How old is my Frigidaire dryer?

Serial number age decoder for Frigidaire clothes dryers: 1 format era, the decode rule in plain English, transcribed tables, and the official lookup.

Serial number decoder for Frigidaire dryer

Serial no.

Type the serial from the data plate, not the model number. Nothing is sent anywhere; the tables are in this page.

Format example: LA81503430

Frigidaire dryer serial numbers in the 1986 to present format encode the year as digit 3 = last digit of the year only (decade NOT encoded) and the week as digits 4-5 (source: building-center.org).
Example: serial LA81503430 decodes to week 15 of 1988 or 1998 or 2008 or 2018.
The 1986 to present format is ambiguous: One year digit => LA81503430 could be 1998, 2008 or 2018; building-center, appliancedates and Sears all say to pick the decade from the model/design or the manual's print date. Newer plates usually print the full manufacture date anyway. Style covers Frigidaire (since 1986), Electrolux, Gibson, Kelvinator, Tappan, White-Westinghouse, Philco, WCI and Kenmore 253/417/790/970/119/336. Worked examples: LA81503430 = 1998 wk 15 (refrigerator), 4D72904857 = 2017 wk 29 (Electrolux dryer; plant char is a digit), 3F91400621 = 2009 wk 14 (Frigidaire cooktop), VF71042765 = 2007 wk 10 (Kenmore 790 range), TH00257759 = 2000 wk 2, TH30728110 = 2013 (dishwasher), KG44312523 (building-center). Pre-1979 GM-era Frigidaire has no consistent code (building-center).

Format eras

1986 to present VERIFIED
AA########digit 3 = last digit of the year only (decade NOT encoded)

How to read the serial

1986 to present formatVERIFIED

Shape AA######## · example LA81503430 · confidence high

Year: digit 3 = last digit of the year only (decade NOT encoded)
Week or month: week = digits 4-5
Plant: character 1 = manufacturing facility (table unpublished); character 2 = product type

Example: serial LA81503430 decodes to week 15 of 1988 or 1998 or 2008 or 2018.

Trap: One year digit => LA81503430 could be 1998, 2008 or 2018; building-center, appliancedates and Sears all say to pick the decade from the model/design or the manual's print date. Newer plates usually print the full manufacture date anyway. Style covers Frigidaire (since 1986), Electrolux, Gibson, Kelvinator, Tappan, White-Westinghouse, Philco, WCI and Kenmore 253/417/790/970/119/336. Worked examples: LA81503430 = 1998 wk 15 (refrigerator), 4D72904857 = 2017 wk 29 (Electrolux dryer; plant char is a digit), 3F91400621 = 2009 wk 14 (Frigidaire cooktop), VF71042765 = 2007 wk 10 (Kenmore 790 range), TH00257759 = 2000 wk 2, TH30728110 = 2013 (dishwasher), KG44312523 (building-center). Pre-1979 GM-era Frigidaire has no consistent code (building-center).

Listed under Electrolux in the source; Frigidaire is named in that format's family and the corporate link is an estimate, not a checked fact.

Where the data plate is on a dryer

Inside the door opening on the frame, or on the back panel.

General guidance, not brand-specific: the owner's manual or the installer can point to the exact spot. See the data plate guide.

For scale only: the InterNACHI Standard Estimated Life Expectancy Chart for Homes lists Dryer (clothes) at 13 years of expected service (nachi.org). That chart is a guideline, not a prediction for your unit.

Official lookup

No online serial lookup was found for Frigidaire in our research. The manufacturer's customer service line, the installer's invoice, or a printed date on the plate are the remaining authorities.

What we could not confirm

Frigidaire is treated as sharing Electrolux's format because the source lists it in that family; the corporate relationship itself is an estimate.
No official online lookup URL was verified for Frigidaire.
Same Electrolux 10-char style since 1986; building-center says pre-1979 GM-era plates have no consistent code. frigidaire.com times out for curl (no verified URL).