HIGDON OUTDOORS LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with HIO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to HIGDON OUTDOORS LLC of PADUCAH, KY. 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
HIO
Location
PADUCAH, KY
In business
since 2018
Status
Listed active in USCG records
HIGDON OUTDOORS LLC hulls (2018–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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HIGDON OUTDOORS LLC HIN FAQ
What does a HIGDON OUTDOORS LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "HIO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to HIGDON OUTDOORS LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. HIGDON OUTDOORS LLC hulls (2018–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is HIGDON OUTDOORS LLC still in business?
USCG records list HIGDON OUTDOORS LLC of PADUCAH, KY in the MIC database (registered 2018).
How do I decode the year on a HIGDON OUTDOORS LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. HIGDON OUTDOORS LLC hulls (2018–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, "HIGDON OUTDOORS LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/hio, last verified 2026-06-12.