CAROLINA COMPOSITES LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FVZ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CAROLINA COMPOSITES LLC of WALTERBORO, 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
FVZ
Location
WALTERBORO, SC
In business
since 2002
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CAROLINA COMPOSITES LLC hulls (2002–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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CAROLINA COMPOSITES LLC HIN FAQ
What does a CAROLINA COMPOSITES LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FVZ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CAROLINA COMPOSITES LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CAROLINA COMPOSITES LLC hulls (2002–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CAROLINA COMPOSITES LLC still in business?
USCG records list CAROLINA COMPOSITES LLC of WALTERBORO, SC in the MIC database (registered 2002).
How do I decode the year on a CAROLINA COMPOSITES LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CAROLINA COMPOSITES LLC hulls (2002–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, "CAROLINA COMPOSITES LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fvz, last verified 2026-06-12.