- Written by ApplianceWorth Editorial Team
- Technically reviewed by Victor — appliance technician
- Applies to Electrolux appliances
- Date formats covered 2
- Sources Manufacturer service documentation, field-repair experience and owner-confirmed serial numbers · Methodology · Report a correction
How Electrolux serial numbers encode the date
Electrolux does not print the manufacture date in plain text on most units — it is encoded into the serial number. The decoder recognises 2 formats for this brand:
Format 1: Repeating year code with production week
The 3rd character is the year code, followed by 2 digits at the 4th character giving the production week of that year.
Applies to serial numbers of at least 8 characters.
| Year code | Means |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1970 · 1980 · 1990 · 2000 · 2010 · 2020 |
| 1 | 1971 · 1981 · 1991 · 2001 · 2011 · 2021 |
| 2 | 1972 · 1982 · 1992 · 2002 · 2012 · 2022 |
| 3 | 1973 · 1983 · 1993 · 2003 · 2013 · 2023 |
| 4 | 1974 · 1984 · 1994 · 2004 · 2014 · 2024 |
| 5 | 1975 · 1985 · 1995 · 2005 · 2015 · 2025 |
| 6 | 1976 · 1986 · 1996 · 2006 · 2016 · 2026 |
| 7 | 1977 · 1987 · 1997 · 2007 · 2017 · 2027 |
| 8 | 1978 · 1988 · 1998 · 2008 · 2018 · 2028 |
| 9 | 1979 · 1989 · 1999 · 2009 · 2019 · 2029 |
Format 2: Repeating year code with production week
The 2nd character is the year code, followed by 2 digits at the 3rd character giving the production week of that year.
Applies to serial numbers of at least 4 characters.
| Year code | Means |
|---|---|
| A | 2001 · 2023 |
| B | 2002 · 2024 |
| C | 2003 · 2025 |
| D | 2004 · 2026 |
| E | 2005 · 2027 |
| F | 2006 · 2028 |
| G | 2007 · 2029 |
| H | 2008 · 2030 |
| J | 2009 · 2031 |
| K | 2010 · 2032 |
| L | 2011 · 2033 |
| M | 2012 · 2034 |
| N | 2013 · 2035 |
| P | 2014 · 2036 |
| R | 2015 · 2037 |
| S | 2016 · 2038 |
| T | 2017 · 2039 |
| V | 2018 · 2040 |
| W | 2019 · 2041 |
| X | 2020 · 2042 |
| Y | 2021 · 2043 |
| Z | 2022 · 2044 |
Worked examples
Each example below is decoded by the same engine that powers the tool on this page, so what you see here is exactly what you would get by typing it in.
This tool returns March 2018 · production week 9 · medium confidence
The same code could also mean 1978, 1988, 1998, 2008.
✓ Owner confirmed February 2018 — the decoded year matches, and the month is one off because it is approximated from the production week.
An Electrolux dryer whose owner confirmed the date. This format used to decode to nonsense whenever the product-code letter was also a valid year key.
Why the year can be ambiguous
Electrolux reuses the same year character across repeating cycles, so one character on its own cannot pin down an absolute year. When that happens the tool picks the most recent year that has already occurred, marks the result medium confidence, and lists the other years the same code could mean.
Where to find the Electrolux serial number
The serial number is printed on the rating label, usually alongside the model number. Depending on the appliance it may be inside the door frame, under the lid, behind a drawer or on the rear panel. Our label location guide shows where to look for each appliance type.
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