RC PONTOONS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FQP were assigned by the US Coast Guard to RC PONTOONS INC of HILL CITY, MN. 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
FQP
Location
HILL CITY, MN
In business
since 1999
Status
Listed active in USCG records
RC PONTOONS INC hulls (1999–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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RC PONTOONS INC HIN FAQ
What does a RC PONTOONS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FQP" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to RC PONTOONS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. RC PONTOONS INC hulls (1999–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is RC PONTOONS INC still in business?
USCG records list RC PONTOONS INC of HILL CITY, MN in the MIC database (registered 1999).
How do I decode the year on a RC PONTOONS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. RC PONTOONS INC hulls (1999–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, "RC PONTOONS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fqp, last verified 2026-06-12.