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Success! VVIUS182F798 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.

VVI = Vivian Industries Inc (Out of Business)
US182 = Boat Serial Number
F7 = Manufactured June 1997
98 = Model year 1998

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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 US182 and is set by the boat builder. This boat or vessel has a Certification Date of (1997) and a Model Year of 1998 with month of build (June) based on the formatting of your hull_identification_number (HIN) .

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

This company (Vivian Industries Inc) is owned by William Parker and is located at P. O. Box 232 in Vivian state of La. It manufactured this vessel and placed your HIN or CIN on the hull. This Boat maker is not owned by a parent company. Vivian Industries Inc has started making boats, yachts or other watercraft as of 4/14/1992 and went out of business on (7/10/2008) in the following country: USA.

The Model Name is VICTRYBOAT for this Vivian Industries Inc (VVIUS182F798).
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Make sure to compare the date of boat manufacturing with the dates in which the company was actually in business.

The US Coast guard provides this comment about this watercraft manufacturer: 921123 Updated Poc & Address Based On Ltr From Vip 921109. See Also Vvn & Lxe. 061207 Corrected Companys Name. Sck. 7/10/2008 Oob Per Ppg.caddo Manufacturing Llc (see Mic: Cdm) Has Acquired Assets From Vivian Industries Inc..

UsedHINVVIUS182F798
IsValidYes
IsValidMICYes
HINTypeCurrent
SerialNoUS182
ModelNameVICTRYBOAT
Year1998
IsStateIssuedNo
CompanyVivian Industries Inc
CompanyStatusOut of Business
CompanyAddressVivian La P. O. Box 232
WebsiteVipboats.com

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We did a search and no U.S. Official Documentation Number for VVIUS182F798 was found at the USCG.
We searched the Official Transport Canada database and VVIUS182F798 did not have a match.

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There are 3 boat Recalls for your Vivian Industries Inc vessel:

Vivian Industries Inc Boat Recalls for your HIN and MIC: 3.

1-v.i.p. Boats Has Recalled Vvius078c696 (hin Or Cin) Due To Level Flotation And Safe Load And This Boat Recall Is Closed. It Applied To 23 Boats From The 1996 165 O/b Model Boats. The Boat Recalls Applied On 9/9/1996 And Was Closed On With The Following Comment: Corrected 22 Of 23 Boats.

2-vivian Indusries Has Recalled Vvi05167c403 (hin Or Cin) Due To Max Weight And And This Boat Recall Is Closed. It Applied To 63 Boats From The 2003 Vip Stealth Sx190 Model Boats. The Boat Recalls Applied On 5/26/2004 And Was Closed On 3/4/2005 With The Following Comment: Max Weight Test Failed. Rated 1725/ Test Result 1371. Notes Include- Boat Arrived With Trolling Motor And Connections For Batteries. Boat Was Tested Using Boating Safety Circular 83. Boat Retested And Passed On 6/29/04. Closed.

3-v.i.p. Boats Has Recalled Vvius490i596 (hin Or Cin) Due To Level Flotation And And This Boat Recall Is Closed. It Applied To 7 Boats From The 1996 180cc Model Boats. The Boat Recalls Applied On 2/23/1998 And Was Closed On With The Following Comment:

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