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SLA Batteries Product Date Codes

The document provides information about date code formats used on SLA and powersport batteries to indicate the month, day, and year of manufacture. For SLA batteries, the first five numeric characters of the date code represent the month, day, and year using MM/DD/YY format. For powersport batteries, the first four characters use a YY/MM/X format with the first letter indicating the year, next two numbers the month, and fourth character a factory code. Additional characters at the end of either code are not related to the manufacture date.

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SLA Batteries Product Date Codes

The document provides information about date code formats used on SLA and powersport batteries to indicate the month, day, and year of manufacture. For SLA batteries, the first five numeric characters of the date code represent the month, day, and year using MM/DD/YY format. For powersport batteries, the first four characters use a YY/MM/X format with the first letter indicating the year, next two numbers the month, and fourth character a factory code. Additional characters at the end of either code are not related to the manufacture date.

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SLA Batteries Product Date Codes

The first five numeric characters represent the month, day and year of
manufacture (MM/DD/Y)

The first two numbers identify the month, from 01 to 12. For example,
March is 03 and November is 11.

The second two numbers specify the day of the month, from 01 to 31.

The fifth digit identifies the year from 0 to 9. This digit is repeated
every 10 years. For example, 1 = 2001, 4 = 2004 etc.

For example: 09016 would be broken down to September 1
st
, 2006

There may be additional alpha-numeric characters at the end of the date code. These are
internal lot numbers or injection mold numbers and they have no bearing on the date of
manufacture.



Powersport Batteries Product Date Codes

The first four characters represent the year, month and production line
(Y/MM/*)

The first letter identify the year, from A to Z. For example, E = 2005, F
= 2006, G = 2007.

The second two numbers specify the month, from 01 to 12.

The fourth digit/letter identifies the factory code. This code does not
reflect the date of manufacture.

For example: F10Y would be broken down to October 2006.

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