ELITE POWERBOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FZN were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ELITE POWERBOATS of HIGHLAND, IL. 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
FZN
Location
HIGHLAND, IL
In business
since 1998
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ELITE POWERBOATS hulls (1998–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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ELITE POWERBOATS HIN FAQ
What does a ELITE POWERBOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FZN" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ELITE POWERBOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ELITE POWERBOATS hulls (1998–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ELITE POWERBOATS still in business?
USCG records list ELITE POWERBOATS of HIGHLAND, IL in the MIC database (registered 1998).
How do I decode the year on a ELITE POWERBOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ELITE POWERBOATS hulls (1998–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, "ELITE POWERBOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fzn, last verified 2026-06-12.