What Samsung TV serial number mean

Every TV coming out of the factory has a unique serial number. The buyer of a new TV doesn’t care about the serial number until the TV arrives at your home, at which point, of course, you need the serial number to register on the Samsung website. The country of manufacture and date of manufacture are listed separately on the information sheet, usually placed on the back of the TV.

But in addition to the serial number, there is information that service centers use. This is information about which factory the TV was assembled in and which manufacturer’s components are installed in the TV. For example, Samsung TVs have screens from Samsung, Sharp, BOE, and many other companies, and since 2022 QLED and LED TVs have displays from the Chinese company TCL, which bought the display factory from Samsung. The date of manufacture of your Samsung TV set is stated with details down to the month; for example, you can find out that your TV set was manufactured on 01.2023, but you will not know from the serial number on what date it was assembled, it can be either the second or the 30th of January. You can find the exact date of manufacture in the service menu, but newer TVs have changed the date of manufacture to the date of purchase.

Samsung TV serial number lookup and Samsung TV model number lookup

How to find the Samsung TV serial number: You can find information about your TV in several ways; use the one that works best for you.

Yes, I once wrote that there are four ways to find out the serial number and model number of your Samsung TV. Many sites have successfully started to rewrite the information, but there are not four but five ways to find your TV’s serial number.

  • A sticker on the back of the TV
  • TV menu
  • Purchase documents (hardly used now, if you used to get a warranty card, now it’s all moved online)
  • The box from the TV.
  • Samsung personal account, where you can register your Samsung TV if you’re not too lazy.

The serial number and model number on the back of your Samsung TV

So, the first place you can find the serial number is the information sheet attached to the back of the TV. After the TV is assembled and tested at the factory, if it is in good working order and ready for sale, several stickers are printed, one of which is affixed to the back of the TV. This sticker has information about your TV’s serial number, model number, and revision number; this sticker has all the information you need about the TV.

Serial number and model number in the Samsung TV menu

The second place that has information about your TV is the operating system of your TV. You can also find the serial number in the TV menu, but this option is unsuitable if your TV is malfunctioning. To find the serial number of your TV, follow these steps. The order of the search may vary slightly depending on the model of your TV year of manufacture.

  • 2022 TV models: Menu > Settings > All Settings > Support > About this TV
  • 2017 – 2021 TV models: Settings > Support > About this TV
  • 2016 TV models: Settings > Support > Contact Samsung
  • 2013 – 2015 TV models: Menu > Support > Contact Samsung

The serial number and model number on the Samsung TV packaging box

  • Another place to find your TV’s serial number information is the sticker on the packing box, but I think you will need more time to keep a big box for years, but that’s individual; I have packing boxes of TVs in my attic at home. It’s even handy if you suddenly need to take your TV to be repaired or you decide to sell it; it can always be packed in the original box. I also have a practice, after I’ve used electronic devices for 5-6 years, I sell the old TV and buy a new one. Here is the box in which I bought the TV, and it came in handy.

The serial number and model number of the Samsung TV in the purchase documents.

If twenty years ago, when you bought a TV, you got a warranty card for its repair. This card was filled out by the seller and had a serial number, but now in most countries, this is no longer relevant.

Samsung TV serial number check

The serial number of Samsung TVs produced between 1990 and 2023 is a 15-character (letters and numbers) code that contains information about your TV. Let’s look at the serial number of your Samsung TV as an example to see what some of the characters mean. In a nutshell, the serial number consists of information about the component suppliers, a symbol indicating the type of device, the factory code where the TV was assembled, the date of manufacture, and the serial number of the TV itself.

