Are There other cases for State Issued HINs When the State encounters HINs on boats within 10 years old from the date of manufacture, that contain any number of characters other than 12 and the manufacturer is out of business, the State should verify if the USCG authorization has been given and then the State should issue a State HIN using the New Format Another case is when you have a boat with a manufacturer HIN that was not correct For example, the manufacturer did not follow the standard format for the HIN or the year is invalid…etc
How do I know if my HIN is invalid? Use HINDecoder.com to validate the Hull Number. Boats before 1972 get issued a state HIN. It is Risky to buy a boat that has a State Assigned HIN. Many states have a provision that is worth noting: Such boats would fall under the homemade-boat-provision and can lead to mischief A state assigned HIN will have the year and month of the HIN issue date and not the year of manufacture.