INNOVA KAYAKS BY GUMOTEX USA INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with XIN were assigned by the US Coast Guard to INNOVA KAYAKS BY GUMOTEX USA INC of NASHUA, NH. 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
XIN
Location
NASHUA, NH
In business
since 1999
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
GUMOTEX USA INC
INNOVA KAYAKS BY GUMOTEX USA INC hulls (1999–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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INNOVA KAYAKS BY GUMOTEX USA INC HIN FAQ
What does a INNOVA KAYAKS BY GUMOTEX USA INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "XIN" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to INNOVA KAYAKS BY GUMOTEX USA INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. INNOVA KAYAKS BY GUMOTEX USA INC hulls (1999–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is INNOVA KAYAKS BY GUMOTEX USA INC still in business?
USCG records list INNOVA KAYAKS BY GUMOTEX USA INC of NASHUA, NH in the MIC database (registered 1999), associated with GUMOTEX USA INC.
How do I decode the year on a INNOVA KAYAKS BY GUMOTEX 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. INNOVA KAYAKS BY GUMOTEX USA INC hulls (1999–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, "INNOVA KAYAKS BY GUMOTEX USA INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/xin, last verified 2026-06-12.