Samsung Serial Number break down
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The serial number of most Samsung products is 15 digits consisting of both numbers and letters. The production date can be determined by the 8th and 9th digit of the serial number. For some models, the serial number is 11 digits in length. In this case, the production date can be determined by the 4th and 5th digit of the serial number.
Production Year (4th digit of 11 digit s/n , 8th digit of 15 digit s/n)
Year letter
2001 (R)
2002 (T)
2003 (W)
2004 (X)
2005 (Y)
JAN 2006 (A)
FEB-DEC 2006 (L)
2007 (P)
2008 (Q)
2009 (S)
2010 (Z)
Production month (5th digit of 11 digit s/n 9th digit of 15 digit s/n)
Month Symbol
JAN 1
FEB 2
MAR 3
APR 4
MAY 5
JUN 6
JUL 7
AUG 8
SEP 9
OCT A
NOV B
DEC C
*********For Samsung appliances made after 2010 please refer to Appliance411.
http://www.appliance411.com/service/date-code.php
For serial location we can refer you to :
http://support-us.samsung.com/cyber/popup/pop_modelserialnumberlocation.jsp