How to know the date of manufacture of the Bosch battery

How to determine the date of manufacture of the battery?

The Eurostart battery cipher contains two groups of numbers: one has a four-digit number, the other. six digits, for example: 3597 514226.

The date of manufacture marking model of the battery:

First half of the year: 1. Jan, 2. Feb, 3. mar, 4. Apr, 5. May, 6. Jun

Second half of the year: 1. Jul, 2. Aug, 3. Sen, 4. Oct, 5. Nov, 6. Dec

The battery was produced on mowing line number 3, personal batch code. 376. Year made: 2014, second half of the year, month number 4, October 26, 7th brigade.

Heavy batteries are labeled differently.

For example, the heavy batteries are marked like this: 13512254

Battery capacity of 135 Ah, made in 2012, second half of the year, month 5 (November), brigade number. 4

Due to the relocation of the plant to Kursk, there was a change in marking in 2015: 1117 6 74621

date of manufacture of battery, 11. November 17. 2017.

number of the battery produced.

Exide

The code consists of 8 characters: 5 characters, 1 space, 3 characters For example, AAAAAAAA The date of manufacture is encoded in the last 3 characters of the code. The 1st character in the group of the last three characters means the year of manufacture (2020 = 0), and the next two characters mean the month:
													month/year	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
2021	137	138	139	140	173	174	175	176	177	178	179	180
2022	237	238	239	240	273	274	275	276	277	278	279	280
2023	337	338	339	340	373	374	375	376	377	378	379	380
2024	437	438	439	440	473	474	475	476	477	478	479	480
2025	537	538	539	540	573	574	575	576	577	578	579	580
2026	637	638	639	640	673	674	675	676	677	678	679	680

Forse

Location code. On top of the Forse battery cover, either in the center section or on the right side.A code composed of 2 sets of digits: the first part is a 4-digit code and the second part a 6-digit code. The date of manufacture of these batteries is deciphered from the second, namely the six-digit code. The first digit (in our case the digit “8” in the picture) is the last digit of the year, 7. 2017, 8. 2018 and t.д. The second digit means the half year (first or second). The third digit represents the month of the year.

Ista

On the top of the Ista battery, under the sticker, there is the battery code.

Sample: 8751, 8 is the factory number, 7 is the year number (2017), 51 is the week number (December).

For batteries produced by “ISTA. Center”, the cipher is different, sample: 241751, where 2 is the factory number, 4 is the shift number, 17 is the year number, 51 is the week (second decade of December).

MAFF

On the side of the MAFF battery, there is a sticker with deciphering, where the first mark is the month of production, the second. the year of production.

Moll

The code is printed on the minus terminal of the Moll battery: The 1st and 2nd digits are the week number (01. 53), 3 and 4 digits. year of manufacture.

MONBAT

There is a nine-digit code printed on the MONBAT battery cover. 6th-7th digits. week of manufacture, 8th. year. For example 356780181. 1st week 2018.

Optima (Optima )

On the box of Optima battery, the year and day of manufacture are melted on the side (1 digit. year, the last 3. day of issue).

For example, 7228, this represents day 228 of 2017.

Panasonic

Panasonic battery manufacturing code is located on the label at the top (on the lid). At the same time, on Panasonic batteries, the code is printed in the format of YY.MM.DD,

Marking Example: 070616A Deciphering: Battery manufactured June 7, 2016.

Sznajder

10-digit code on the Sznajder battery cover: the three penultimate digits indicate the day of the year, the last digit minus 1 indicates the year.

TAB

Deciphering the date of manufacture of the TAB battery: Two codes of 7 characters each are stamped on the top of the cover, the year (3-4 characters) and the week of manufacture (5-6 characters) are encoded on the right.

Tenax

The Tenax battery marking is located at the top of the cover in the factory code. This code contains 24 characters, with the fourth digit representing the year and the month number in the fifth and/or sixth position.

Example code: F3V7114781638 956739 45R 45

On Bosch batteries, the production date code is repeated on the front label in the center of the battery. It contains a three-digit number that contains information about the date of manufacture. For example 711. November 2017.

To fully decipher the entire marking, you will need the following information:

First letter. geographic location of the Bosch and Varta plant

The number after that. is the conveyor belt number.

V. for retail sales, E. components to the facilities, C. By partnership agreement.

The next digit is the year of manufacture, the next two digits are the month (01, 02, etc.).д.)

