JOHNSON BOAT WORKS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with JFD were assigned by the US Coast Guard to JOHNSON BOAT WORKS of WANCHESE, NC. The company is recorded as out of business since 2013 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
JFD
Location
WANCHESE, NC
In business
since 2002
Status
Out of business (2013)
JOHNSON BOAT WORKS hulls (2002–2013) 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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JOHNSON BOAT WORKS HIN FAQ
What does a JOHNSON BOAT WORKS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "JFD" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to JOHNSON BOAT WORKS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. JOHNSON BOAT WORKS hulls (2002–2013) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is JOHNSON BOAT WORKS still in business?
USCG records list JOHNSON BOAT WORKS as out of business since 2013. That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.
How do I decode the year on a JOHNSON BOAT WORKS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. JOHNSON BOAT WORKS hulls (2002–2013) 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, "JOHNSON BOAT WORKS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/jfd, last verified 2026-06-12.