Find Your Samsung Appliance's Age

Works for Samsung refrigerators, washers, dryers, dishwashers, ranges & microwaves.

Serial Number * Model Number (optional)

Not sure where to look? See where the tag is on your appliance ↓

Where to Find the Serial Number Tag

The model/serial tag is usually a printed sticker or metal plate. Common locations by appliance type:

🧊Refrigerator

Inside the fridge compartment, along the side wall, or behind the crisper/produce drawer.

🫧Washer

Inside the door frame, on the front-facing edge, or on the back of the top panel.

♨️Dryer

Inside the door frame, or on the inside of the lint filter housing.

🍽️Dishwasher

On the edge of the door, visible when the door is open.

🔥Range / Oven

Inside the storage drawer at the bottom, or along the door frame.

📡Microwave

Inside the door frame, along the edge visible when the door is open.

How Samsung Serial Numbers Work

Samsung uses a 15-character serial number with the date code near the end:

8th character — Year: a letter that repeats on a 20-year cycle, so the same letter can mean two different years 20 years apart (e.g. the same letter could mean 2006 or 2026).
9th character — Month: digits "1"-"9" for January-September, then "A"=October, "B"=November, "C"=December.
Other characters: factory and production identifiers — not date-related.

Why we show more than one possible year: because Samsung's year letter repeats every 20 years, a given letter is genuinely ambiguous between years two decades apart. Our tool shows every realistic candidate year rather than guessing — here's how to narrow it down further:

Check the nameplate itself — some units print an actual manufacture date separately from the serial number.
Look up your model number online — Samsung model numbers are frequently refreshed, so your specific model can often narrow down the likely purchase window.
Consider the appliance's condition and your known purchase timeframe to rule out the oldest or newest candidate year.

This tool is based on Samsung's publicly documented serial number format and is provided as a helpful estimate. It is not an official Samsung lookup service, and results should be treated as a best estimate rather than a certainty.

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is my Samsung refrigerator/washer/dryer?

Enter the full 15-character serial number from the model tag above. We'll read the year letter and month code and show you every realistic manufacture year that letter could match.

My serial number isn't 15 characters — what now?

Double-check you copied the entire serial number, including any letters at the start or end. Samsung's date code only works with the full 15-character format — a shortened or partial serial can't be reliably decoded.

Why does the tool show multiple possible years instead of one?

Because that's genuinely all the serial number tells you. Samsung's year letter repeats every 20 years, so any tool claiming a single certain year from a Samsung serial alone is guessing — we'd rather be upfront about the real limitation than give you false confidence.

My appliance is out of warranty and having issues — what now?

Once you know roughly how old your Samsung appliance is, our technicians can help you decide whether a repair still makes sense — try our Repair or Replace tool or call us for a same-day estimate.

Samsung Appliance Age Lookup