MONTARA INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with MIO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MONTARA INC of MINNEAPOLIS, MN. 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
MIO
Location
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
In business
since 2018
Status
Listed active in USCG records
MONTARA INC hulls (2018–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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MONTARA INC HIN FAQ
What does a MONTARA INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "MIO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MONTARA INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MONTARA INC hulls (2018–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is MONTARA INC still in business?
USCG records list MONTARA INC of MINNEAPOLIS, MN in the MIC database (registered 2018).
How do I decode the year on a MONTARA INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MONTARA INC hulls (2018–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, "MONTARA INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/mio, last verified 2026-06-12.