BAKER WOOD DRIFT BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BKW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BAKER WOOD DRIFT BOATS of BEND, OR. 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
BKW
Location
BEND, OR
In business
since 2009
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BAKER WOOD DRIFT BOATS hulls (2009–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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BAKER WOOD DRIFT BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a BAKER WOOD DRIFT BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BKW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BAKER WOOD DRIFT BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BAKER WOOD DRIFT BOATS hulls (2009–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BAKER WOOD DRIFT BOATS still in business?
USCG records list BAKER WOOD DRIFT BOATS of BEND, OR in the MIC database (registered 2009).
How do I decode the year on a BAKER WOOD DRIFT BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BAKER WOOD DRIFT BOATS hulls (2009–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, "BAKER WOOD DRIFT BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bkw, last verified 2026-06-12.