LES FIBRES NICOLET INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ZGD were assigned by the US Coast Guard to LES FIBRES NICOLET INC of NICOLET, 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
ZGD
Location
NICOLET, QC
In business
since 1980
Status
Listed active in USCG records
LES FIBRES NICOLET INC 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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LES FIBRES NICOLET INC HIN FAQ
What does a LES FIBRES NICOLET INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ZGD" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to LES FIBRES NICOLET INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. LES FIBRES NICOLET INC 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 LES FIBRES NICOLET INC still in business?
USCG records list LES FIBRES NICOLET INC of NICOLET, QC in the MIC database (registered 1980).
How do I decode the year on a LES FIBRES NICOLET INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. LES FIBRES NICOLET INC 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, "LES FIBRES NICOLET INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/zgd, last verified 2026-06-12.