D. BOND HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with DDL were assigned by the US Coast Guard to D. BOND of SPRING CITY, TN. 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
DDL
Location
SPRING CITY, TN
In business
since 1987
Status
Listed active in USCG records
D. BOND hulls (1987–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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D. BOND HIN FAQ
What does a D. BOND HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "DDL" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to D. BOND — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. D. BOND hulls (1987–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is D. BOND still in business?
USCG records list D. BOND of SPRING CITY, TN in the MIC database (registered 1987).
How do I decode the year on a D. BOND HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. D. BOND hulls (1987–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, "D. BOND HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ddl, last verified 2026-06-12.