VINTAGE CUSTOM BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with VCA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to VINTAGE CUSTOM BOATS of BURR RIDGE, IL. 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
VCA
Location
BURR RIDGE, IL
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
VINTAGE CUSTOM BOATS hulls (2017–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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VINTAGE CUSTOM BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a VINTAGE CUSTOM BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "VCA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to VINTAGE CUSTOM BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. VINTAGE CUSTOM BOATS hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is VINTAGE CUSTOM BOATS still in business?
USCG records list VINTAGE CUSTOM BOATS of BURR RIDGE, IL in the MIC database (registered 2017).
How do I decode the year on a VINTAGE CUSTOM BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. VINTAGE CUSTOM BOATS hulls (2017–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, "VINTAGE CUSTOM BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/vca, last verified 2026-06-12.