POLARIS INFLATABLE BOATS LTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ZYP were assigned by the US Coast Guard to POLARIS INFLATABLE BOATS LTD of LANGLEY, BC. 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
ZYP
Location
LANGLEY, BC
In business
since 1986
Status
Listed active in USCG records
POLARIS INFLATABLE BOATS LTD hulls (1986–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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POLARIS INFLATABLE BOATS LTD HIN FAQ
What does a POLARIS INFLATABLE BOATS LTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ZYP" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to POLARIS INFLATABLE BOATS LTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. POLARIS INFLATABLE BOATS LTD hulls (1986–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is POLARIS INFLATABLE BOATS LTD still in business?
USCG records list POLARIS INFLATABLE BOATS LTD of LANGLEY, BC in the MIC database (registered 1986).
How do I decode the year on a POLARIS INFLATABLE BOATS LTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. POLARIS INFLATABLE BOATS LTD hulls (1986–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, "POLARIS INFLATABLE BOATS LTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/zyp, last verified 2026-06-12.