HARBOR GUARD BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with MSV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to HARBOR GUARD BOATS of ONTARIO, CA. 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
MSV
Location
ONTARIO, CA
In business
since 2004
Status
Listed active in USCG records
HARBOR GUARD BOATS 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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HARBOR GUARD BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a HARBOR GUARD BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "MSV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to HARBOR GUARD BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. HARBOR GUARD BOATS 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 HARBOR GUARD BOATS still in business?
USCG records list HARBOR GUARD BOATS of ONTARIO, CA in the MIC database (registered 2004).
How do I decode the year on a HARBOR GUARD BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. HARBOR GUARD BOATS 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, "HARBOR GUARD BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/msv, last verified 2026-06-12.