BALLISTIC BOATS HIN Decoder

Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BTC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BALLISTIC BOATS of FRUITLAND, ID. 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

BTC

Location

FRUITLAND, ID

In business

since 2014

Status

Listed active in USCG records

Parent company

AMERICAN NW OUTDOORS LLC

BALLISTIC BOATS hulls (2014–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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BALLISTIC BOATS HIN FAQ

What does a BALLISTIC BOATS HIN look like?

It starts with the three characters "BTC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BALLISTIC BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BALLISTIC BOATS hulls (2014–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.

Is BALLISTIC BOATS still in business?

USCG records list BALLISTIC BOATS of FRUITLAND, ID in the MIC database (registered 2014), associated with AMERICAN NW OUTDOORS LLC.

How do I decode the year on a BALLISTIC BOATS HIN?

On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BALLISTIC BOATS hulls (2014–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, "BALLISTIC BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/btc, last verified 2026-06-12.