AVIA DESIGN GROUP HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QEU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to AVIA DESIGN GROUP of NORTH VANVOUVER, 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
QEU
Location
NORTH VANVOUVER, BC
In business
since 2002
Status
Listed active in USCG records
AVIA DESIGN GROUP hulls (2002–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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AVIA DESIGN GROUP HIN FAQ
What does a AVIA DESIGN GROUP HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QEU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to AVIA DESIGN GROUP — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. AVIA DESIGN GROUP hulls (2002–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is AVIA DESIGN GROUP still in business?
USCG records list AVIA DESIGN GROUP of NORTH VANVOUVER, BC in the MIC database (registered 2002).
How do I decode the year on a AVIA DESIGN GROUP HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. AVIA DESIGN GROUP hulls (2002–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, "AVIA DESIGN GROUP HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qeu, last verified 2026-06-12.