5 and 6 digits. the day the battery was manufactured, the last digit is the shift number.

In 2014, Bosch and Varta adopted a new battery labeling standard.

The first digit of this combination is the year of manufacture, the next two. month (17. 20 January. April, 53. 60 May. December).

Topla

Interpretation of the date of manufacture of Topla batteries: On the top of the lid there are two codes embossed with 7 symbols, the year (3-4 symbols) and the week of manufacture (5-6 symbols) are ciphered in the right one.

Tudor

The code is located on the Tudor battery case.

The first digit is the year of issue, the second letter is the month (A. January-February, B. March-April, C. May-June, D. July-August, etc.д.).

Hugel

The battery marking is located near the plus terminal. Example: 25 05 16 (May 25, 2016).

Varta

The marking is located at the top of the lid in the factory code. This code contains 24 characters, the fourth digit represents the year, the month number is in the fifth and/or sixth position. Example code: F3V7114781638 956739 45R 45

Explanation: 7. 2017 year 11. November Production date. November 2017 On Varta batteries, the production date code is repeated on the front label in the center of the battery. It contains a three-digit number that contains information about the production date.

For example 711. November 2017. To fully decipher the entire marking, you will need the following information:

First letter. geographical location of the factory Bosch and Varta H. Germany, C. Czech Republic, S. Sweden, A. Austria, F or R. France, E or G. The number after it. is the conveyor belt number.

Next letter. loading destination: V. for retail sales, E. components at the plant, C. By partnership agreement.

The next digit is the year of manufacture, and the next two digits are the month (01, 02, etc.).д.) 5 and 6 digits. the day on which the battery was manufactured, the last digit is the shift number.

In 2014, Bosch and Varta adopted a new battery labeling standard. In the big cipher it is the 4. 6 positions. The first number in this combination is the year of manufacture, the next two. month (17. 20 January. April, 53. 60 May. December).

How to determine the date of manufacture of a battery

Choosing a car battery is not an easy procedure. It is usually accompanied by a lengthy study of information from profile forums and tests by reputable publications. On the basis of the data you choose the best option in terms of value for money and quality. It would seem that all you have to do is to go to the store and buy the product you’re looking for. However there is one nuance, which not all motorists take into account. We are talking about the shelf life of a battery.

It is not uncommon when a battery has been idle in the points of sale for several months. During this period, its consumer characteristics inevitably deteriorate, especially if the storage conditions are unfavorable. Different types of batteries have different allowable idle time without recharging. For example, conventional batteries made with antimony have a shelf life of 6-10 months, calcium batteries retain their properties for longer. up to two years. There are, of course, more resistant to the self-discharge of batteries (some Bosch products can be stored for up to 3 years). All these figures can be oriented, but they often do not correspond to the real figures, i.e.к. In practice, storage conditions are not optimal. In any case, among two identical batteries it is better to choose a “fresh” one. There is a reasonable question how to find out the date of manufacture of the battery? Not all sellers are willing to answer this question, so it’s worth taking matters into your own hands.

Any automobile battery has a marking, in which the date of manufacture is encoded. The problem is that there are no unified standards for coding, as well as the place of its location is not regulated. The alphanumeric code that hides the date of manufacture of the battery can be engraved on the case or indicated on one of the labels. Each manufacturer is free to label batteries as it sees fit. Below we have collected information on the encryption principles used by the leading manufacturers of automobile batteries.

LLC “Kursk Accumulator Plant” (Kursk Accumulator, Istok)

For 45-110 Ah batteries, the date of manufacture is indicated in the upper right-hand corner of the cover. A 10-digit number is used: the first two digits indicate the month, the next two indicate the year, and the last six digits indicate the battery identification number.

Example: 1013 123456. battery manufactured in October 2013, 123456. identification number.

The date of manufacture is marked on the top cover. The code consists of four digits: the first two indicate the month and the next two the year.

Example: 0611. battery was produced in June 2011.

