SWIFT RACING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with IFW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SWIFT RACING of TRUMBULL, CT. 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
IFW
Location
TRUMBULL, CT
In business
since 2007
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SWIFT RACING hulls (2007–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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SWIFT RACING HIN FAQ
What does a SWIFT RACING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "IFW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SWIFT RACING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SWIFT RACING hulls (2007–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SWIFT RACING still in business?
USCG records list SWIFT RACING of TRUMBULL, CT in the MIC database (registered 2007).
How do I decode the year on a SWIFT RACING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SWIFT RACING hulls (2007–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, "SWIFT RACING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ifw, last verified 2026-06-12.