FBI INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YFL were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FBI INC of CALGARY, AB. 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
YFL
Location
CALGARY, AB
In business
since 2005
Status
Listed active in USCG records
FBI INC hulls (2005–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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FBI INC HIN FAQ
What does a FBI INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YFL" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FBI INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FBI INC hulls (2005–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is FBI INC still in business?
USCG records list FBI INC of CALGARY, AB in the MIC database (registered 2005).
How do I decode the year on a FBI INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FBI INC hulls (2005–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, "FBI INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yfl, last verified 2026-06-12.