIVER RIDGE CUSTOM CANOES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. RIVER RIDGE CUSTOM CANOES 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, "RIVER RIDGE CUSTOM CANOES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bje, last verified 2026-06-12.