SWEARENGIN DESIGN HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SWD were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SWEARENGIN DESIGN of COTTAGE GROVE, OR. 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
SWD
Location
COTTAGE GROVE, OR
In business
since 2014
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SWEARENGIN DESIGN hulls (2014–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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SWEARENGIN DESIGN HIN FAQ
What does a SWEARENGIN DESIGN HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SWD" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SWEARENGIN DESIGN — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SWEARENGIN DESIGN hulls (2014–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SWEARENGIN DESIGN still in business?
USCG records list SWEARENGIN DESIGN of COTTAGE GROVE, OR in the MIC database (registered 2014).
How do I decode the year on a SWEARENGIN DESIGN HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SWEARENGIN DESIGN hulls (2014–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, "SWEARENGIN DESIGN HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/swd, last verified 2026-06-12.