That is close but not quite correct for decoding marine HIN plate codes.

Yamaha jet ski hin decoder. Validate the VIN HIN number here to ensure details and documentation of the boat are valid. USA boat manufacturers use the HIN since 1972 when Federal regulations required recreational vessels to be determined by a numbering system. The Hull Identification Number HIN also known as a BoatCode is a unique series of characters and numbers assigned to your vessel similar to the chassis number VIN on motor vehicles.

Below is a lookup table to identify the make model and year of your Yamaha ATV. This data covers all ATV models from 1980 to 1997. Also if someone buy a vehicle it is possible to check Vehicle History through VIN Number.

Yamaha Motorcycles Serial Prefix Yamaha Model Codes 1995 - 2012 Every prefix from a Yamaha vehicle identification number VIN number refers to a model code of a Yamaha motorcycle. While its pretty simple to figure out the WaveRunner year by simply looking at the HIN code sometimes the digits are worn off. In your example of J697 the model year is 1997 The J697 J6 portion tells you the last digit of the year the hull was assembled so 1996 in this case.

VINs have 17 digits. HIN decoder stands for boat hull identification number decoder. Which it would be nice to know how many of each model was.

Check out the all-new VX lineup race-performance GP WaveRunners the debut of Yamahas four-stroke SuperJet stand-up and much more. HIN Search User Guide for iOS and Android. The vehicle identification number VIN on motorcycles ATVs MULE utility vehicles Teryx recreational utility vehicels or hull identification number HIN on personal watercraft is unique to each unit.

The best way to know the year of your Yamaha WaveRunner is to look at the last two digits of the Hull Identification Number HIN. Because I highly doubt based on the 3 numerical serial portion of Yamaha HIN that only 999 hulls were produced each year. HIN Search has compressed and optimized the entire US Coast Guards database of over 16000 boat companies and over 30000 brands to fit on your iOS or Android device so you can have lightning fast results wherever you are with NO Internet.