VIKING LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT Serial Number Lookup and Hull Identification Number Decoder

The first three characters of the Hull Identification Number (boat VIN) affixed to the transom of the boat hull designate the manufacturer of the boat. This is called the Manufacturers Identification Code (MIC) and are assigned by the U.S. Coast Guard. The MIC for VIKING LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT is XVI.

All manufacturers who historically used XVI:

• VIKING LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT

No Longer in Business This boat manufacturer is no longer in business.

VIKING LIFE-SAVING EQUIMENT (AMERICA) INC IMPORTING INFLATABLES FROM SPAIN.  ALSO MANUFACTURING BOATS IN DENMARK & IMPORTING TO US.  020722 NO LONGER IMPORTING FROM SPAIN.  IMPORTING ONLY LIFERAFTS FROM DENMARK - NO REC BOATS.  080206 MSD POC WAS POUL V. JENSEN, ADDRESS WAS 1625 NORTH MIAMI AVENUE 33136, PH 3053745115. 010413 - MR - MIC PLACED OOB SINCE THEY ONLY BUILD FOR COMMERCIAL MARINE INDUSTRY.

These are just some of the VIKING LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT Hull Id Numbers / Boat VINs we've seen when analyzing accident, registration and coast guard databases to try to determine if there is anything to worry about in the boat's history.

Sample VIKING LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT Hull Identification Numbers (HINs)