BENT PERFORMANCE AND MARINE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YXA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BENT PERFORMANCE AND MARINE of GRANDE PRAIRIE, 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
YXA
Location
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BENT PERFORMANCE AND MARINE hulls (2017–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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BENT PERFORMANCE AND MARINE HIN FAQ
What does a BENT PERFORMANCE AND MARINE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YXA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BENT PERFORMANCE AND MARINE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BENT PERFORMANCE AND MARINE hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BENT PERFORMANCE AND MARINE still in business?
USCG records list BENT PERFORMANCE AND MARINE of GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB in the MIC database (registered 2017).
How do I decode the year on a BENT PERFORMANCE AND MARINE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BENT PERFORMANCE AND MARINE hulls (2017–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, "BENT PERFORMANCE AND MARINE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yxa, last verified 2026-06-12.