OKANAGAN CANOES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QDN were assigned by the US Coast Guard to OKANAGAN CANOES of VERNON, BC. 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
QDN
Location
VERNON, BC
In business
since 1988
Status
Listed active in USCG records
OKANAGAN CANOES hulls (1988–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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OKANAGAN CANOES HIN FAQ
What does a OKANAGAN CANOES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QDN" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to OKANAGAN CANOES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. OKANAGAN CANOES hulls (1988–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is OKANAGAN CANOES still in business?
USCG records list OKANAGAN CANOES of VERNON, BC in the MIC database (registered 1988).
How do I decode the year on a OKANAGAN CANOES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. OKANAGAN CANOES hulls (1988–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, "OKANAGAN CANOES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qdn, last verified 2026-06-12.