BENTZ BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with MTF were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BENTZ BOATS of LEWISTON, 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
MTF
Location
LEWISTON, ID
In business
since 1978
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BENTZ BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1978–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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BENTZ BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a BENTZ BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "MTF" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BENTZ BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BENTZ BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1978–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is BENTZ BOATS still in business?
USCG records list BENTZ BOATS of LEWISTON, ID in the MIC database (registered 1978).
How do I decode the year on a BENTZ BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BENTZ BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1978–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "BENTZ BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/mtf, last verified 2026-06-12.