ONTARIO DRIVE AND GEAR HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ZDG were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ONTARIO DRIVE AND GEAR of NEW HAMBURG, 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
ZDG
Location
NEW HAMBURG, ON
In business
since 2015
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ONTARIO DRIVE AND GEAR hulls (2015–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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ONTARIO DRIVE AND GEAR HIN FAQ
What does a ONTARIO DRIVE AND GEAR HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ZDG" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ONTARIO DRIVE AND GEAR — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ONTARIO DRIVE AND GEAR hulls (2015–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ONTARIO DRIVE AND GEAR still in business?
USCG records list ONTARIO DRIVE AND GEAR of NEW HAMBURG, ON in the MIC database (registered 2015).
How do I decode the year on a ONTARIO DRIVE AND GEAR HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ONTARIO DRIVE AND GEAR hulls (2015–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, "ONTARIO DRIVE AND GEAR HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/zdg, last verified 2026-06-12.