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Success! RTV20752B494 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.

RTV = Riptide Kayaks (In Business)
20752 = Boat Serial Number
B4 = Manufactured February 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 20752 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 (February) based on the formatting of your hull_identification_number (HIN) .

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

This company (Riptide Kayaks) is owned by Trevor Boyle and is located at 405a N Avenue East in Elgin state of Tx. It manufactured this vessel and placed your HIN or CIN on the hull. This Boat maker is not owned by a parent company. Riptide Kayaks has started making boats, yachts or other watercraft as of 2/18/2016.

The Model Name is uncertain for this Riptide Kayaks (RTV20752B494). But we have approximations: .

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The US Coast guard provides this comment about this watercraft manufacturer: 1/90 Address Change; East Rt 2, Flippin, Ar 72634. 950508 Address Change Per Mso Slm; Was Pob 899, Yellville Ar 72687. Oob 950607 Per Mso Slm. 02/18/16: Removed River Rat Boats (oob 06/07/1995). Installed Riptide Kayaks. Wyh..

UsedHIN	RTV20752B494
IsValid	Yes
IsValidMIC	Yes
HINType	Current
SerialNo	20752
Year	1994
IsStateIssued	No
Company	Riptide Kayaks
CompanyStatus	In Business
CompanyAddress	Elgin Tx 405a N Avenue East
Website	Www.riptidekayaks.com

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We did a search and no U.S. Official Documentation Number for RTV20752B494 was found at the USCG.
We searched the Official Transport Canada database and RTV20752B494 did not have a match.

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There are 1 boat Recalls for your Riptide Kayaks vessel:

Riptide Kayaks Boat Recalls for your HIN and MIC: 1.

1-river Rat Boats Has Recalled Rtv15087e494 (hin Or Cin) Due To Level Flotation: And Safe Load: Pers And This Boat Recall Is Closed. It Applied To 10 Boats From The 1994 150 Dlx Model Boats. The Boat Recalls Applied On 3/10/1995 And Was Closed On 5/30/1996 With The Following Comment: Sent Test Report & Forms 950509. 950612 Recd Dnr; Manuf No Longer Makes Boats But Will Perform Recall. 950811 Cur 1 Recd. All Boats Corrected.