GE Date Codes

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2006-2010 Dr. Ray Franco, PhD., PE r.a.franco@ieee.org

GE Brands

Hotpoint RCA

General Electric Date Codes

The breakdown for General Electric Serial Numbers is: 1st Alpha Character = Month Manufactured 2nd Alpha Character = Year Manufactured GE (USA) - Month Code Code A D F G H L M R S T V Z Month January February March April May June July August September October November December GE (USA) - 12 Year Cycling Code Code F G H L M R S T V Z A D 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Year Year 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

For Example, GE Refrigerator Model No.: TBX22PAYARBB with SN: ZR525322 Was Manufactured in December 1996 (F06-013).
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For Example, GE Dishwasher Model No.: GSD700T-62BA with SN: RL778860B Was Manufactured in August 1994 (F06-013).

For Example, Hotpoint Dryer Model No.: NVLR333EV0WW with SN: LV227019H Was Manufactured in June 1999 (F06-010).

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For Example, Hotpoint Range Model No.: R B526 C3WW with SN: RD166115R Was Manufactured in August 2002.

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