- Written by ApplianceWorth Editorial Team
- Technically reviewed by Victor — appliance technician
- Applies to Thermador appliances
- Date formats covered 1
- Sources Manufacturer service documentation, field-repair experience and owner-confirmed serial numbers · Methodology · Report a correction
How Thermador serial numbers encode the date
Thermador 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:
FD production code
The FD number is four digits: the 1st is the decade, the 2nd is the year within that decade, and the last two are the calendar month (01–12).
The decade digit counts ten-year blocks from 1920, so 0 is the 1920s, 9 is the 2010s, and it then starts again — 0 also means the 2020s. The month is a real month, so this format gives an exact date rather than an approximation.
| Year code | Means |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1920 · 2020 |
| 1 | 1930 |
| 2 | 1940 |
| 3 | 1950 |
| 4 | 1960 |
| 5 | 1970 |
| 6 | 1980 |
| 7 | 1990 |
| 8 | 2000 |
| 9 | 2010 |
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 December 2016 · high confidence
Thermador is BSH's US line and carries the same FD code as Bosch: decade digit 9, year 6, month 12 — December 2016.
Where to find the Thermador 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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