YAMAHA MOTOR CORP USA HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YAM were assigned by the US Coast Guard to YAMAHA MOTOR CORP USA of CYPRESS, CA. 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
YAM
Location
CYPRESS, CA
In business
since 1976
Status
Listed active in USCG records
YAMAHA MOTOR CORP USA built hulls across both HIN eras (1976–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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YAMAHA MOTOR CORP USA HIN FAQ
What does a YAMAHA MOTOR CORP USA HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YAM" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to YAMAHA MOTOR CORP USA — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. YAMAHA MOTOR CORP USA built hulls across both HIN eras (1976–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is YAMAHA MOTOR CORP USA still in business?
USCG records list YAMAHA MOTOR CORP USA of CYPRESS, CA in the MIC database (registered 1976).
How do I decode the year on a YAMAHA MOTOR CORP USA HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. YAMAHA MOTOR CORP USA built hulls across both HIN eras (1976–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "YAMAHA MOTOR CORP USA HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yam, last verified 2026-06-12.