VERVCRAFT INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with VRV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to VERVCRAFT INC of LOVELAND, CO. The company is recorded as out of business since 2003 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
VRV
Location
LOVELAND, CO
In business
since 1973
Status
Out of business (2003)
VERVCRAFT INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1973–2003): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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VERVCRAFT INC HIN FAQ
What does a VERVCRAFT INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "VRV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to VERVCRAFT INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. VERVCRAFT INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1973–2003): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is VERVCRAFT INC still in business?
USCG records list VERVCRAFT INC as out of business since 2003. That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.
How do I decode the year on a VERVCRAFT INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. VERVCRAFT INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1973–2003): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "VERVCRAFT INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/vrv, last verified 2026-06-12.