FREEDOM UNIVERSE NAUTICAL HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FUV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FREEDOM UNIVERSE NAUTICAL of SEATTLE, WA. 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
FUV
Location
SEATTLE, WA
In business
since 2016
Status
Listed active in USCG records
FREEDOM UNIVERSE NAUTICAL 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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FREEDOM UNIVERSE NAUTICAL HIN FAQ
What does a FREEDOM UNIVERSE NAUTICAL HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FUV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FREEDOM UNIVERSE NAUTICAL — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FREEDOM UNIVERSE NAUTICAL 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 FREEDOM UNIVERSE NAUTICAL still in business?
USCG records list FREEDOM UNIVERSE NAUTICAL of SEATTLE, WA in the MIC database (registered 2016).
How do I decode the year on a FREEDOM UNIVERSE NAUTICAL HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FREEDOM UNIVERSE NAUTICAL 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, "FREEDOM UNIVERSE NAUTICAL HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fuv, last verified 2026-06-12.