CARRERA MARINE INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QEC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CARRERA MARINE INC of OYAMA, 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
QEC
Location
OYAMA, BC
In business
since 1990
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CARRERA MARINE INC hulls (1990–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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CARRERA MARINE INC HIN FAQ
What does a CARRERA MARINE INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QEC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CARRERA MARINE INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CARRERA MARINE INC hulls (1990–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CARRERA MARINE INC still in business?
USCG records list CARRERA MARINE INC of OYAMA, BC in the MIC database (registered 1990).
How do I decode the year on a CARRERA MARINE INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CARRERA MARINE INC hulls (1990–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, "CARRERA MARINE INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qec, last verified 2026-06-12.