FAB ONE LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FAO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FAB ONE LLC of CONWAY, SC. 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
FAO
Location
CONWAY, SC
In business
since 2015
Status
Listed active in USCG records
FAB ONE LLC hulls (2015–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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FAB ONE LLC HIN FAQ
What does a FAB ONE LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FAO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FAB ONE LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FAB ONE LLC hulls (2015–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is FAB ONE LLC still in business?
USCG records list FAB ONE LLC of CONWAY, SC in the MIC database (registered 2015).
How do I decode the year on a FAB ONE LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FAB ONE LLC hulls (2015–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, "FAB ONE LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fao, last verified 2026-06-12.