HOWARD PERFORMANCE LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with HXO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to HOWARD PERFORMANCE LLC of ARCATA, 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
HXO
Location
ARCATA, CA
In business
since 1999
Status
Listed active in USCG records
HOWARD PERFORMANCE LLC hulls (1999–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 PERFORMANCE LLC HIN FAQ
What does a HOWARD PERFORMANCE LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "HXO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to HOWARD PERFORMANCE LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. HOWARD PERFORMANCE LLC hulls (1999–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 PERFORMANCE LLC still in business?
USCG records list HOWARD PERFORMANCE LLC of ARCATA, CA in the MIC database (registered 1999).
How do I decode the year on a HOWARD PERFORMANCE LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. HOWARD PERFORMANCE LLC hulls (1999–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 PERFORMANCE LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/hxo, last verified 2026-06-12.