FAIRLINE BOATS OF NORTH AMER HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with XER were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FAIRLINE BOATS OF NORTH AMER of FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. The company is recorded as out of business since 2003 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
XER
Location
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
In business
since 1998
Status
Out of business (2003)
FAIRLINE BOATS OF NORTH AMER hulls (1998–2003) 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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FAIRLINE BOATS OF NORTH AMER HIN FAQ
What does a FAIRLINE BOATS OF NORTH AMER HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "XER" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FAIRLINE BOATS OF NORTH AMER — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FAIRLINE BOATS OF NORTH AMER hulls (1998–2003) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is FAIRLINE BOATS OF NORTH AMER still in business?
USCG records list FAIRLINE BOATS OF NORTH AMER as out of business since 2003. That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.
How do I decode the year on a FAIRLINE BOATS OF NORTH AMER HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FAIRLINE BOATS OF NORTH AMER hulls (1998–2003) 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, "FAIRLINE BOATS OF NORTH AMER HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/xer, last verified 2026-06-12.