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Success! AFQ16022G697 is of the standard HIN type called Current-Format HIN. If you are buying this boat/craft then you should get the Boat-Alert History for 19.99$ from this certified boat history report provider.

AFQ = Action Craft Inc (oob) (Out of Business)
16022 = Boat Serial Number
G6 = Manufactured July 1996
97 = Model year 1997

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The HIN or CIN you have entered meets the Current-Format HIN format. It might also be a type that contains the country code and thus the boat comes from USA or Other . The serial number of the HIN is 16022 and is set by the boat builder. This boat or vessel has a Certification Date of (1996) and a Model Year of 1997 with month of build (July) based on the formatting of your hull_identification_number (HIN) .

The manufacturer identification code (MIC) of your craft identification number (CIN or HIN) is AFQ. This MIC (AFQ) stands for the company name Action Craft Inc (oob) which is currently Out of Business. This boat manufacturer has other company names (AFQ sometimes goes by these name(s) Coastline Boats, Newport Boats, Action Mfg Co, or ). This could happen if the US Coast Guard reissued the MIC to a new company after one went out of business.

This company (Action Craft Inc (oob)) is owned by Ron Horton and is located at 2603 Andalusia Blvd in Cape Coral state of Fl. It manufactured this vessel and placed your HIN or CIN on the hull. This Boat maker is not owned by a parent company. Action Craft Inc (oob) has started making boats, yachts or other watercraft as of 4/13/1981 and went out of business on (7/3/2012) in the following country: USA.

The Model Name is uncertain for this Action Craft Inc (oob) (AFQ16022G697). But we have approximations: .

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The US Coast guard provides this comment about this watercraft manufacturer: Manufacturing Dinghys With And W/o Sails Current Info As Of 890626; 900628 Cg-5093. 960325 Added Coastline Name And Updated Area Code Per Trailer Boats Magazine Dec 95. 990802 Added Newport Name. 000420 Assigned (npx) For Use On Newport Line. 07/03/2012 Placed Oob After Receiving Confirmation Of Sale Of Company To Ck Prime Investments Inc. New Owners Retaining The Name For Marketing Purposes Only..

UsedHINAFQ16022G697
IsValidYes
IsValidMICYes
HINTypeCurrent
SerialNo16022
Year1997
IsStateIssuedNo
CompanyAction Craft Inc (oob)
CompanyStatusOut of Business
CompanyAddressCape Coral Fl 2603 Andalusia Blvd
WebsiteHttp://www.actioncraft.com/

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We did a search and no U.S. Official Documentation Number for AFQ16022G697 was found at the USCG.
We searched the Official Transport Canada database and AFQ16022G697 did not have a match.

More details at the US Coast Guard.

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There are 3 boat Recalls for your Action Craft Inc (oob) vessel:

Action Craft Inc (oob) Boat Recalls for your HIN and MIC: 3.

1-action Craft Has Recalled (hin Or Cin) Due To Level Flotation And Safe Load: Max Wt And This Boat Recall Is Closed. It Applied To 50 Boats From The 1996 1800 Coastline Model Boats. The Boat Recalls Applied On 2/6/1996 And Was Closed On With The Following Comment:

2-action Craft Has Recalled Afq19000h192 (hin Or Cin) Due To Safe Loading Max Pers And Safe Loading Max Wt And This Boat Recall Is Closed. It Applied To 9 Boats From The 1992 Action Craft Eagle Model Boats. The Boat Recalls Applied On 6/30/1992 And Was Closed On 4/30/1993 With The Following Comment:

3-action Craft Has Recalled Afq17362j192 (hin Or Cin) Due To Safe Loading Max Per & Wt And Horsepower And This Boat Recall Is Closed. It Applied To 55 Boats From The 1992 1760 Bayrunner Model Boats. The Boat Recalls Applied On 8/30/1992 And Was Closed On With The Following Comment:

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