SOURIS RIVER CANOES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QSV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SOURIS RIVER CANOES of ATIKOKAN, ON. 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
QSV
Location
ATIKOKAN, ON
In business
since 1993
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SOURIS RIVER CANOES hulls (1993–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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SOURIS RIVER CANOES HIN FAQ
What does a SOURIS RIVER CANOES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QSV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SOURIS RIVER CANOES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SOURIS RIVER CANOES hulls (1993–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SOURIS RIVER CANOES still in business?
USCG records list SOURIS RIVER CANOES of ATIKOKAN, ON in the MIC database (registered 1993).
How do I decode the year on a SOURIS RIVER CANOES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SOURIS RIVER CANOES hulls (1993–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, "SOURIS RIVER CANOES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qsv, last verified 2026-06-12.