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How old is my GE appliance?
Type the serial number from the GE label to see when it was built.
Reading a GE serial number
GE serials start with two letters: the month, then the year. LR means June, in 2020, 2008, 1996, 1984 or 1972.
The year letters repeat every 12 years. GE suggests matching the code to the print date on the owner’s manual.
GE Appliances has been owned by Haier since 2016. The code did not change.
About GE
- GE Appliances is based at Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Assembly there began in 1953.
- Haier paid $5.6 billion for GE Appliances in June 2016.
- GE Appliances runs 11 US plants. LaFayette, Georgia makes gas ranges, Decatur, Alabama makes refrigerators, and Louisville makes washers.
- GE model numbers always begin and end with a letter.
Sources: A Century of GE Appliance Manufacturing | Assembly Magazine, GE Completes Sale of Appliances Business to Haier, GE Appliances expands US operations in Georgia, 4 other southern states | WABE, Find Your Model and Serial Number | GE Appliances
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: LR821547C fits June 1972 or June 1984 or June 1996 or June 2008 or June 2020. The page above explains how to tell which.
| Letter | Month |
|---|---|
| A | January |
| D | February |
| F | March |
| G | April |
| H | May |
| L | June |
| M | July |
| R | August |
| S | September |
| T | October |
| V | November |
| Z | December |
| Letter | Year |
|---|---|
| A | 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
| D | 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
| F | 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 |
| G | 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 |
| H | 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 |
| L | 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 |
| M | 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 |
| R | 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020 |
| S | 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 |
| T | 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022 |
| V | 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
| Z | 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 |
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