BESTWAY USA INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with XBC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BESTWAY USA INC of PHOENIX, AZ. 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
XBC
Location
PHOENIX, AZ
In business
since 2003
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BESTWAY USA INC hulls (2003–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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BESTWAY USA INC HIN FAQ
What does a BESTWAY USA INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "XBC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BESTWAY USA INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BESTWAY USA INC hulls (2003–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BESTWAY USA INC still in business?
USCG records list BESTWAY USA INC of PHOENIX, AZ in the MIC database (registered 2003).
How do I decode the year on a BESTWAY USA INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BESTWAY USA INC hulls (2003–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, "BESTWAY USA INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/xbc, last verified 2026-06-12.