GRAND YACHTS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QXA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to GRAND YACHTS of GRAND BEND, 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
QXA
Location
GRAND BEND, ON
In business
since 2002
Status
Listed active in USCG records
GRAND YACHTS 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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GRAND YACHTS HIN FAQ
What does a GRAND YACHTS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QXA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to GRAND YACHTS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. GRAND YACHTS 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 GRAND YACHTS still in business?
USCG records list GRAND YACHTS of GRAND BEND, ON in the MIC database (registered 2002).
How do I decode the year on a GRAND YACHTS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. GRAND YACHTS 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, "GRAND YACHTS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qxa, last verified 2026-06-12.