HOWARD FABRICATION INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with HFD were assigned by the US Coast Guard to HOWARD FABRICATION INC of FERNDALE, 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
HFD
Location
FERNDALE, WA
In business
since 2003
Status
Listed active in USCG records
HOWARD FABRICATION INC hulls (2003–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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HOWARD FABRICATION INC HIN FAQ
What does a HOWARD FABRICATION INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "HFD" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to HOWARD FABRICATION INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. HOWARD FABRICATION INC hulls (2003–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is HOWARD FABRICATION INC still in business?
USCG records list HOWARD FABRICATION INC of FERNDALE, WA in the MIC database (registered 2003).
How do I decode the year on a HOWARD FABRICATION INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. HOWARD FABRICATION INC hulls (2003–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, "HOWARD FABRICATION INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/hfd, last verified 2026-06-12.