CATERA PERFORMANCE BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with VPO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CATERA PERFORMANCE BOATS of MIAMI, FL. 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
VPO
Location
MIAMI, FL
In business
since 2004
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CATERA PERFORMANCE BOATS hulls (2004–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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CATERA PERFORMANCE BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a CATERA PERFORMANCE BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "VPO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CATERA PERFORMANCE BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CATERA PERFORMANCE BOATS hulls (2004–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CATERA PERFORMANCE BOATS still in business?
USCG records list CATERA PERFORMANCE BOATS of MIAMI, FL in the MIC database (registered 2004).
How do I decode the year on a CATERA PERFORMANCE BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CATERA PERFORMANCE BOATS hulls (2004–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, "CATERA PERFORMANCE BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/vpo, last verified 2026-06-12.