JB AIRBOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with JBH were assigned by the US Coast Guard to JB AIRBOATS of COCOA, FL. 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
JBH
Location
COCOA, FL
In business
since 2003
Status
Listed active in USCG records
JB AIRBOATS hulls (2003–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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JB AIRBOATS HIN FAQ
What does a JB AIRBOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "JBH" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to JB AIRBOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. JB AIRBOATS hulls (2003–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is JB AIRBOATS still in business?
USCG records list JB AIRBOATS of COCOA, FL in the MIC database (registered 2003).
How do I decode the year on a JB AIRBOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. JB AIRBOATS hulls (2003–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, "JB AIRBOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/jbh, last verified 2026-06-12.