BORDER BOATS LTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YTO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BORDER BOATS LTD of BAINSVILLE, ON. 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
YTO
Location
BAINSVILLE, ON
In business
since 2014
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BORDER BOATS LTD hulls (2014–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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BORDER BOATS LTD HIN FAQ
What does a BORDER BOATS LTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YTO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BORDER BOATS LTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BORDER BOATS LTD hulls (2014–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BORDER BOATS LTD still in business?
USCG records list BORDER BOATS LTD of BAINSVILLE, ON in the MIC database (registered 2014).
How do I decode the year on a BORDER BOATS LTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BORDER BOATS LTD hulls (2014–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, "BORDER BOATS LTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yto, last verified 2026-06-12.