NORTH STAR MARINE GROUP HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with NSM were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NORTH STAR MARINE GROUP of TEMPERANCE, MI. 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
NSM
Location
TEMPERANCE, MI
In business
since 2012
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
YACHT SERVICES
NORTH STAR MARINE GROUP hulls (2012–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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NORTH STAR MARINE GROUP HIN FAQ
What does a NORTH STAR MARINE GROUP HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "NSM" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NORTH STAR MARINE GROUP — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NORTH STAR MARINE GROUP hulls (2012–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is NORTH STAR MARINE GROUP still in business?
USCG records list NORTH STAR MARINE GROUP of TEMPERANCE, MI in the MIC database (registered 2012), associated with YACHT SERVICES.
How do I decode the year on a NORTH STAR MARINE GROUP HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NORTH STAR MARINE GROUP hulls (2012–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, "NORTH STAR MARINE GROUP HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/nsm, last verified 2026-06-12.