Serial number of washing machines Bosch, Siemens, what is the number FD, Z-nr

In this article we will look at how to decipher the information label. We will tell you what is the FD number, the serial number of a Bosch and Siemens washing machine, how to find the serial number of a Bosch, Siemens washing machine, how to find the year of manufacture of a Bosch, Siemens washing machine. How to find out if your washing machine is a fake. And also how to find out where your Bosch, Siemens washing machine is made.

What does FD, Z-NR, Bosch, Siemens, Gaggenau washing machine serial number mean

Bosch, Siemens washing machines are produced by one group of companies BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, which has adopted its own standard for indicating the assembly date and serial number. Therefore, the decoding of the serial number and date of manufacture of washing machines is the same for Bosch, Siemens, Gaggenau.

Bosch serial number lookup

Bosch serial number location. Information about the Bosch, Siemens washing machine is printed on the information sheet which is glued to the back of the washing machine. A duplicate sticker with basic information (assembly date, serial number) is located on the inside of the washing machine door, the information on both stickers must match.

Example sticker for a Bosch washing machine

If you need information about your washing machine and you find an information sticker, you might be a little confused. You won’t see the model number or the serial number, the information on the sticker will be a little different. Now I’m going to tell you how to properly understand the information you’ll see on the sticker.

  • E-Nr. WAS28775/23 – washing machine model
  • FD – (Factory Date) date of manufacture, 8907 consists of 4 digits, how to decipher the date of manufacture of the washing machine will be discussed below.
  • Z -Nr. – washing machine number, six digits 200430, how to decipher it we will also look at.
  • 489070250386004303 – full serial number of your Bosch washing machine, the serial number contains information and you can find out what the serial number says.

Example of decoding serial number, FD, washing machine Znr Bosch, Siemens

What is FD number? FD number (Factory Date) decode, explained

Bosch serial number age. FD – (Factory Date) is the production date of the 8907 washing machine: the washing machine was manufactured in July 2009. Bosch encodes the production date and it should be decoded as follows:

How to find out when my washing machine (Bosch, Siemens) was manufactured, decoding number FD

  • 8 – The cipher of the decade, in this case, it means that the washing machine was made between 2000 and 2009.
    • 0 – 2020 – 2022
    • 9 – 2010 – 2019
    • 8 – 2000 – 2009
    • 7 – 1990 – 1999
    • 6 – 1980 – 1989
    • 5 – 1970 – 1979
    • 4 – 1960 – 1969
    • 3 – 1950 – 1959
    • 2 – 1940 – 1949
    • 1 – 1930 – 1939
  • 9 – year in a decade, which means that the washing machine was manufactured in 2009.
  • 07 – month of manufacture of the washing machine, indicated by two digits, 07 this washing machine was manufactured in July.

FD numbers (date code) – year and month of manufacture Bosch/Siemens/Gaggenau

So, you should know, FD is the date of manufacture of the serial number, I made a table in which you can easily find your FD number and find out when the washing machine was manufactured. And not only the washing machine, but basically any Bosch appliance.

FD number Bosch-Siemens

year/month JanuaryFebruaryMarchApril May June July AugustSeptemberOctober November December
2029090109020903090409050906090709080909091009110912
2028080108020803080408050806080708080809081008110812
2027070107020703070407050706070707080709071007110712
2026060106020603060406050606060706080609061006110612
2025050105020503050405050506050705080509051005110512
2024040104020403040404050406040704080409041004110412
2023030103020303030403050306030703080309031003110312
2022020102020203020402050206020702080209021002110212
2021010101020103010401050106010701080109011001110112
2020000100020003000400050006000700080009001000110012
2019 990199029903990499059906990799089909991099119912
2018 980198029803980498059806980798089809981098119812
2017970197029703970497059706970797089709971097119712
2016960196029603960496059606960796089609961096119612
2015950195029503950495059506950795089509951095119512
2014940194029403940494059406940794089409941094119412
2013930193029303930493059306930793089309931093119312
2012920192029203920492059206920792089209921092119212
2011910191029103910491059106910791089109911091119112
2010900190029003900490059006900790089009901090119012
2009890189028903890489058906890789088909891089118912
2008880188028803880488058806880788088809881088118812
2007870187028703870487058706870787088709871087118712
2006860186028603860486058606860786088609861086118612
2005850185028503850485058506850785088509851085118512
2004840184028403840484058406840784088409841084118412
2003830183028303830483058306830783088309831083118312
2002820182028203820482058206820782088209821082118212
2001810181028103810481058106810781088109811081118112
2000800180028003800480058006800780088009801080118012
1999790179027903790479057906790779087909791079117912
1998780178027803780478057806780778087809781078117812
1997770177027703770477057706770777087709771077117712
1996760176027603760476057606760776087609761076117612
1995750175027503750475057506750775087509751075117512
1994740174027403740474057406740774087409741074117412
1993730173027303730473057306730773087309731073117312
1992720172027203720472057206720772087209721072117212
1991710171027103710471057106710771087109711071117112
1990700170027003700470057006700770087009701070117012
1989690169026903690469056906690769086909691069116912
1988680168026803680468056806680768086809681068116812
1987670167026703670467056706670767086709671067116712
1986660166026603660466056606660766086609661066116612
1985650165026503650465056506650765086509651065116512
1984640164026403640464056406640764086409641064116412
1983630163026303630463056306630763086309631063116312
1982620162026203620462056206620762086209621062116212
1981610161026103610461056106610761086109611061116112
1980600160026003600460056006600760086009601060116012
1979590159025903590459055906590759085909591059115912
1978580158025803580458055806580758085809581058115812
1977570157025703570457055706570757085709571057115712
1976560156025603560456055606560756085609561056115612
1975550155025503550455055506550755085509551055115512
1974540154025403540454055406540754085409541054115412
1973530153025303530453055306530753085309531053115312
1972520152025203520452055206520752085209521052115212
1971510151025103510451055106510751085109511051115112
1970500150025003500450055006500750085009501050115012

