BRATWARE INFORMSTION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YQD were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BRATWARE INFORMSTION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS of ABBOTSFORD, 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
YQD
Location
ABBOTSFORD, BC
In business
since 2012
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BRATWARE INFORMSTION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS hulls (2012–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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BRATWARE INFORMSTION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HIN FAQ
What does a BRATWARE INFORMSTION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YQD" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BRATWARE INFORMSTION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BRATWARE INFORMSTION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS hulls (2012–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BRATWARE INFORMSTION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS still in business?
USCG records list BRATWARE INFORMSTION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS of ABBOTSFORD, BC in the MIC database (registered 2012).
How do I decode the year on a BRATWARE INFORMSTION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BRATWARE INFORMSTION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS hulls (2012–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, "BRATWARE INFORMSTION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yqd, last verified 2026-06-12.