MIRAGE BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with IMV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MIRAGE BOATS of KENT, WA. 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
IMV
Location
KENT, WA
In business
since 2000
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
GLOBAL MARINE SPECIALTIES
MIRAGE BOATS 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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MIRAGE BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a MIRAGE BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "IMV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MIRAGE BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MIRAGE BOATS 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 MIRAGE BOATS still in business?
USCG records list MIRAGE BOATS of KENT, WA in the MIC database (registered 2000), associated with GLOBAL MARINE SPECIALTIES.
How do I decode the year on a MIRAGE BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MIRAGE BOATS 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, "MIRAGE BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/imv, last verified 2026-06-12.