PIONEER FIBERGLASS MFG. HIN Decoder

Hull Identification Numbers beginning with PZE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PIONEER FIBERGLASS MFG. of MILFORD, 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

PZE

Location

MILFORD, IA

In business

since 1991

Status

Listed active in USCG records

PIONEER FIBERGLASS MFG. 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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PIONEER FIBERGLASS MFG. HIN FAQ

What does a PIONEER FIBERGLASS MFG. HIN look like?

It starts with the three characters "PZE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PIONEER FIBERGLASS MFG. — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PIONEER FIBERGLASS MFG. 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 PIONEER FIBERGLASS MFG. still in business?

USCG records list PIONEER FIBERGLASS MFG. of MILFORD, IA in the MIC database (registered 1991).

How do I decode the year on a PIONEER FIBERGLASS MFG. HIN?

On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PIONEER FIBERGLASS MFG. 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, "PIONEER FIBERGLASS MFG. HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/pze, last verified 2026-06-12.