UNIQUE PONTOONS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with UPP were assigned by the US Coast Guard to UNIQUE PONTOONS of OAK DALE, MN. 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
UPP
Location
OAK DALE, MN
In business
since 2016
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
UNI QUE PONTOON'S
UNIQUE PONTOONS hulls (2016–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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UNIQUE PONTOONS HIN FAQ
What does a UNIQUE PONTOONS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "UPP" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to UNIQUE PONTOONS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. UNIQUE PONTOONS hulls (2016–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is UNIQUE PONTOONS still in business?
USCG records list UNIQUE PONTOONS of OAK DALE, MN in the MIC database (registered 2016), associated with UNI QUE PONTOON'S.
How do I decode the year on a UNIQUE PONTOONS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. UNIQUE PONTOONS hulls (2016–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, "UNIQUE PONTOONS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/upp, last verified 2026-06-12.