BULLET FIBERGLASS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with VUQ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BULLET FIBERGLASS of MADERA, 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
VUQ
Location
MADERA, CA
In business
since 2004
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BULLET FIBERGLASS 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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BULLET FIBERGLASS HIN FAQ
What does a BULLET FIBERGLASS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "VUQ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BULLET FIBERGLASS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BULLET FIBERGLASS 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 BULLET FIBERGLASS still in business?
USCG records list BULLET FIBERGLASS of MADERA, CA in the MIC database (registered 2004).
How do I decode the year on a BULLET FIBERGLASS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BULLET FIBERGLASS 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, "BULLET FIBERGLASS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/vuq, last verified 2026-06-12.