Samsung TV serial number explained

Samsung TV serial number decode (how to decode explained)

ZAJ33SEDC00652L

  • ZAJ3 – TV model code, a factory code that contains information about the features of the TV (the codes of the suppliers of components for the TV assembly).
  • 3 – the product code in this case the number 3 means that this product is a TV

How to find out where a Samsung TV is made

  • S – the code of the plant on which the TV is assembled
    • S – Slovenia
    • H – Hungary
    • 4 -Romania
    • 1, 3 – Korea
    • L – Russia
    • W– China
    • C – Mexico
    • M – Malaysia
  • E – The technical code pertaining to the plant (assembly plant code)
  • D – year of manufacture, in this serial number is 2013
  • C – month in which the TV was manufactured, this serial number is December

00652L – The serial number of the TV, by which the manufacturer can determine on which assembly line the TV was assembled and in which shift. The information is only of interest to the manufacturer for quality control of the TVs produced

How to know the assembly date of your Samsung 2023-2001 TV

yearcodemonthcode
2001RJanuary1
2002TFebruary2
2003WMarch3
2004XApril4
2005YMay5
2006A or LJune6
2007PJuly7
2008QAugust8
2009SSeptember9
2010ZOctoberA
2011BNovemberB
2012CDecemberC
2013D  
2014F  
2015G  
2016H  
2017J  
2018K
2019M
2020N  
2021R
2022T
2023W

How do I know what year my Samsung TV is?

If you want to know how old your TV is, you can find two characters in your Samsung TV’s serial number (characters 8 and 9 in the serial number, counting from left to right). Use our chart to find out how old your TV is. Note that after twenty years, Samsung repeats the date code; for example, the letter W is 2003 or 2023. As you understand, the model numbers of TVs were utterly different in those years, which makes it impossible to make a mistake.

Data Code Samsung

year / monthJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJunejulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
code; year / month123456789ABC
1990MM 1M 2M 3M 4M5M6M7M8M9MAMBMC
1991A A 1A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 AA AB AC
1992BB 1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9BABBBC
1993CC1C2C3C4C5C6C7C8C9CACBCC
1994DD1D2D3D4D5D6D7D8D9DADBDC
1995FF1F2F3F4F5F6F7F8F9FAFBFC
1996GG1G2G3G4G5G6G7G8G9GAGBGC
1997HH1H2H3H4H5H6H7H8H9HAHBHC
1998JJ1J2J3J4J5J6J7J8J9JAJBJC
1999KK1K2K3K4K5K6K7K8K9KAKBKC
2000NN1N2N3N4N5N6N7N8N9NANBNC
2001RR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9RARBRC
2002TT1T2T3T4T5T6T7T8T9TATBTC
2003WW1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9WAWBWC
2004XX1X2X3X4X5X6X7X8X9XAXBXC
2005YY1Y2Y3Y4Y5Y6Y7Y8Y9YAYBYC
2006A,LA1,L1A2,L2A3,L3A4,L4A5,L5A6,L6A7,L7A8,L8A9,L9AA,LAAB,LBAC,LC
2007PP1P2P3P4P5P6P7P8P9PAPBPC
2008QQ1Q2Q3Q4Q5Q6Q7Q8Q9QAQBQC
2009SS1S2S3S4S5S6S7S8S9SASBSC
2010ZZ1Z2Z3Z4Z5Z6Z7Z8Z9ZAZBZC
2011BB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9BABBBC
2012CC1C2C3C4C5C6C7C8C9CACBCC
2013DD1D2D3D4D5D6D7D8D9DADBDC
2014FF1F2F3F4F5F6F7F8F9FAFBFC
2015GG1G2G3G4G5G6G7G8G9GAGBGC
2016HH1H2H3H4H5H6H7H8H9HAHBHC
2017JJ1J2J3J4J5J6J7J8J9JAJBJC
2018KK1K2K3K4K5K6K7K8K9KAKBKC
2019MM1M2M3M4M5M6M7M8M9MAMBMC
2020NN1N2N3N4N5N6N7N8N9NANBNC
2021RR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9RARBRC
2022TT1T2T3T4T5T6T7T8T9TATBTC
2023WW1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9WAWBWC

How to check the serial number of your Samsung TV, Check the Samsung TV warranty

Check the serial number of your Samsung TV. There is no centralized service to check the serial number of your Samsung TV. Some countries may have local services to check the serial number; for example, Canada has a serial number warranty check service; you can check the serial number here. I can explain why warranty verification is available in Canada if you read the terms and conditions. Canada is a big country; sometimes, it can be several hundred miles from the service center to your home. Therefore, it is written in the warranty that the owner must deliver the TV with a diagonal over 43 inches to the service center themselves; the service centers do not provide transportation services for TVs.