TM Company LLC (Tyumen Bear, Tyumen Battery, Space, BURAN, ARCTIC, Yamal)

The date of manufacture is marked on the back of the battery by laser peotting. Consists of six digits, with the first two indicating the month and the next four indicating the year

Example: 082011. manufacture date of the battery is August 2011

“TUBOR Trade House (TITAN, Cobat, VAIPER, BAT)

The date of manufacture is indicated by five symbols: first position. day of the week (1-7), second and third. number of the week (01-53), fourth position. year of manufacture by Latin letter (H. 2011, V. 2012, N. 2013, Z. 2014, P. 2015, A. 2016, S. 2017, T. 2018, X. 2019, L. 2020), fifth position. shift number (1-3).

Bottom line: the battery was released on March 2, 2011 on the first shift.

The date of manufacture of Akom batteries is printed on the top cover and consists of 7 characters. The first six are numbers indicating the date, and the 7th character is a letter representing the shift cipher. The date is coded as follows: the first two digits are the month, the second two are the year, and the third pair is the day.

Example: 041402T. battery manufactured on April 2, 2014.

The markings are on the top cover, in the upper left corner. The first four characters out of six are responsible for the date of manufacture. The first corresponds to the year (one digit), the second to the month (one letter), the third and fourth to the number.

The month is coded as follows: A. January, B. February, C. March, D. April, E. May, F. June, G. July, H. August, J. September, K. October, L. November, M. December.

Bottom line: the battery was produced on August 6, 2012.

For batteries prior to 2014, the date of manufacture is indicated in the production code located on the top cover. The fourth position in the marking indicates the year (the last digit in the year numbering), the fifth through the sixth indicate the month.

Date of manufacture of battery. May 2011.

On the Bosch battery, the three-digit code in the above format is duplicated on the front side in the center of the sticker.

The table below shows the three-digit codes for Bosch batteries from 2000 to 2013.

Month/Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

January	081	181	281	381	481	581	681	781	881	981	001	101	201	301
February	082	182	282	382	482	582	682	782	882	982	002	102	202	302
March	083	183	283	383	483	583	683	783	883	983	003	103	203	303
April	084	184	284	384	484	584	684	784	884	984	004	104	204	304
May	085	185	285	385	485	585	685	785	885	985	005	105	205	305
June	086	186	286	386	486	586	686	786	886	986	006	106	206	306
July	087	187	287	387	487	587	687	787	887	987	007	107	207	307
August	088	188	288	388	488	588	688	788	888	988	008	108	208	308
September	089	189	289	389	489	589	689	789	889	989	009	109	209	309
October	090	190	290	390	490	590	690	790	890	990	010	110	210	310
November	091	191	291	391	491	591	691	791	891	991	011	111	211	311
December	092	192	292	392	492	592	692	792	892	992	012	112	212	312

As of 2014, a different coding for VARTA and Bosch battery issue date has been applied. The same 4, 5, and 6 positions of the production code are used for the designation, but the format has changed. Now in the 4th place there is a digit indicating the year of issue, and in the 5th and 6th places. the month code in the following format: 17-January, 18-February, 19-March, 20-April, 53-May, 54-June, 55-July, 56-August, 57-September, 58-October, 59-November, 60-December.

Batteries from the Turkish company Mutlu are marked with six numbers on the upper part of the case. The first number indicates the production line number, the second number the year of manufacture, the third and fourth numbers the month, and the fifth and sixth numbers the specific number.

Example: 410905. battery manufactured September 5, 2011

The date of manufacture of the rechargeable batteries of the Slovenian company TAB is encoded in a 14-digit code, located on the upper part of the case. The third and fourth positions indicate a year, the fifth and sixth positions indicate a week.

Example: F1110600941864. battery manufactured in February 2011.

Ista (Ista, Oberon, Force, Volta, Dominator)

The code is applied to the upper cover and consists of nine digits. The second digit is used to mark the year, the third and fourth digits are used for weeks.

Example: 2534 132041. August (week 34) 2015.

Banner (Running Bull, Uni Bull, Starting Bull)

The date of manufacture of batteries manufactured by the Austrian company Banner is encoded in the first 4 letters of the designation engraved on the cover. The first and second letters of the quart are used to mark the week, the third and fourth are the last two digits of the year.

The correspondence between the letters and the numbers is as follows: A-0, B-1, C-2, D-3, E-4, etc.д.

Bottom line: battery is made in August 2012.

The Korean manufacturer uses a six-digit code engraved on the top cover to indicate the date. The first two characters (letters) are used to indicate the manufacturer. The third digit represents the year and the fourth represents the month (A-January, B-February, C-March, etc.).д.), the fifth through sixth are for the number.

