CHARGER HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with RDA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CHARGER of RICHLAND, MO. 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
RDA
Location
RICHLAND, MO
In business
since 1974
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
ALL FAMILY CRAFT INC
CHARGER built hulls across both HIN eras (1974–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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CHARGER HIN FAQ
What does a CHARGER HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "RDA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CHARGER — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CHARGER built hulls across both HIN eras (1974–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is CHARGER still in business?
USCG records list CHARGER of RICHLAND, MO in the MIC database (registered 1974), associated with ALL FAMILY CRAFT INC.
How do I decode the year on a CHARGER HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CHARGER built hulls across both HIN eras (1974–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "CHARGER HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/rda, last verified 2026-06-12.