GE Appliance - How to Determine the Age or Manufacture Date
Knowing the date your appliance was manufactured can be useful. You might need it to determine the appliance warranty status, or you might need it to help you decide whether it is time to replace your appliance.Determining Manufacture Date
To determine the age of your appliance, use the serial number, not the model number, to identify the date it was manufactured. Our serial numbers begin with two letters, followed by six numbers, with a letter at the end. The two letters at the beginning of the serial number tell you the month and year it was made. Where is my model and serial number located?- The first letter identifies the month.
- The second letter identifies the year.
- The letter that corresponds with the year, the 2nd letter, rotates approximately every 12 years, so some serial numbers may point to different years. For example, a serial number of "AD" could indicate the appliance was manufactured in January of 2002 or January of 2014.
- Since serial numbers may identify different years, the Owner's Manual can often be used to help pinpoint the date of manufacture. Most Owner's Manuals have a date listed on the front page or back page of the manual. This is usually printed next to a publication number on the manual and looks something like 02-20 (February of 2020), 01-21 (January of 2021) or 04/17 (April of 2017). The print date may not exactly match the month and year from your serial number. As long as it is close to the serial number, it will verify that you have determined the correct age. Check the Owner's Manual for the print date.
- If you are still unsure of the year of manufacture after checking the age finder chart below, please Contact Us with your model and serial number for further assistance.
Appliance Manufacture Date Code Chart
| Letter | Month (first letter) | Years (second letter) |
| A | January | 2013, 2001, 1989, 1977, 1944 |
| B | -- | 1945 |
| C | -- | 1946 |
| D | February | 2014, 2002, 1990, 1978, 1947 |
| E | -- | 1969, 1948 |
| F | March | 2015, 2003, 1991, 1979, 1949 |
| G | April | 2016, 2004, 1992, 1980, 1950 |
| H | May | 2017, 2005, 1993, 1981, 1951 |
| J | -- | 1952 |
| K | -- | 1953 |
| L | June | 2018, 2006, 1994, 1982, 1970, 1954 |
| M | July | 2019, 2007, 1995, 1983, 1971, 1955 |
| N | -- | 1972, 1956 |
| P | -- | 1973, 1957 |
| R | August | 2020, 2008, 1996, 1984, 1972, 1958 |
| S | September | 2021, 2009, 1997, 1985, 1973, 1959 |
| T | October | 2022, 2010, 1998, 1986, 1974, 1960 |
| V | November | 2023, 2011, 1999, 1987, 1975 |
| Z | December | 2024, 2012, 2000, 1988, 1976 |
| AY | -- | 1965 |
| BZ | -- | 1966 |
| CA | -- | 1967 |
| DB | -- | 1968 |
| VU | -- | 1961 |
| WV | -- | 1962 |
| XW | -- | 1963 |
| YX | -- | 1964 |