SABER MARINE LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SBV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SABER MARINE LLC of Grand Rapids, MI. 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
SBV
Location
Grand Rapids, MI
In business
since 1986
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SABER MARINE LLC hulls (1986–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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SABER MARINE LLC HIN FAQ
What does a SABER MARINE LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SBV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SABER MARINE LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SABER MARINE LLC hulls (1986–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SABER MARINE LLC still in business?
USCG records list SABER MARINE LLC of Grand Rapids, MI in the MIC database (registered 1986).
How do I decode the year on a SABER MARINE LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SABER MARINE LLC hulls (1986–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, "SABER MARINE LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/sbv, last verified 2026-06-12.