FOUR SONS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with DXV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FOUR SONS of FAIR BLUFF, NC. 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
DXV
Location
FAIR BLUFF, NC
In business
since 1990
Status
Listed active in USCG records
FOUR SONS hulls (1990–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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FOUR SONS HIN FAQ
What does a FOUR SONS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "DXV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FOUR SONS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FOUR SONS hulls (1990–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is FOUR SONS still in business?
USCG records list FOUR SONS of FAIR BLUFF, NC in the MIC database (registered 1990).
How do I decode the year on a FOUR SONS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FOUR SONS hulls (1990–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, "FOUR SONS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/dxv, last verified 2026-06-12.