- Written by ApplianceWorth Editorial Team
- Technically reviewed by Victor — appliance technician
- Applies to Fisher & Paykel appliances
- Date formats covered 1
- Sources Manufacturer service documentation, field-repair experience and owner-confirmed serial numbers · Methodology · Report a correction
How Fisher & Paykel serial numbers encode the date
Fisher & Paykel does not print the manufacture date in plain text on most units — it is encoded into the serial number. The decoder recognises one format for this brand:
Repeating letter date code
The 1st character of the serial number is the year code. The 2nd character is the month.
Applies to serial numbers of at least 3 characters.
| Year code | Means |
|---|---|
| C | 1991 · 2001 · 2011 · 2021 |
| U | 1992 · 2002 · 2012 · 2022 |
| M | 1993 · 2003 · 2013 · 2023 |
| B | 1994 · 2004 · 2014 · 2024 |
| E | 1995 · 2005 · 2015 · 2025 |
| R | 1996 · 2006 · 2016 · 2026 |
| L | 1997 · 2007 · 2017 · 2027 |
| A | 1998 · 2008 · 2018 · 2028 |
| N | 1999 · 2009 · 2019 · 2029 |
| D | 2000 · 2010 · 2020 · 2030 |
Month codes for this format
| Code | Month |
|---|---|
| F | January |
| I | February |
| S | March |
| H | April |
| E | May |
| R | June |
| P | July |
| A | August |
| Y | September |
| K | October |
| U | November |
| L | December |
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 July 2026 · medium confidence
The same code could also mean 1996, 2006, 2016.
Owner confirmed July 2006, not 2026 — the true year is one of the alternates listed above.
Fisher & Paykel spell the date in two keyword ciphers: the year letters run CUMBERLAND and the month letters spell the company name. R is the year, P is July. CUMBERLAND is ten letters long, so the year repeats every decade — hence the alternates.
Why the year can be ambiguous
Fisher & Paykel 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 Fisher & Paykel 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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