MCBRIDES WELDING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with JVQ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MCBRIDES WELDING of TIPTONVILLE, TN. 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
JVQ
Location
TIPTONVILLE, TN
In business
since 2004
Status
Listed active in USCG records
MCBRIDES WELDING hulls (2004–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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MCBRIDES WELDING HIN FAQ
What does a MCBRIDES WELDING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "JVQ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MCBRIDES WELDING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MCBRIDES WELDING hulls (2004–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is MCBRIDES WELDING still in business?
USCG records list MCBRIDES WELDING of TIPTONVILLE, TN in the MIC database (registered 2004).
How do I decode the year on a MCBRIDES WELDING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MCBRIDES WELDING hulls (2004–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, "MCBRIDES WELDING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/jvq, last verified 2026-06-12.