DFR MANUFACTURING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with DFM were assigned by the US Coast Guard to DFR MANUFACTURING of WEST JORDAN, UT. 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
DFM
Location
WEST JORDAN, UT
In business
since 1989
Status
Listed active in USCG records
DFR MANUFACTURING hulls (1989–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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DFR MANUFACTURING HIN FAQ
What does a DFR MANUFACTURING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "DFM" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to DFR MANUFACTURING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. DFR MANUFACTURING hulls (1989–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is DFR MANUFACTURING still in business?
USCG records list DFR MANUFACTURING of WEST JORDAN, UT in the MIC database (registered 1989).
How do I decode the year on a DFR MANUFACTURING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. DFR MANUFACTURING hulls (1989–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, "DFR MANUFACTURING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/dfm, last verified 2026-06-12.