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How old is my Café appliance?

Type the serial number from the Café label to see when it was built. Café units are built by GE Appliances, so the serials follow that company's format.

Reading a Café serial number

Café is a GE Appliances line. Its serials start with the same month and year letters as GE.

About Café

GE launched the line as GE Café on Labor Day 2007, covering cooking, refrigeration and dishwashers.
In August 2018 Café replaced GE Café, dropping GE from the name.
The 2018 Matte Collection came in matte white or matte black with swappable handles and knobs.

Sources: Missing Ingredient: GE Café Line Filled Market Void | GE News, Launch of Café: A Matte Collection | Cottages & Gardens

GE month and year letters

Used 1970 to today. Example: LR821547C

The first letter is the month and the second letter is the year, followed by six digits and usually one more letter. The year letters repeat every 12 years, so the same code fits several dates.

Worked example: RL059433C fits August 1970 or August 1982 or August 1994 or August 2006 or August 2018. The page above explains how to tell which.

The full lookup tables are on the GE page, since Café uses the same code.

Sources: GE Appliances: how to determine the age of your appliance, Monogram: how to determine the age of your appliance, Electrical-Forensics: GE date codes

Standing at the unit? Use your phone

Point your phone’s camera at this code. The scanner opens and reads the label for you.

Same serial number format as Café: GE, GE Profile, Hotpoint, Kenmore, Monogram.

Formats on this page were last checked against their sources in October 2026. Café is a trademark of its owner. This page is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Café. For warranty questions, contact Café directly.

Where the serial is on a Café

On a refrigerator, look on the side wall of the fresh food section near the top, or on its floor in a side-by-side. On a dishwasher, check the left front inside edge of the tub. On a range, open the oven door and look on the frame, or behind the drawer. On a top-load washer, look under the lid near the right hinge. On a dryer or front-load washer, look around the door opening. On a microwave, check the left inside wall, the bottom of an over-the-range model, or the back.