SHUTTLE CRAFT INTERNATIONAL HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QSZ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SHUTTLE CRAFT INTERNATIONAL of SASKATOON, SK. 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
QSZ
Location
SASKATOON, SK
In business
since 1994
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SHUTTLE CRAFT INTERNATIONAL hulls (1994–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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SHUTTLE CRAFT INTERNATIONAL HIN FAQ
What does a SHUTTLE CRAFT INTERNATIONAL HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QSZ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SHUTTLE CRAFT INTERNATIONAL — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SHUTTLE CRAFT INTERNATIONAL hulls (1994–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SHUTTLE CRAFT INTERNATIONAL still in business?
USCG records list SHUTTLE CRAFT INTERNATIONAL of SASKATOON, SK in the MIC database (registered 1994).
How do I decode the year on a SHUTTLE CRAFT INTERNATIONAL HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SHUTTLE CRAFT INTERNATIONAL hulls (1994–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, "SHUTTLE CRAFT INTERNATIONAL HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qsz, last verified 2026-06-12.