J. VAUGHN BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with JVN were assigned by the US Coast Guard to J. VAUGHN BOATS of OROFINO, ID. 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
JVN
Location
OROFINO, ID
In business
since 2001
Status
Listed active in USCG records
J. VAUGHN BOATS hulls (2001–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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J. VAUGHN BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a J. VAUGHN BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "JVN" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to J. VAUGHN BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. J. VAUGHN BOATS hulls (2001–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is J. VAUGHN BOATS still in business?
USCG records list J. VAUGHN BOATS of OROFINO, ID in the MIC database (registered 2001).
How do I decode the year on a J. VAUGHN BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. J. VAUGHN BOATS hulls (2001–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, "J. VAUGHN BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/jvn, last verified 2026-06-12.