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MANUFACTURING DATE CODE CHART
From 1 May 2006 the appliance date coding changed to include Serial Number and Industrial Code.
SERIAL NUMBER / INDUSTRIAL CODE EXPLANATION
1986
1994
2002
1987
1995
2003
1988
1996
2004
1989
1997
2005
1990
1998
2006
1991
1999
2007
1992
2000
2008
1993
2001
2009
Jan.
01
13
25
37
49
61
73
85
Feb.
02
14
26
38
50
62
74
86
March
03
15
27
39
51
63
75
87
April
04
16
28
40
52
64
76
88
May
05
17
29
41
53
65
77
89
June
06
18
30
42
54
66
78
90
July
07
19
31
43
55
67
79
91
Aug.
08
20
32
44
56
68
80
92
Sept.
09
21
33
45
57
69
81
93
Oct.
10
22
34
46
58
70
82
94
Nov.
11
23
35
47
59
71
83
95
Dec.
12
24
36
48
60
72
84
96
First 2 digits of the serial number indicate production date
Serial Number Example
3 10 02 0895
Four remaining digits =
Build number that day 895
th
built
Third two digits
= Day of manufacture 2
nd
of month
Second two digits
= Month of manufacture October
First digit
= Year of manufacture 2003
Industrial Code Example
37 24455 0010
Last four digits =
0000 original production.
Second five digits
= COMMERCIAL CODE*
First two digits
= Factory of origin
* Vital for correct model information and system identification
Other numbers denote major production changes
