SPARTAN MARINE CO HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with VPS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SPARTAN MARINE CO of CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA. 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
VPS
Location
CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA
In business
since 2003
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SPARTAN MARINE CO hulls (2003–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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SPARTAN MARINE CO HIN FAQ
What does a SPARTAN MARINE CO HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "VPS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SPARTAN MARINE CO — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SPARTAN MARINE CO hulls (2003–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SPARTAN MARINE CO still in business?
USCG records list SPARTAN MARINE CO of CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA in the MIC database (registered 2003).
How do I decode the year on a SPARTAN MARINE CO HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SPARTAN MARINE CO hulls (2003–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, "SPARTAN MARINE CO HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/vps, last verified 2026-06-12.