CESSNA INDUSTRIES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CIS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CESSNA INDUSTRIES of SALFORDVILLE, PA. 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
CIS
Location
SALFORDVILLE, PA
In business
since 2016
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CESSNA INDUSTRIES hulls (2016–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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CESSNA INDUSTRIES HIN FAQ
What does a CESSNA INDUSTRIES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CIS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CESSNA INDUSTRIES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CESSNA INDUSTRIES hulls (2016–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CESSNA INDUSTRIES still in business?
USCG records list CESSNA INDUSTRIES of SALFORDVILLE, PA in the MIC database (registered 2016).
How do I decode the year on a CESSNA INDUSTRIES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CESSNA INDUSTRIES hulls (2016–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, "CESSNA INDUSTRIES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/cis, last verified 2026-06-12.