WALTER PIEL ENTERPRISE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with WPE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to WALTER PIEL ENTERPRISE of ODESSA, TX. 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
WPE
Location
ODESSA, TX
In business
since 1998
Status
Listed active in USCG records
WALTER PIEL ENTERPRISE hulls (1998–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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WALTER PIEL ENTERPRISE HIN FAQ
What does a WALTER PIEL ENTERPRISE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "WPE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to WALTER PIEL ENTERPRISE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. WALTER PIEL ENTERPRISE hulls (1998–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is WALTER PIEL ENTERPRISE still in business?
USCG records list WALTER PIEL ENTERPRISE of ODESSA, TX in the MIC database (registered 1998).
How do I decode the year on a WALTER PIEL ENTERPRISE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. WALTER PIEL ENTERPRISE hulls (1998–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, "WALTER PIEL ENTERPRISE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/wpe, last verified 2026-06-12.