How old is my Speed Queen dryer?
Serial number age decoder for Speed Queen clothes dryers: 3 format eras, the decode rule in plain English, transcribed tables, and the official lookup.
Type the serial from the data plate, not the model number. Nothing is sent anywhere; the tables are in this page.
Format example: 9206152586
- Speed Queen dryer serial numbers in the before 2002 format encode the year as digits 1-2 (YY) and the week as digits 3-4 (source: building-center.org).
- Example: serial 9206152586 decodes to week 6 of 1992.
- Speed Queen dryer serial numbers in the 2009 to present format encode the year as 2nd-to-last letter (table below) and the last letter, two letters per month (table below) (source: docs.alliancelaundry.com).
- Example: serial 520I000001DK decodes to May 2015.
- Speed Queen dryer serial numbers in the 2009 to present format encode the year as 2nd-to-last letter (table below) and the last letter, two letters per month (table below) (source: docs.alliancelaundry.com).
- Example: serial 520I000001DK decodes to May 2015.
- Speed Queen's official lookup at speedqueen.com returns warranty / registration lookup.
Format eras
- 2009 to present VERIFIED
###A######AA2nd-to-last letter: P=2009 R=2010 T=2011 V=2012 X=2013 B=2014 D=2015 F=2016 H=2017 (offici - 2009 to present VERIFIED
###A######AA2nd-to-last letter: P=2009 R=2010 T=2011 V=2012 X=2013 B=2014 D=2015 F=2016 H=2017 (offici - before 2002 VERIFIED
##########digits 1-2 (YY)
How to read the serial
2009 to present formatVERIFIED
Shape ###A######AA · example 520I000001DK · confidence high
- Year
- 2nd-to-last letter: P=2009 R=2010 T=2011 V=2012 X=2013 B=2014 D=2015 F=2016 H=2017 (official table ends at 2017; the sequence is the Maytag 24-letter cycle, so J=2018 L=2019 N=2020 is an extrapolation, not sourced)
- Week or month
- last letter, two letters per month: A/B=Jan C/D=Feb E/F=Mar G/H=Apr J/K=May L/M=Jun N/Q=Jul P/S=Aug R/U=Sep T/W=Oct V/Y=Nov X/Z=Dec
| Year code | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| P | 2009 |
| R | 2010 |
| T | 2011 |
| V | 2012 |
| X | 2013 |
| B | 2014 |
| D | 2015 |
| F | 2016 |
| H | 2017 |
| J | 2018 |
| L | 2019 |
| N | 2020 |
| Month code | Month |
|---|---|
| A | January |
| B | January |
| C | February |
| D | February |
| E | March |
| F | March |
| G | April |
| H | April |
| J | May |
| K | May |
| L | June |
| M | June |
| N | July |
| Q | July |
| P | August |
| S | August |
| R | September |
| U | September |
| T | October |
| W | October |
| V | November |
| Y | November |
| X | December |
| Z | December |
Example: serial 520I000001DK decodes to May 2015.
Listed under Speed Queen (Alliance European-built) in the source; Speed Queen is named in that format's family and the corporate link is an estimate, not a checked fact.
2009 to present formatVERIFIED
Shape ###A######AA · example 520I000001DK · confidence high
- Year
- 2nd-to-last letter: P=2009 R=2010 T=2011 V=2012 X=2013 B=2014 D=2015 F=2016 H=2017 (official table ends at 2017; the sequence is the Maytag 24-letter cycle, so J=2018 L=2019 N=2020 is an extrapolation, not sourced)
- Week or month
- last letter, two letters per month: A/B=Jan C/D=Feb E/F=Mar G/H=Apr J/K=May L/M=Jun N/Q=Jul P/S=Aug R/U=Sep T/W=Oct V/Y=Nov X/Z=Dec
| Year code | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| P | 2009 |
| R | 2010 |
| T | 2011 |
| V | 2012 |
| X | 2013 |
| B | 2014 |
| D | 2015 |
| F | 2016 |
| H | 2017 |
| J | 2018 |
| L | 2019 |
| N | 2020 |
| Month code | Month |
|---|---|
| A | January |
| B | January |
| C | February |
| D | February |
| E | March |
| F | March |
| G | April |
| H | April |
| J | May |
| K | May |
| L | June |
| M | June |
| N | July |
| Q | July |
| P | August |
| S | August |
| R | September |
| U | September |
| T | October |
| W | October |
| V | November |
| Y | November |
| X | December |
| Z | December |
Example: serial 520I000001DK decodes to May 2015.
Listed under Speed Queen (Alliance European-built) in the source; Speed Queen is named in that format's family and the corporate link is an estimate, not a checked fact.
before 2002 formatVERIFIED
Shape ########## · example 9206152586 · confidence medium
- Year
- digits 1-2 (YY)
- Week or month
- week = digits 3-4
Example: serial 9206152586 decodes to week 6 of 1992.
Listed under Amana in the source; Speed Queen 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.
Open the official Speed Queen 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
- Speed Queen is treated as sharing Amana's format because the source lists it in that family; the corporate relationship itself is an estimate.
- Speed Queen is treated as sharing Speed Queen (Alliance European-built)'s format because the source lists it in that family; the corporate relationship itself is an estimate.
- Official Alliance CPSC filing: YYMM + 6 digits for Ripon WI / Thailand builds; European builds end in Maytag-style year+month letters (D2288EN). Pre-1998 Raytheon-era = Amana YYWW style. Building-center's page wrongly ties Speed Queen to Whirlpool's 2006 Maytag purchase. speedqueen.com/warranty-check/ curl 200 (form).
