PRAIRIE VIEW INDUSTRIES INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with PZV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PRAIRIE VIEW INDUSTRIES INC of FAIRBURY, NE. 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
PZV
Location
FAIRBURY, NE
In business
since 1998
Status
Listed active in USCG records
PRAIRIE VIEW INDUSTRIES INC hulls (1998–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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PRAIRIE VIEW INDUSTRIES INC HIN FAQ
What does a PRAIRIE VIEW INDUSTRIES INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "PZV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PRAIRIE VIEW INDUSTRIES INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PRAIRIE VIEW INDUSTRIES INC hulls (1998–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is PRAIRIE VIEW INDUSTRIES INC still in business?
USCG records list PRAIRIE VIEW INDUSTRIES INC of FAIRBURY, NE in the MIC database (registered 1998).
How do I decode the year on a PRAIRIE VIEW 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. PRAIRIE VIEW INDUSTRIES INC hulls (1998–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, "PRAIRIE VIEW INDUSTRIES INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/pzv, last verified 2026-06-12.