BEETLE INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BTH were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BEETLE INC of WAREHAM, MA. 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
BTH
Location
WAREHAM, MA
In business
since 2004
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BEETLE INC hulls (2004–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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BEETLE INC HIN FAQ
What does a BEETLE INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BTH" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BEETLE INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BEETLE INC hulls (2004–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BEETLE INC still in business?
USCG records list BEETLE INC of WAREHAM, MA in the MIC database (registered 2004).
How do I decode the year on a BEETLE INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BEETLE INC hulls (2004–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, "BEETLE INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bth, last verified 2026-06-12.