DEFIANCE BOATS, LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with DFB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to DEFIANCE BOATS, LLC of BREMERTON, WA. 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
DFB
Location
BREMERTON, WA
In business
since 2009
Status
Listed active in USCG records
DEFIANCE BOATS, LLC hulls (2009–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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DEFIANCE BOATS, LLC HIN FAQ
What does a DEFIANCE BOATS, LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "DFB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to DEFIANCE BOATS, LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. DEFIANCE BOATS, LLC hulls (2009–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is DEFIANCE BOATS, LLC still in business?
USCG records list DEFIANCE BOATS, LLC of BREMERTON, WA in the MIC database (registered 2009).
How do I decode the year on a DEFIANCE BOATS, LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. DEFIANCE BOATS, LLC hulls (2009–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, "DEFIANCE BOATS, LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/dfb, last verified 2026-06-12.