NORTHWEST CANOE COMPANY, INC. HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with NWI were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NORTHWEST CANOE COMPANY, INC. of ST PAUL, 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
NWI
Location
ST PAUL, MN
In business
since 2009
Status
Listed active in USCG records
NORTHWEST CANOE COMPANY, INC. hulls (2009–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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NORTHWEST CANOE COMPANY, INC. HIN FAQ
What does a NORTHWEST CANOE COMPANY, INC. HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "NWI" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NORTHWEST CANOE COMPANY, INC. — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NORTHWEST CANOE COMPANY, INC. hulls (2009–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is NORTHWEST CANOE COMPANY, INC. still in business?
USCG records list NORTHWEST CANOE COMPANY, INC. of ST PAUL, MN in the MIC database (registered 2009).
How do I decode the year on a NORTHWEST CANOE COMPANY, INC. HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NORTHWEST CANOE COMPANY, INC. hulls (2009–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, "NORTHWEST CANOE COMPANY, INC. HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/nwi, last verified 2026-06-12.