NEW ERA YACHT SALES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with NZA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NEW ERA YACHT SALES of ALAMEDA, CA. 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
NZA
Location
ALAMEDA, CA
In business
since 1992
Status
Listed active in USCG records
NEW ERA YACHT SALES hulls (1992–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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NEW ERA YACHT SALES HIN FAQ
What does a NEW ERA YACHT SALES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "NZA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NEW ERA YACHT SALES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NEW ERA YACHT SALES hulls (1992–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is NEW ERA YACHT SALES still in business?
USCG records list NEW ERA YACHT SALES of ALAMEDA, CA in the MIC database (registered 1992).
How do I decode the year on a NEW ERA YACHT SALES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NEW ERA YACHT SALES hulls (1992–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, "NEW ERA YACHT SALES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/nza, last verified 2026-06-12.