Warranty Date Codes

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Alcatel

 3-Digit Code 
 Example: 6KN (manufactured June 6 th, 2004)
     
   
    Day                    Month                         Year 
   1 = 1        	E = January    			I = 1999
   2 = 2        	F = February 			J = 2000
   3 = 3        	G = March         		K = 2001
   4 = 4        	H = April         		L = 2002
   5 = 5        	I = May           		M = 2003
   6 = 6        	J = June          		N = 2004
   7 = 7        	K = July          		O = 2005
   8 = 8       	 	L = August        		P = 2006
   9 = 9        	M = September 
   A = 10       	N = October               
   B = 11       	O = November               
   C = 12       	P = December
   D = 13
   E = 14
   F = 15
   G = 16
   H = 17
   I = 18
   J = 19
   K = 20
   L = 21
   M = 22
   N = 23
   O = 24
   P = 25
   Q = 26
   R = 27
   S = 28
   T = 29
   U = 30
   V = 31 

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Audiovox

Audiovox products are warranted for 12-months from the manufacturer date code
3-Digit code – Prefix to the serial number
Example: 012 34567 (manufactured March 2000)
1 st number represents year of manufacture
     0 = 2000
     1 = 2001
     2 = 2002
     3 = 2003
     etc…
2 nd and 3 rd numbers represent the week of manufacture
     01 = January
     06 = February
     12 = March
     16 = April
     etc…

 

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Danger

3-Digit code – Prefix to the serial number
Example: 315 12345678 (manufactured April 2003)
1 st number represents the year of manufacture
     0 = 2000
     1 = 2001
     2 = 2002
     3 = 2003 
     etc…
2 nd and 3 rd numbers represent the week of manufacture
     01 = January
     06 = February
     12 = March
     16 = April
     etc…



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iDEN

Serial Number: 123X E M 1234 (manufactured June 2004)

Year of Manufacture	   	Month of Manufacture 
     A = 2000 			  A & B = January
     B = 2001 			  C & D = February 
     C = 2002 			  E & F = March
     D = 2003 			  G & H = April
     E = 2004 			  J & K = May
     F = 2005 			  L & M = June
     G = 2006 			  N & P = July
     H = 2007 			  Q & R = August	
     I = 2008 			  S & T = September
                                       U & V = October
                                       W & X = November
                                       Y & Z = December

 

 

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Kyocera

Kyocera products are warranted for 12-months from the manufacturer date code
3-Digit Manufacturer code usually located to the right of the model code


Example: 124 (manufactured June 2001)
1 st number represents the year of manufacture
     0 = 2000
     1 = 2001
     2 = 2002
     3 = 2003
     etc…
2 nd and 3 rd numbers represent the week of manufacture
     01 = January
     06 = February
     12 = March
     16 = April
     etc…

 

 

 

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LG Electronics

LG products are warranted for 12-months from the manufacturer date code
3-Digit code – Prefix to the serial number
Example: 01234567890 (manufactured December 2000)
1 st number represents the year of manufacture
     0 = 2000
     1 = 2001
     2 = 2002
     3 = 2003
     etc…
2 nd and 3 rd numbers represent the month of manufacture
     01 = January 
     02 = February
     03 = March
     04 = April
     etc…

 

 

 

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Motorola

3-Digit alpha code that is located to the right of the Alpha Numeric or Hexadecimal Serial Number 
Example: GJC (manufactured May 2005)
1 st letter represents the year of manufacture
     Z = 1999
     A = 2000
     B = 2001
     C = 2002
     D = 2003
     E = 2004
     F = 2005
     G = 2006
2 nd letter represents the month of manufacture
     A or B = January          N or P = July
     C or D = February         Q or R = August
     E or F = March            S or T = September
     G or H = April            U or V = October
     J or K = May              W or X = November 
     L or M = June             Y or Z = December
3 rd letter represents the warranty period
     C = 5 years 
     Y = 3 years
     J = 1 year
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Nokia

Nokia products are warranted for 12-months from the manufacturer date code
2-Digit code located to the right of the model code
Example: EL (manufactured May 2004)
1st character represents the month and the 2nd character represents the year of manufacture



    
        Month                               Year  

     A = January                          G = 1999
     B = February                         H = 2000
     C = March                            I = 2001
     D = April                            J = 2002
     E = May                              K = 2003
     F = June                             L = 2004
     G = July                             M = 2005
     H = August                           N = 2006
     I = September 
     J = October
     K = November
     L = December

 

 

 

 

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Samsung

Samsung products are warranted for 12-months from the manufacturer date code
Two sets of 2-Digit characters 
Example: 01.04 111111111111 123X (manufactured April 2001)
1 st set of numbers represents the year of manufacture
     00 = 2000
     01 = 2001
     02 = 2002
     03 = 2003
     etc…
2 nd set of numbers represents the month of manufacture
     01 = January
     02 = February
     03 = March
     04 = April
     etc…

 

 

 

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