SCORPIO YACHTS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ZBV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SCORPIO YACHTS of EXETER, 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
ZBV
Location
EXETER, ON
In business
since 1982
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SCORPIO YACHTS built hulls across both HIN eras (1982–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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SCORPIO YACHTS HIN FAQ
What does a SCORPIO YACHTS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ZBV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SCORPIO YACHTS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SCORPIO YACHTS built hulls across both HIN eras (1982–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 SCORPIO YACHTS still in business?
USCG records list SCORPIO YACHTS of EXETER, ON in the MIC database (registered 1982).
How do I decode the year on a SCORPIO YACHTS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SCORPIO YACHTS built hulls across both HIN eras (1982–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, "SCORPIO YACHTS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/zbv, last verified 2026-06-12.