MERCURY INFLATABLE BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BME were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MERCURY INFLATABLE BOATS of FOND DU LAC, WI. 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
BME
Location
FOND DU LAC, WI
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION
MERCURY INFLATABLE BOATS hulls (2017–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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MERCURY INFLATABLE BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a MERCURY INFLATABLE BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BME" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MERCURY INFLATABLE BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MERCURY INFLATABLE BOATS hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is MERCURY INFLATABLE BOATS still in business?
USCG records list MERCURY INFLATABLE BOATS of FOND DU LAC, WI in the MIC database (registered 2017), associated with BRUNSWICK CORPORATION.
How do I decode the year on a MERCURY INFLATABLE BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MERCURY INFLATABLE BOATS hulls (2017–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, "MERCURY INFLATABLE BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bme, last verified 2026-06-12.