Carrier
Style 1:
The Date of Manufacture is in the first four digits of the serial number and represent the week and year of production:
4006A17320
40 06 A17320
40 Week
06 Year
Style 2:
The first four digits of the serial number represent the year and month of production:
850305091
85 03 05091
85 Year
03 Month
Style 3:
The first two digits of the serial number represent the month and year of manufacture:
W4D14108
W 4 D14108
W (Month) September
4 (Year) 1984
M January T July
N February V August
P March W September
Q April X October
R May Y November
S June Z December
0 1980
1 1981
2 1982
3 1983
4 1984
Style 4:
The first two digits of the serial number represent the month and year of manufacture:
A167990
A 1 67990
A (Month) January
1 (Year) 1971
A January G July
B February H August
C March I September
D April J October
E May K November
F June L December
0 1970 5 1975
1 1971 6 1976
2 1972 7 1977
3 1973 8 1978
4 1974 9 1979