KRASH INDUSTRIES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with KRA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to KRASH INDUSTRIES of CAPE MAY, NJ. 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
KRA
Location
CAPE MAY, NJ
In business
since 2015
Status
Listed active in USCG records
KRASH INDUSTRIES hulls (2015–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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KRASH INDUSTRIES HIN FAQ
What does a KRASH INDUSTRIES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "KRA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to KRASH INDUSTRIES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. KRASH INDUSTRIES hulls (2015–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is KRASH INDUSTRIES still in business?
USCG records list KRASH INDUSTRIES of CAPE MAY, NJ in the MIC database (registered 2015).
How do I decode the year on a KRASH INDUSTRIES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. KRASH INDUSTRIES hulls (2015–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, "KRASH INDUSTRIES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/kra, last verified 2026-06-12.