THUNDER ENGINEERING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with TEG were assigned by the US Coast Guard to THUNDER ENGINEERING of OVID, 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
TEG
Location
OVID, MI
In business
since 2008
Status
Listed active in USCG records
THUNDER ENGINEERING hulls (2008–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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THUNDER ENGINEERING HIN FAQ
What does a THUNDER ENGINEERING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "TEG" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to THUNDER ENGINEERING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. THUNDER ENGINEERING hulls (2008–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is THUNDER ENGINEERING still in business?
USCG records list THUNDER ENGINEERING of OVID, MI in the MIC database (registered 2008).
How do I decode the year on a THUNDER ENGINEERING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. THUNDER ENGINEERING hulls (2008–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, "THUNDER ENGINEERING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/teg, last verified 2026-06-12.