Example: KS3J26. release date October 26, 2013.

To mark the date of manufacture of batteries manufactured by the South Korean company Delkor, a five-digit code is applied to the upper cover. The first item is used to code the year of manufacture, the second item the month (A-January, B-February, C-March, etc.).д.)

If you find inaccuracies or errors in the above data, leave a message using the form below. Also in the Комментарии и мнения владельцев you can share your information on marking the date of manufacture of those brands of batteries that were not discussed in the article.

Mutlu, Topla, TAB

The Turkish Mutlu battery has six digits embossed on top. If the first is the number of the mowing line, the second is the year and the fourth is the month. The last two digits stand for a specific date of issue, apparently to punish in case of dishonest workers who started their shifts on that day. As a result, the 340527 marking is deciphered as May 27, 2014. Topla and TAB use a 14-digit code, of which the third and fourth digits represent the year and the fifth and sixth represent the week. Thus, from the flow of F 1140300941864, it is clear that the issue was in the third week (January) of 2014.

Westa, Docker, Vortex, Forse, FireBall, FB, Uno, Dominator

There are two groups of numbers. The first one has four digits, the second one has six. The fifth and sixth digits indicate the year, the seventh the half-year, and the eighth the sequential number of the month in that half-year. The last two digits are the number of the month. Example: 3384 141612. June 12, 2014. Heavy group of batteries of the above brands has its own marking, for example, 14013253, where the fourth and fifth characters. year (2014), the sixth. the half-year (2), and the penultimate. the consecutive number of the month (November).

Tyumen Batbear, Yamal, Arctic Batbear, Tyumen Bear, Akteh, Orion, Beast, ZD, Amur

Six digits are printed on the back wall. The decoding is very simple: 022014. 02 month (February) 2014. In case of Akteh, Orion, Zveron, ZD brands, you should look at the upper cover, the number of digits is less. For example, 0514 means that the battery was produced in May 2014. Exactly the same in the case of Amur batteries, only the code is applied near the plus terminal.

Cobat, Titan, Panasonic, Furukawa Battery

Cobat and Titan have five characters in the center of the cover. The first one stands for the day of the week, the second and the third one for the whole year, the fourth one for the year. Here it is necessary to notice, that years are designated by the Roman letters: H. 2011, V. 2012, N. 2013, Z. 2014, P. 2020, A. 2020, S. 2020, T. 2020, X. 2020, L. 2020. Therefore, the code 108V1 means that the battery rolled off the assembly line on Monday of the eighth week of 2012. Panasonic and Furukawa Battery have an easier way to decipher the date: 211213A. December 21, 2013.

In all other cases it is better to get acquainted with the algorithm of calculation on the official site of the producer. Additionally it is worth emphasizing that the best battery is the freshest battery. And it is better to refuse from copies that have passed through warehouses and shelves more than three years at once. But a battery that was produced within the last year is an excellent option and will last for 3-7 years.

Why the date of manufacture is important

As you know, the composition of batteries is a certain chemical substances that are constantly reacting with each other, due to which electric power is produced. But if you do not use a car battery for a long time, the resource of interaction of substances is depleted, and eventually the battery becomes empty.

That’s why it’s so important to know the production date of batteries. so you can roughly navigate when you have to buy a new one. over, such information protects the buyer from counterfeit and lying goods. To avoid cheating and not to buy a faulty battery, most car owners find out the expiration date, as well as the year of manufacture of the battery before buying.

The factory doesn’t print the exact date of manufacture (e.g., 10.12.2010), but they use a special laser to pierce the markings on the plastic parts of the battery. This coding contains information about the day, month, year of production.

How do you know the date of manufacture of a battery?

Each battery manufacturer puts a special code on its battery, which is called a marking. Technologically, the marking can either be burned out by a laser (like the marking on Tyumenskmo Medved), or melted into a die (like the one on batteries from Kursk). As a rule, the marking of the date of manufacture is put on the fact of battery availability, that is the actual, but in practice, some factories sin and put the date of manufacture from the future, which allows you to sell the battery, even if produced 2 months ago. Most likely this is done in the summer and autumn period in order to optimally load production and stock the battery for the season.

