Manufacture Date Checker
Find out when your appliance was made.
Enter the information from your appliance rating label. The checker automatically uses the appropriate date system for the selected manufacturer.
Appliance Information
Check manufacture date
Enter the information exactly as it appears on the appliance data label.
Where To Look
Find the appliance data label.
The model, serial and other production information are printed on the manufacturer rating plate.
Refrigerator
Look inside the fresh-food section, along an interior wall, ceiling, door area, or near the crisper drawers.
Washer & Dryer
Check around the door opening, lid area, or rear panel.
Dishwasher
Open the door and inspect the inner door edge or tub frame.
Range & Oven
Check the oven door frame or storage drawer area.
How It Works
Every manufacturer uses a different system.
Some brands encode the date in the serial number. Bosch and Thermador use an FD number. Sub-Zero commonly prints the manufacture date directly on the rating plate.
01
Select the brand
The checker chooses the correct manufacturer date system.
02
Enter label data
Provide the serial or FD number shown on the appliance rating plate.
03
Review the result
If a code can represent multiple decades, the checker shows the possible dates rather than guessing.
Important
Some dates are estimates.
Some manufacturers reuse year codes. Therefore, a serial number can occasionally correspond to more than one possible production year.
When the serial number alone cannot prove the exact production year, the checker shows possible dates rather than presenting an uncertain result as fact.
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