BRP US, Inc. HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CEC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BRP US, Inc. of BENTON, IL. 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
CEC
Location
BENTON, IL
In business
since 1995
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
BRP US, Inc
BRP US, Inc. hulls (1995–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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BRP US, Inc. HIN FAQ
What does a BRP US, Inc. HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CEC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BRP US, Inc. — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BRP US, Inc. hulls (1995–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BRP US, Inc. still in business?
USCG records list BRP US, Inc. of BENTON, IL in the MIC database (registered 1995), associated with BRP US, Inc.
How do I decode the year on a BRP US, Inc. HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BRP US, Inc. hulls (1995–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, "BRP US, Inc. HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/cec, last verified 2026-06-12.