How to find which manufacturer made your Kenmore or Sears appliance.

Kenmore (Sears), being a department store brand do not make their own appliances. Instead they contract the work out, so their appliances are made by many different manufacturers, and you will need to check your model number to see which manufacturer made your model. Choose from the lists below, to match the first three digits of your model number.

*278 is a Roper built range, but parts are available from GE

The list below is a fuller list in numeric order, with part numbers starting with C being the Canadian models.

David B. February 22nd, 2010

Posted In: Appliance Age and Manufacturer

Find Your Appliance’s Age – Easy Brand Guide

If you’re wondering, “How old is my appliance by serial number?”, you’ve come to the right place! Our step-by-step brand guide helps you decode serial numbers and determine your appliance’s manufacture date.

Follow these instructions to accurately figure out the age of your appliance.

Find the Age of Your Appliance by Brand:

• Amana
• GE, American GE, Canadian GE, Moffat, McClary, Hotpoint (Camco)
• Frigidaire, White/Westinghouse, Tappan, Kelvinator.
• Kenmore/Sears
• KitchenAid
• Maytag, Jenn-Air, MagicChef.
• Whirlpool

How to Find the Age of Your Amana Appliance

Amana appliances use a straightforward serial number lookup system to determine their manufacture date. Follow these steps:

Steps to Decode Amana Serial Numbers:

1. Locate the serial/model tag on your appliance.
2. Record the first four digits of the serial number.
3. Decode using the format: YYWW (Year and Week).

Example: 

• Serial number: 9912
• 99 = Year: 1999.
• 12 = Week: March (12th week)

For newer Amana models starting with two letters instead of numbers, they may follow the Maytag serial format.

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How to Find the Age of Your GE Appliance

GE USA appliances, including Hotpoint, use a letter-based system to encode the manufacture date in the serial number. Both GE USA and GE Canadian appliances (Camco, Hotpoint, GE Moffat and McClary) follow specific patterns.

GE USA Serial Numbers:

1. Find the serial/model tag on your appliance.
2. Decode the first two letters of the serial number:
   • The first letter indicates the month.
   • The second letter indicates the year.

Example:

• Serial number: LT221102
  • LT221102 – L = month – June
  • LT221102 – T = year 1986 or 1998

This appliance was manufactured in June 1998 or June 1986

GE Date Codes Chart:

*The same twelve easily distinguishable letters of the alphabet will be used and repeated in a twelve year cycle

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GE Canadian Serial Numbers Camco):

For Canadian GE appliances, the first two letters of the serial number indicate the month and year.

Example:

• Serial number: MS731902A
• The first 2 letters show the manufacturing date.
  • MS731902A shows the month made – July
  • MS731902A shows the year made – 1997
• The above appliance with serial # MS731902A was made in July 1997.

* The same twelve easily distinguishable letters of the alphabet will be used and repeated in a twelve year cycle

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How to Find the Age of Your Frigidaire Appliance

Frigidaire manufactures White-Westinghouse, Tappan, and Kelvinator appliances. The serial number contains information about the manufacturing location and date.

Steps to Decode Frigidaire Serial Numbers:

1. Locate the serial/model tag.
2. Look at the serial number and decode using this method:
   • The first digit represents the year.
   • The next digits indicate the week of the year.

Examples:

Serial number: NF11910958

• 1 = 2001 (Year).
• 19 = 19th week.
• This Frigidaire appliance was made in April 2001.

Serial number: LA84501552

• L = Factory code.
• A8 = Year: 1988 or 1998.
• 45 = 45th week.
• If the appliance looks older, it’s likely 1988; if newer, it’s 1998.

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How to Find Which Manufacturer Made Your Kenmore or Sears Appliance

Kenmore (Sears), being a department store brand do not make their own appliances. Instead they contract the work out, so their appliances are made by many different manufacturers, and you will need to check your model number to see which manufacturer made your model.

Use this Kenmore serial number decoder below to check the age of your Kenmore washer, dryer, or refrigerator:

1. Find the Kenmore model and serial number tag.
2. Decode the first three digits of the model number to identify the manufacturer.
3. Use the Kenmore age by serial number chart below to pinpoint the manufacture year.

*278 is a Roper built range, but parts are available from GE

The list below is a fuller list in numeric order, with part numbers starting with C being the Canadian models.

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How to Find the Age of Your KitchenAid Appliance

Are you trying to determine the age of your KitchenAid appliance? For instance, are you specifically wondering how old your KitchenAid dishwasher is? Our serial number chart is here to help you!

First, find your serial/model tag and record the numbers and letters on this. Then, look at the first four digits and you should be able to work out the manufacture date:

1. Locate the serial number tag on your appliance.
2. Break it down into parts (e.g., “XL1601009”). Break this up to take the first 4 digits i.e. XL16.
   • X indicates the factory where the product was made.
   • L represents the year (J = 1999, K = 2000, L = 2001, M = 2002, N =2003, etc).
   • 16 indicates the production week.

You can use this guide for finding the below:

• KitchenAid dishwasher age
• KitchenAid refrigerator serial number age
• KitchenAid mixer serial number lookup

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How to Find the Age of Your Maytag Appliance

Maytag, known for its reliable appliances, also owns Jenn-Air and MagicChef. To determine the manufacture date of your appliance, you need to decode the Maytag serial number.

Steps to Find the Age of a Maytag Appliance:

1. Locate the serial/model tag on your appliance.
2. Record the numbers and letters on the tag.
3. Use the following decoding system:
   • The first letter in the serial number represents the year.
   • The second letter indicates the month.

Example:

• Serial number: 15114672UY
  • U = Year: 1998.
  • Y = Month: November.
• This appliance was manufactured in November 1998.

Use the chart below to search for a proper Maytag serial number lookup and quickly find the date for any Maytag appliance – from Maytag washers to dryers.

Year	Letter	Month
1980	E	March
1981	G	April
1982	J	May
1983	L	June
1984	N	July
1985	P	August
1986	R	September
1987	T	October
1988	V	November
1989	X	December
1990	B	January
1991	D	February
1992	F	March
1993	H	April
1994	K	May
1995	M	June
1996	Q	July
1997	S	August
1998	U	September
1999	W	October
2000	Y	November
2001	Z	December
2002	A	January
2003	C	February
2004	E	March
2005	G	April
2006	J	May
2007	L	June

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How to Find the Age of Your Whirlpool Appliance

Whirlpool appliances have a simple system for determining the manufacture date from the serial number. This applies to all major Whirlpool products, including washers, dryers, refrigerators, and more.

Steps to Decode Whirlpool Serial Numbers:

1. Locate the serial/model tag on your appliance and record the numbers and letters on this.

2. Identify the third-to-last character in the serial number to find the year.

Example Model Numbers:

• LRS6233BW1 = Manufactured in 1994.
• SF367PEYW1 = Manufactured in 1992.
• LE6685XPW1 = Could be from 1985 or 2004 (depends on the appliance’s appearance and features).
• ET22PKXXW0 = Manufactured in 1991.
• EV150CXKW0 = Manufactured in 1982 or 2001.

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David B. February 22nd, 2010

Posted In: Appliance Age and Manufacturer