U. S. COAST GUARD NVDC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with USZ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to U. S. COAST GUARD NVDC of FALLING WATERS, WV. 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
USZ
Location
FALLING WATERS, WV
In business
since 1996
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
U. S. COAST GUARD
U. S. COAST GUARD NVDC hulls (1996–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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U. S. COAST GUARD NVDC HIN FAQ
What does a U. S. COAST GUARD NVDC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "USZ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to U. S. COAST GUARD NVDC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. U. S. COAST GUARD NVDC hulls (1996–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is U. S. COAST GUARD NVDC still in business?
USCG records list U. S. COAST GUARD NVDC of FALLING WATERS, WV in the MIC database (registered 1996), associated with U. S. COAST GUARD.
How do I decode the year on a U. S. COAST GUARD NVDC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. U. S. COAST GUARD NVDC hulls (1996–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, "U. S. COAST GUARD NVDC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/usz, last verified 2026-06-12.