POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with PLE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC of SPIRIT LAKE, IA. 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
PLE
Location
SPIRIT LAKE, IA
In business
since 1991
Status
Listed active in USCG records
POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC hulls (1991–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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POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC HIN FAQ
What does a POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "PLE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC hulls (1991–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC still in business?
USCG records list POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC of SPIRIT LAKE, IA in the MIC database (registered 1991).
How do I decode the year on a POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC hulls (1991–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, "POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ple, last verified 2026-06-12.