How old is my Samsung unit?
Samsung is part of Samsung Electronics (also owns Dacor). 2 serial formats sourced across central air conditioner, mini split, refrigerator, range, dishwasher, washer, dryer, microwave.
Serial number decoder for Samsung
Type the serial from the data plate, not the model number. Nothing is sent anywhere; the tables are in this page.
Format example: J0V07DDC400695M
- Samsung air conditioner serial numbers in the 2001 to present format encode the year as position 8 letter, 20-year cycle (table below) and the month as position 9: 1-9 = Jan-Sep, A = Oct, B = Nov, C = Dec (source: building-center.org).
- Example: serial J0V07DDC400695M decodes to April 2012.
- Samsung air conditioner serial numbers in the 1997 to 2004 format encode the year as position 4 letter (table below) and the month as position 5: 1-9 = Jan-Sep, A = Oct, B = Nov, C = Dec (source: building-center.org).
- Example: serial P1AN800011 decodes to August 2000.
- Samsung's official lookup at samsung.com returns warranty / registration lookup.
Decoder pages by product
Central Air Conditioner1 formatMini Split1 formatRefrigerator1 formatRange1 formatDishwasher1 formatWasher1 formatDryer1 formatMicrowave1 format
Format eras
- 2001 to present VERIFIED
A#A##AAA######ARefrigerator, Range, Dishwasher, Microwave, Washer, Dryer - 1997 to 2004 PARTIAL
A#AA######Mini Split, Central Air Conditioner
Official lookup: the authority
Open the official Samsung 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.
What we could not confirm
- The 1997 to 2004 format is only partially confirmed (PARTIAL (page is a corrupted Panasonic copy; chart only)).
- APPLIANCES: 8th char = year letter, 9th = month (1-9, A/B/C). HVAC: building-center's samsung-hvac-age page is a mangled copy of the Panasonic page (header says 'Parent Company: Panasonic'); only its Style 2 chart (P1AN800011, 1997-2004 year letters) is Samsung. samsung.com/us/support/warranty/ = 200 (warranty terms). samsunghvac.com/product-registration = 200. Samsung's own manufacture-date support article could not be reached (ANS00062112 redirects to the support home; search budget exhausted).
Sources
- https://www.building-center.org/samsung-appliances/
- img: samsung-chart-1.jpg (transcribed)
- https://www.building-center.org/samsung-hvac-age/
- img: Samsung-Style-2.png
- https://www.samsung.com/us/support/warranty/official