MOTION MARINE HIN Decoder

Hull Identification Numbers beginning with NCV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MOTION MARINE of WILSONVILLE, OR. 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

NCV

Location

WILSONVILLE, OR

In business

since 1988

Status

Listed active in USCG records

MOTION MARINE hulls (1988–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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MOTION MARINE HIN FAQ

What does a MOTION MARINE HIN look like?

It starts with the three characters "NCV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MOTION MARINE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MOTION MARINE hulls (1988–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.

Is MOTION MARINE still in business?

USCG records list MOTION MARINE of WILSONVILLE, OR in the MIC database (registered 1988).

How do I decode the year on a MOTION MARINE HIN?

On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MOTION MARINE hulls (1988–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, "MOTION MARINE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ncv, last verified 2026-06-12.