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Success! HCBDB140E494 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.

HCB = Howard Custom Boats Inc (In Business)
DB140 = Boat Serial Number
E4 = Manufactured May 1994
94 = Model year 1994

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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 DB140 and is set by the boat builder. This boat or vessel has a Certification Date of (1994) and a Model Year of 1994 with month of build (May) based on the formatting of your hull_identification_number (HIN) .

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

This company (Howard Custom Boats Inc) is owned by Gene Willen and is located at 25544 Avenue Stanford in Valencia state of Ca. It manufactured this vessel and placed your HIN or CIN on the hull. This Boat maker is not owned by a parent company. Howard Custom Boats Inc has started making boats, yachts or other watercraft as of 11/17/1972.

The Model Name is uncertain for this Howard Custom Boats Inc (HCBDB140E494). But we have approximations: .

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The US Coast guard provides this comment about this watercraft manufacturer: Form; 13516 Lakewood Blvd Bellflower 90706 Address Change As Per Cg-5093 6/93. 931209 Address Correction Per Mso Los; Was 16009 B Montoya St, Irwindale Ca 91706. Mannyramirez-rni-email-010212-mfg Pgk Mailed-010223..

UsedHINHCBDB140E494
IsValidYes
IsValidMICYes
HINTypeCurrent
SerialNoDB140
Year1994
IsStateIssuedNo
CompanyHoward Custom Boats Inc
CompanyStatusIn Business
CompanyAddressValencia Ca 25544 Avenue Stanford
WebsiteHttp://www.howardboats.com/

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We did a search and no U.S. Official Documentation Number for HCBDB140E494 was found at the USCG.
We searched the Official Transport Canada database and HCBDB140E494 did not have a match.

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There are 1 boat Recalls for your Howard Custom Boats Inc vessel:

Howard Custom Boats Inc Boat Recalls for your HIN and MIC: 1.

1-howard Custom Boats Has Recalled Hcb0b098c393 (hin Or Cin) Due To Non Ign Prot Batt Term And Fuel Filters Unsupported And This Boat Recall Is Closed. It Applied To 2 Boats From The 1993 20.5' Bowrider & 22' I/o Model Boats. The Boat Recalls Applied On 5/26/1994 And Was Closed On 10/7/1994 With The Following Comment: Letter To Manuf 940526. 940608 Follow-up Ltr Correcting Boat Show Location. 940621 Response From Manuf. 940718 Ltr To Manuf Advising That Defect Notification Must Begin Immediately. See Also Case 930223s. 940722 Received Dnr; Both Boats Corrected. Bob Olsen Mso Los Inspected Factory And Showroom And Found All Boats In Compliance. Closed Case.

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