DIAMOND BACK BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with DIA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to DIAMOND BACK BOATS of VENETA, OR. 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
DIA
Location
VENETA, OR
In business
since 1985
Status
Listed active in USCG records
DIAMOND BACK BOATS hulls (1985–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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DIAMOND BACK BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a DIAMOND BACK BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "DIA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to DIAMOND BACK BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. DIAMOND BACK BOATS hulls (1985–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is DIAMOND BACK BOATS still in business?
USCG records list DIAMOND BACK BOATS of VENETA, OR in the MIC database (registered 1985).
How do I decode the year on a DIAMOND BACK BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. DIAMOND BACK BOATS hulls (1985–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, "DIAMOND BACK BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/dia, last verified 2026-06-12.