GE Appliance Serial Number Decoder — Find Manufacture Date & Age
GE Appliances holds 21% US market share — the largest of any brand. Decode GE serial numbers to find the manufacture date.
GE Appliances (now owned by Haier) covers GE, GE Profile, GE Cafe, Monogram, and Hotpoint brands. ApplianceAPI decodes serial numbers for all GE family brands automatically — enter the serial and get the manufacture date, month, and year.
GE Serial Number Format
GE Appliances uses a proprietary serial number format that encodes both the month and year of manufacture. The same format applies to all GE family brands: GE, GE Profile, GE Cafe, Monogram, and Hotpoint.
ApplianceAPI handles the decoding automatically. Enter the serial number and get the manufacture month, year, and confidence score.
GE Model Number Prefixes
GE Appliances model numbers use letter prefixes that indicate the product line. ApplianceAPI identifies and normalizes GE model numbers automatically, covering GE, GE Profile, GE Cafe, Monogram, and Hotpoint.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to determine the age of a GE appliance?
Enter the brand (GE) and serial number at applianceapi.com/appliance-date. The decoder handles GE-specific formatting automatically and returns the manufacture month and year.
What do the letters in a GE serial number mean?
GE serial numbers encode the manufacture date using a proprietary letter system. ApplianceAPI decodes this automatically — you don't need to look up the codes manually.
Does this work for Hotpoint and GE Profile?
Yes. Hotpoint, GE Profile, GE Cafe, and Monogram all use the same GE serial format family. ApplianceAPI decodes all of them.