FREE FORM FACTORY INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FFI were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FREE FORM FACTORY INC of SACRAMENTO, CA. 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
FFI
Location
SACRAMENTO, CA
In business
since 2016
Status
Listed active in USCG records
FREE FORM FACTORY INC hulls (2016–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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FREE FORM FACTORY INC HIN FAQ
What does a FREE FORM FACTORY INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FFI" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FREE FORM FACTORY INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FREE FORM FACTORY INC hulls (2016–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is FREE FORM FACTORY INC still in business?
USCG records list FREE FORM FACTORY INC of SACRAMENTO, CA in the MIC database (registered 2016).
How do I decode the year on a FREE FORM FACTORY INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FREE FORM FACTORY INC hulls (2016–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, "FREE FORM FACTORY INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ffi, last verified 2026-06-12.