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How old is my Haier unit?

Haier is part of Haier (GE Appliances handles US support). 2 serial formats sourced across refrigerator, range, dishwasher, washer, dryer, microwave.

Serial number decoder for Haier

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: LR821547C

Haier refrigerator serial numbers in the 1977 to present format encode the year as letter 2 via 12-year cycle (table below) and the letter 1 = month (table below) (source: products.geappliances.com).
Example: serial LR821547C decodes to 2020 or 2008 or 1996 or 1984 (June).
The 1977 to present format is ambiguous: Official GE Appliances page. Year letter repeats every 12 years, so GA = April 2001 or April 2013 (GE's own example); GE says to use the print date on the owner's manual (e.g. 02-20) to pick the cycle, or contact them with model + serial. Building-center's Hotpoint page text says '1st = year, 2nd = month' - that is backwards (its GE page, GE's page and the VZ902110G plate stamped NOVEMBER 1988 all say month first). Pre-1977 codes (E=1969/1948, N=1972/1956, two-letter codes AY..DB for 1961-68, B/C/J/K for 1945-53) are in the official table but rarely matter. Worked examples: VZ902110G = Nov 1988 (building-center plate photo), ZV700153M = Dec 1975/1987/1999, LR821547C = Jun 2020, RL059433C = Aug 2018, ZR525322 = Dec 1996, LV227019H = Jun 1999 (Hotpoint), RD166115R = Aug 2002 (Hotpoint) (appliancedates).
Haier's official lookup at haierappliances.com returns warranty / registration lookup.

Decoder pages by product

2009 to present PARTIAL
no date in serialRefrigerator, Range, Dishwasher, Microwave, Washer, Dryer
1977 to present VERIFIED
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Official lookup: the authority

Open the official Haier lookup takes serial number; returns warranty / registration lookup; URL verified live

This site is a reference built from published tables. The manufacturer's own lookup wins whenever the two disagree.

Haier is treated as sharing GE Appliances's format because the source lists it in that family; the corporate relationship itself is an estimate.
The 2009 to present format is only partially confirmed (PARTIAL).
The 2009 to present format is documented but not decodable here: no pattern (no date encoded, or format unknown).
Own official 'Determining the Age of an Appliance' page with FOUR length-dependent formats (8-digit GE-letter style for GEA-era units; 10/11-digit YY at 2-3 MM at 4-5; 11-digit wine cooler YY at 1-2; 18-20 digit with year/month/day at chars 14-16). No example serials published. Page is 403 to curl, 200 in a browser. Building-center has only a Haier HVAC page.