WESTERN FABRICATION CO HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with WFH were assigned by the US Coast Guard to WESTERN FABRICATION CO of ASTORIA, OR. 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
WFH
Location
ASTORIA, OR
In business
since 1987
Status
Listed active in USCG records
WESTERN FABRICATION CO hulls (1987–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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WESTERN FABRICATION CO HIN FAQ
What does a WESTERN FABRICATION CO HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "WFH" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to WESTERN FABRICATION CO — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. WESTERN FABRICATION CO hulls (1987–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is WESTERN FABRICATION CO still in business?
USCG records list WESTERN FABRICATION CO of ASTORIA, OR in the MIC database (registered 1987).
How do I decode the year on a WESTERN FABRICATION CO HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. WESTERN FABRICATION CO hulls (1987–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, "WESTERN FABRICATION CO HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/wfh, last verified 2026-06-12.