TAYLOR MANUFACTURING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with TVD were assigned by the US Coast Guard to TAYLOR MANUFACTURING of JOHNSONVILLE, SC. 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
TVD
Location
JOHNSONVILLE, SC
In business
since 2000
Status
Listed active in USCG records
TAYLOR MANUFACTURING hulls (2000–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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TAYLOR MANUFACTURING HIN FAQ
What does a TAYLOR MANUFACTURING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "TVD" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to TAYLOR MANUFACTURING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. TAYLOR MANUFACTURING hulls (2000–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is TAYLOR MANUFACTURING still in business?
USCG records list TAYLOR MANUFACTURING of JOHNSONVILLE, SC in the MIC database (registered 2000).
How do I decode the year on a TAYLOR MANUFACTURING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. TAYLOR MANUFACTURING hulls (2000–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, "TAYLOR MANUFACTURING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/tvd, last verified 2026-06-12.