NORRIS CRAFT HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with NCB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NORRIS CRAFT of LA FOLLETTE, 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
NCB
Location
LA FOLLETTE, TN
In business
since 1972
Status
Listed active in USCG records
NORRIS CRAFT built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–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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NORRIS CRAFT HIN FAQ
What does a NORRIS CRAFT HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "NCB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NORRIS CRAFT — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NORRIS CRAFT built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–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 NORRIS CRAFT still in business?
USCG records list NORRIS CRAFT of LA FOLLETTE, TN in the MIC database (registered 1972).
How do I decode the year on a NORRIS CRAFT HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NORRIS CRAFT built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–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, "NORRIS CRAFT HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ncb, last verified 2026-06-12.