SOLID POWERBOATS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with VSO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SOLID POWERBOATS INC 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
VSO
Location
MIAMI, FL
In business
since 2001
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SOLID POWERBOATS INC hulls (2001–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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SOLID POWERBOATS INC HIN FAQ
What does a SOLID POWERBOATS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "VSO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SOLID POWERBOATS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SOLID POWERBOATS INC hulls (2001–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SOLID POWERBOATS INC still in business?
USCG records list SOLID POWERBOATS INC of MIAMI, FL in the MIC database (registered 2001).
How do I decode the year on a SOLID POWERBOATS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SOLID POWERBOATS INC hulls (2001–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, "SOLID POWERBOATS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/vso, last verified 2026-06-12.