VECTOR POWERBOATS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YHE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to VECTOR POWERBOATS INC of WESTBANK, BC. 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
YHE
Location
WESTBANK, BC
In business
since 2006
Status
Listed active in USCG records
VECTOR POWERBOATS INC hulls (2006–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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VECTOR POWERBOATS INC HIN FAQ
What does a VECTOR POWERBOATS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YHE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to VECTOR POWERBOATS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. VECTOR POWERBOATS INC hulls (2006–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is VECTOR POWERBOATS INC still in business?
USCG records list VECTOR POWERBOATS INC of WESTBANK, BC in the MIC database (registered 2006).
How do I decode the year on a VECTOR POWERBOATS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. VECTOR POWERBOATS INC hulls (2006–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, "VECTOR POWERBOATS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yhe, last verified 2026-06-12.