Z- Nr Bosch, Siemens decode

What is Z NR?

This is the serial number of the washing machine assembled on the assembly line.

Z- Nr. – 200430

  • 2 – assembly line number
  • 00430 – washing machine number, decoded as follows, in July 2009, this washing machine 430 came off the second assembly line. The five-digit designation allows you to assign the washing machines the number 99999, which is 3225 washing machines per day, 134 per hour, 2 per minute. Obviously, it is impossible to produce that many on a single conveyor, and 5 digits is enough to create an identification number.

Decoding the serial number of Bosch, Siemens washing machines explained

The washing machine is also assigned a serial number which contains additional information. The serial number is an additional protection entered by the washing machine manufacturer. The serial number controls the correctness of the washing machine information, in turn the serial number consists of 18 digits 489070250386004303 and can be explained as follows.

It should be noted that washing machines produced before 2000 did not have a serial number. The manufacturer only provided information about the model number, year of manufacture, and washing machine number.

How do I know what country my Bosch/Siemens/Gaggenau washing machine is made in?

Now let’s see how to understand the entire serial number from Bosch.

  • 48 – is the code of the factory where the washing machine was assembled. The factory where the washing machine is assembled is assigned an individual code. You can tell from this code in which country the washing machine was assembled. Although nowadays, of course, there is no difference where the washing machine was made. At Bosch plants operates a unified quality system, which ensures the high quality of manufactured products.
    • 40 – Germany
    • 41 – Poland
    • 42 – Germany
    • 43 – Turkey
    • 45 – Germany
    • 48 – Germany
    • 84 – Thailand
    • 85 – USA
    • 87 – China
    • 88 – Russia
    • 99 – Germany
  • 9 is the year of manufacture, the last year of the decade. The date of manufacture may be detailed in the FD number.
  • 07 – month of manufacture.
  • 0250386 – internal manufacturer code, which contains service information such as component suppliers.
  • 00430 – washing machine number
  • 3 – Serial Number Control Code, used to verify that the serial number is correct.

Fake serial number, Bosch washing machine

Sometimes there are discrepancies between the serial number, FD codes and the washer serial number. As an example in the photo above. According to the FD and Z-Nr information, the washer was produced in 2001 in May and came off the assembly line under the number 3545. According to the serial number, the washer was produced in 2001 in December and came off the assembly line under the number 90733.

It’s a fake sticker, the following says it:

  • The Z-Nr. number must consist of six digits.
  • The production date in FD and the serial number are different.
  • The number of washing machines produced by Z-Nr. is very large 3543, the production of this washing machine on the assembly line was 3543, this is produced per month. If you divide by the number of days in a month, that’s 120 a day, which is a lot, although on the big lines at the end of the month it is possible. But by serial number, that’s 90,733 washing machines. It is simply not possible to produce 90,000 washing machines a month on a single line.
  • The Z-Nr code and the ZNR code in the serial number do not match.

Those who printed the sticker did not know that the serial number must contain FD and Z-Nr information. Because the washing machine is not made by Bosch, or it is another model of an earlier model on which a fresh sticker has been affixed. Or, alternatively, the washing machine is assembled from several washing machines, then the sticker is imprinted much later.

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2 COMMENTS

  1. Thank you so much for this article! I recently bought a Bosch washing machine and I was curious as to when and where it was produced. Your article is the only one in the web (as far as I searched anyway) that thouroughly explains every single aspect of the serial code and helped me track down the actual date, assembly line and country of manufacture of my machine

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