RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with XQR were assigned by the US Coast Guard to RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT INC of KENT, WA. 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
XQR
Location
KENT, WA
In business
since 2002
Status
Listed active in USCG records
RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT INC hulls (2002–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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RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT INC HIN FAQ
What does a RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "XQR" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT INC hulls (2002–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT INC still in business?
USCG records list RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT INC of KENT, WA in the MIC database (registered 2002).
How do I decode the year on a RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT INC hulls (2002–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, "RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/xqr, last verified 2026-06-12.