A.C. PLASTICS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ZAD were assigned by the US Coast Guard to A.C. PLASTICS of LES CEDRES, QC. 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
ZAD
Location
LES CEDRES, QC
In business
since 1980
Status
Listed active in USCG records
A.C. PLASTICS built hulls across both HIN eras (1980–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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A.C. PLASTICS HIN FAQ
What does a A.C. PLASTICS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ZAD" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to A.C. PLASTICS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. A.C. PLASTICS built hulls across both HIN eras (1980–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is A.C. PLASTICS still in business?
USCG records list A.C. PLASTICS of LES CEDRES, QC in the MIC database (registered 1980).
How do I decode the year on a A.C. PLASTICS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. A.C. PLASTICS built hulls across both HIN eras (1980–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "A.C. PLASTICS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/zad, last verified 2026-06-12.