NOVUS COMPOSITES INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with NVK were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NOVUS COMPOSITES INC of TACOMA, WA. 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
NVK
Location
TACOMA, WA
In business
since 2002
Status
Listed active in USCG records
NOVUS COMPOSITES INC hulls (2002–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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NOVUS COMPOSITES INC HIN FAQ
What does a NOVUS COMPOSITES INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "NVK" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NOVUS COMPOSITES INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NOVUS COMPOSITES INC hulls (2002–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is NOVUS COMPOSITES INC still in business?
USCG records list NOVUS COMPOSITES INC of TACOMA, WA in the MIC database (registered 2002).
How do I decode the year on a NOVUS COMPOSITES INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NOVUS COMPOSITES INC hulls (2002–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, "NOVUS COMPOSITES INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/nvk, last verified 2026-06-12.