DAHLER MACHINE CO HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with HXE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to DAHLER MACHINE CO of SHEBOYGAN, WI. 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
HXE
Location
SHEBOYGAN, WI
In business
since 2000
Status
Listed active in USCG records
DAHLER MACHINE CO hulls (2000–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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DAHLER MACHINE CO HIN FAQ
What does a DAHLER MACHINE CO HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "HXE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to DAHLER MACHINE CO — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. DAHLER MACHINE CO hulls (2000–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is DAHLER MACHINE CO still in business?
USCG records list DAHLER MACHINE CO of SHEBOYGAN, WI in the MIC database (registered 2000).
How do I decode the year on a DAHLER MACHINE CO HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. DAHLER MACHINE CO hulls (2000–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, "DAHLER MACHINE CO HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/hxe, last verified 2026-06-12.