4.3.2 Understanding the 17-digit factory serial #
This is a more detailed serial # used by the factory for analysis of
returned units. It’s located in the bottom right corner of the label.
10 3 03 0081344 00011 5
• The first 2 #’s represent a factory code: 10 = New Bern
dishwasher, 82 = New Bern cooking
• The 3rd # represents the last digit of the year: 3 = 2003
• The next 2 #’s represent the month: 03 = March
• The next 7 #’s represent the model: 0081344 =
SHY99A05UC
• The next 5 #’s represent the unit made that month: 00011
= 11th SHY99A05UC made that month
• The last # represents a check digit = 5 in this case (is
dependent on all preceding #’s)
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