How old is my Kenmore Appliances unit?
Kenmore Appliances is part of Sears / Transformco (made by Whirlpool, LG, Electrolux, etc.). 3 serial formats sourced across refrigerator, range, dishwasher, washer, dryer, microwave.
Serial number decoder for Kenmore Appliances
Type the serial from the data plate, not the model number. Nothing is sent anywhere; the tables are in this page.
Format example: MX040676
- Kenmore Appliances refrigerator serial numbers in the 1990 to present format encode the year as position 2 via table (table below) and the week as digits 3-4 (source: building-center.org).
- Example: serial MX040676 decodes to week 4 of 1990 or 2020.
- The 1990 to present format is ambiguous: Year code REUSES letters: 2020-2032 repeat the 1990-2002 letters (X..L), and 2011-2019 are digits, so a 1990s letter and a 2020s letter are indistinguishable without model era. 1970-1989 used a single digit (0-9 twice). Note: the building-center chart shows W=2019 which is almost certainly a typo for W=2009 (9=2019 on the same chart) - flag for verification against a second source. Maytag pre-2006 and Amana pre-2002 used their own formats (ESTIMATE, not fetched).
Decoder pages by product
Format eras
- 1990 to present VERIFIED
AA######Refrigerator, Range, Dishwasher, Microwave, Washer, Dryer - era not stated PARTIAL
no date in serialRefrigerator, Washer, Dryer - era not stated PARTIAL
no date in serialRefrigerator, Washer, Dryer
Official lookup: the authority
Open the official Whirlpool lookup takes unknown (site returns 403 to non-browser fetch); returns unknown; URL unverified
This site is a reference built from published tables. The manufacturer's own lookup wins whenever the two disagree.
What we could not confirm
- Kenmore Appliances is treated as sharing Whirlpool's format because the source lists it in that family; the corporate relationship itself is an estimate.
- The era not stated format is only partially confirmed (PARTIAL).
- The era not stated format is documented but not decodable here: no example serial.
- Kenmore Appliances is treated as sharing Kenmore (LG-built, prefix 795/796)'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 Kenmore Appliances.
Sources
- https://www.building-center.org/whirlpool-appliances/
- img: whirlpool-1990-present-1.jpg + whirlpool-1970-to-1989.jpg (transcribed)
- https://www.searspartsdirect.com/diy/article/how-to-find-the-age-of-your-kenmore-refrigeratorofficial
- https://www.searspartsdirect.com/diy/article/how-to-find-the-age-of-your-kenmore-washer-or-dryerofficial