How old is my Kenmore Appliances refrigerator?

Serial number age decoder for Kenmore Appliances refrigerators: 3 format eras, the decode rule in plain English, transcribed tables, and the official lookup.

• 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).

Format eras

• 1990 to present VERIFIED
  AA######position 2 via table: X=1990/2020 A=1991/2021 B=1992/2022 C=1993/2023 D=1994/2024 E=1995/2
• era not stated PARTIAL
  no date in serialdigit 1 = last digit of the year (decade by model era)
• era not stated PARTIAL
  no date in serialdigit 1 = last digit of the year (decade by model era)

How to read the serial

1990 to present formatVERIFIED

Shape AA###### · example MX040676 · confidence medium

Year

position 2 via table: X=1990/2020 A=1991/2021 B=1992/2022 C=1993/2023 D=1994/2024 E=1995/2025 F=1996/2026 G=1997/2027 H=1998/2028 I=1999/2029 J=2000/2030 K=2001/2031 L=2002/2032 M=2003 P=2004 R=2005 S=2006 T=2007 U=2008 W=2009 Y=2010 1=2011 2=2012 3=2013 4=2014 5=2015 6=2016 7=2017 8=2018 9=2019

Week or month

week = digits 3-4

Plant

letter 1 = plant code (e.g. M = Marion OH; table not published on the fetched page)

Example: serial MX040676 decodes to week 4 of 1990 or 2020.

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

era not stated formatPARTIAL

Year

digit 1 = last digit of the year (decade by model era)

Week or month

month = digits 2-3

Listed under Kenmore (LG-built, prefix 795/796) in the source; Kenmore Appliances is named in that format's family and the corporate link is an estimate, not a checked fact.

era not stated formatPARTIAL

Year

digit 1 = last digit of the year (decade by model era)

Week or month

month = digits 2-3

Listed under Kenmore (LG-built, prefix 795/796) in the source; Kenmore Appliances 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 refrigerator

Inside the fresh-food compartment: on a side wall, the ceiling, or behind the crisper drawers.

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 Refrigerator at 9 to 13 years of expected service (nachi.org). That chart is a guideline, not a prediction for your unit.

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

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