1.4 Serial Number definition
The Serial Number is defined by nine (9)
alphanumeric characters:
X1X2
Production Location
X3X4
Year/Month code
X5X6X7X8X9 Tracking number
Example: N3P600028
Method used for year/month numbering
Table 1: Production Year code
Year
Year code Year
Year code
2014 P
2026 3
2015 R
2027 4
2016 S
2028 5
2017 T
2029 6
2018 U
2030 7
2019 V
2031 8
2020 W
2032 9
2021 X
2033 A
2022 Y
2034 B
2023 Z
2035 C
2024 1
2036 D
2025 2
2037 E
Table 2: Production Month code
Month
Month code
January
1
February
2
March
3
April
4
May
5
June
6
July
7
August
8
September 9
October
A
November B
December C
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