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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
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