CRONIN INFLATABLES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CIA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CRONIN INFLATABLES of SANTA ROSA, CA. 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
CIA
Location
SANTA ROSA, CA
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CRONIN INFLATABLES 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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CRONIN INFLATABLES HIN FAQ
What does a CRONIN INFLATABLES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CIA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CRONIN INFLATABLES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CRONIN INFLATABLES 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 CRONIN INFLATABLES still in business?
USCG records list CRONIN INFLATABLES of SANTA ROSA, CA in the MIC database (registered 2017).
How do I decode the year on a CRONIN INFLATABLES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CRONIN INFLATABLES 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, "CRONIN INFLATABLES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/cia, last verified 2026-06-12.