PUMPOUT USA HIN Decoder

Hull Identification Numbers beginning with OPQ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PUMPOUT USA of DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL. 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

OPQ

Location

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL

In business

since 2004

Status

Listed active in USCG records

PUMPOUT USA hulls (2004–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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PUMPOUT USA HIN FAQ

What does a PUMPOUT USA HIN look like?

It starts with the three characters "OPQ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PUMPOUT USA — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PUMPOUT USA hulls (2004–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.

Is PUMPOUT USA still in business?

USCG records list PUMPOUT USA of DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL in the MIC database (registered 2004).

How do I decode the year on a PUMPOUT USA HIN?

On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PUMPOUT USA hulls (2004–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, "PUMPOUT USA HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/opq, last verified 2026-06-12.