Sometimes Samsung runs promotions to check the serial number, but this is rare. This is due to the desire to fight the shipments of TVs intended for other regions. But it doesn’t matter to Samsung, and it even reduces the cost of warranty service because the warranty does not cover such TVs; the warranty is only valid in the country for which the TV is manufactured.

But, there is no need to check the serial number of the TV; it is tough to make a fake TV because now all TVs have the function of connecting to the Internet to Samsung servers, and a fake TV will not be able to do so that.

If you read the article carefully, you can check the serial number, knowing some nuances. For example, as of 2018, Samsung does not manufacture TVs in Korea. If you still have questions, you can write a comment, and I’ll answer you.

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72 COMMENTS

  1. I’ve got samsung projector with smart tv on board. This instruction doesn’t help. Maybe somebody knows how to decrypt my S/N?

    5D0E39FT500684Z

    • 5D0E39FT500684Z
      5D0E – OEM suppliers code
      3 – product class video
      9 – factory code
      F – production line number of the plant
      T5 – date of assembly May 2002 or May 2022
      00684Z – SN

  2. ZY8F3MEF500217W PLEASE CAN U TELL ME THIS IS WHICH YEAR MODEL TV AND UPTO NOW WHAT WILL BE THE CONDITION

  3. 06S63K4R800606H this is serial number of my Samsung tv, I have tried to analyse the serial number it difficult to ascertain the real Samsung data because of this I think Samsung have to verify this product.
    Kindly advise me on how to verify this product. Thanks.

    • What model of TV? What country are you in?

      Go to the menu and look at the model number and serial number, they must match the label on the TV.

  4. When I checked country assembled code, K is not found which country assembled code is K if this serial number is manufactured by Samsung 06S63K4R800606H.

    • Look at the sticker on the back of the TV, it will most likely indicate the country of assembly.

    • K – factory code of the company where the TV is assembled (country of assembly)

    • Most likely, yes. The production date is October 2001. You should check the model number and serial number to see if they indicate the same time period.

    • For the American market, there are also some differences. For example:
      FXZA is a basic TV model
      BXZA – the TV is made to be sold through Walmart stores

      BXZA TV may be cheaper, it is affected by lower logistics costs. Walmart transports a shipment of TVs directly from the factory to its warehouses.

      The TVs have the same technical specifications.

  5. Hello! I’m sorry to ask, but I can not find anything on the samsung tv with the serial number of lmn40a530p1fxza – Can you please help me?

    • It’s not a serial number, it’s a model number of the TV, and most likely it’s a model ln40a530p1fxza
      This 2008 TV

    • This is the model number
      LN – LCD
      32 – diagonal inch
      D – 2011
      4 – series
      03 – model
      e – HD screen
      4 – design
      DX – type tuner
      ZA – US, Canada

    • UN – 32H6400 model number
      The date of manufacture can be obtained from the serial number.
      The second option is to see the production date in the service menu

  6. Sir I want to know if my tv is original Samsung
    And what is its year and month of production

    • Z2Z1 – code TV
      3 – product TV
      С – assembled in Mexico
      Q – code Line
      B – 2011
      8 – August
      23072N serial number

    • 09B1 – TV code
      3 – producte TV
      N – country assembly
      С – Line assembly
      N – 2020
      3 – March
      01798 – serial number

    • This is a 2018 TV model.
      Q- QLED
      N – North America
      55 – diagonal inch
      Q – QLED
      6 – series
      F – flat screen
      N – 2018
      A – screen backlighting EDGE

    • 0FNJ – code TV, component suppliers
      3- TV
      H – television set assembled in Hungary
      С – assembly line code
      N – 2020
      7- July
      00062P – serial number (TV number assembled this month at the assembly line)

  7. Model: UE55H6400AKXXY
    Serial Number:
    B7213HIFB02718E – ‘F’ is not a year in your explanation, can you tell me what year this model of TV is please?

    • 08FG – factory code
      3 – product TV
      8 – code factory possibly India
      9 – code assembly line
      N – 2020
      3- March
      00244M – serial number (the number of televisions assembled, on line in March)

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