QUALITY COMPOSITE ENGINEERING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with HPB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to QUALITY COMPOSITE ENGINEERING of CORONA, CA. 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
HPB
Location
CORONA, CA
In business
since 2006
Status
Listed active in USCG records
QUALITY COMPOSITE ENGINEERING hulls (2006–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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QUALITY COMPOSITE ENGINEERING HIN FAQ
What does a QUALITY COMPOSITE ENGINEERING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "HPB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to QUALITY COMPOSITE ENGINEERING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. QUALITY COMPOSITE ENGINEERING hulls (2006–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is QUALITY COMPOSITE ENGINEERING still in business?
USCG records list QUALITY COMPOSITE ENGINEERING of CORONA, CA in the MIC database (registered 2006).
How do I decode the year on a QUALITY COMPOSITE ENGINEERING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. QUALITY COMPOSITE ENGINEERING hulls (2006–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, "QUALITY COMPOSITE ENGINEERING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/hpb, last verified 2026-06-12.