RIO MARINE INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with RIO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to RIO MARINE INC of FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. 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
RIO
Location
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
In business
since 1995
Status
Listed active in USCG records
RIO MARINE INC hulls (1995–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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RIO MARINE INC HIN FAQ
What does a RIO MARINE INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "RIO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to RIO MARINE INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. RIO MARINE INC hulls (1995–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is RIO MARINE INC still in business?
USCG records list RIO MARINE INC of FORT LAUDERDALE, FL in the MIC database (registered 1995).
How do I decode the year on a RIO MARINE INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. RIO MARINE INC hulls (1995–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, "RIO MARINE INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/rio, last verified 2026-06-12.