NORTHERN LIGHTS MANUFACTURING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with NLU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NORTHERN LIGHTS MANUFACTURING of ORR, 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
NLU
Location
ORR, MN
In business
since 2001
Status
Listed active in USCG records
NORTHERN LIGHTS MANUFACTURING hulls (2001–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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NORTHERN LIGHTS MANUFACTURING HIN FAQ
What does a NORTHERN LIGHTS MANUFACTURING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "NLU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NORTHERN LIGHTS MANUFACTURING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NORTHERN LIGHTS MANUFACTURING hulls (2001–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is NORTHERN LIGHTS MANUFACTURING still in business?
USCG records list NORTHERN LIGHTS MANUFACTURING of ORR, MN in the MIC database (registered 2001).
How do I decode the year on a NORTHERN LIGHTS MANUFACTURING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NORTHERN LIGHTS MANUFACTURING hulls (2001–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, "NORTHERN LIGHTS MANUFACTURING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/nlu, last verified 2026-06-12.