It is considered that the fresher is the battery, the higher is its value, so often, at low attractive people try to get rid of old batteries. During storage, the battery loses some of its capacity due to chemical processes occurring inside the battery. For example, batteries made with hybrid technology can be stored for 6 months without loss of quality, and calcium batteries. 12 months. However Johnson Controls (manufacturer of Warta, Bosch, Energizer and other brands) reports that their batteries can be stored for 18 months. In fact this is just a marketing trick and a tool to facilitate the sale of “stale” batteries by dealers, which end up on the shelves a long way from the stores.

Therefore, when going to buy a new battery be sure to get a printout of the marking of the dates of manufacture of the battery in the store. It will help to make the right choice.

In addition to marking release dates the battery has a marking according to standards (GOST, SAE, DIN, EN, JIS), which our website will write about later.

This article provides examples of labels used since 2014, as 2015 saw major changes in the battery market, and some private brand owners have changed manufacturing plants.

• Forse, FB, FireBall, Uno, Dominator, Kursk Battery
• Tyumen Bear, Tyumen Batbear, Arctic Batbear, Yamal
• Akteh, Orion, Beast
• Cobat, Titan (Standard, Euro Silver, Arctic Silver, Asia Silver, Vaiper)
• VARTA, Bosch
• Mutlu
• Panasonic, Furukawa Battery (SuperNova)
• Topla, Moratti
• Banner
• Atlas, Bost, Numax
• Akom (Forward, Bravo, Reactor)
• Bars, Unikum (Kainar)
• Tyumen Battery Plant (Tyumen Battery)
• How to find out the year and month of issue of the batteries E-Lab, Razor, MAQ, Onics, Odin and others from the manufacturer Bars Technology
• European standard EN batteries marking
• American Standard SAE J537

How to know the date of battery issue?

The battery is not meat or loaf, but it too has its own shelf life.к. Inside this small but heavy box, chemical reactions and processes go on nonstop.

Therefore, when buying a starter battery (battery) should pay attention to the date of manufacture. Overdue battery, as in the case of meat and loaf is a waste of money and time. “Lying” “not fresh” battery can “go dead” at any minute. For lead-acid batteries manufactured using the traditional technology with antimony additives, the shelf life should not exceed 6-10 months. If the battery has silver-alloyed plates. 12 to 15 months. Well, in the case of calcium batteries, their self-discharge is minimized, but still within a year or two such batteries go almost to zero. But do not take these storage times as a constant. In many respects, the storage life (without periodic recharging) depends on the conditions in which the battery is stored.

As a general result, the consumer characteristics of the battery in 2-3 years of storage deteriorate so much that it is simply not recommended to buy a battery that has lain during this or a longer period of time. Of course, there are exceptions, for example Bosch AGM batteries practically do not lose the charge even after 3 years.

In other words, to take a “lying” product is not recommended, as well as when buying a battery of any freshness before installing it on the car is highly recommended!

All the necessary information can be found in the battery marking. There are no unified standards for battery marking by date of manufacture, it is placed differently on different batteries. Most manufacturers indicate the date of manufacture of the battery as a set of letters and numbers, and sometimes as a color marking.

The date of manufacture may be shown on the front label, embossed on the cover, or on a separate label on the side panel. There are no standards here.

The most common ways of encrypting information:

Forse, FB, FireBall, Uno, Dominator, Kursk battery

The marking code is printed on the cover of the batteries and includes:

date of manufacture of the batteries

Information about the battery and manufacturing conditions.

The code consists of two groups of digits: the first group has four digits, the second group has six digits, for example 1234 567890.

7 is the sequential number of the month in the semester: First semester: 1-January, 2-February, 3-March, 4-April, 5-May, 6-June Second semester: 1-July, 2-August, 3-September, 4-October, 5-November, 6-December

deciphering: The battery was produced on the production line. 260 individual batch code. Date of manufacture: 2013, 1st half of the year, 1st month, 21st date (January 21, 2013). Brigade

The heavy battery group is labeled slightly differently. Example of heavy battery group marking: 14010243

Deciphering: Battery has a capacity of 140 Ah, produced in 2010, 2nd half-year, 4th month of the second half-year (October), Brigade

Batteries Tyumen Bear, Tyumen Batbear, Arctic Batbear, Yamal

Marking code is applied to the battery case on the opposite side from the central label using laser peorization. The six digits on the back of the battery stand for MM.YYYY.

Deciphering: Date of manufacture October 2011.

An example of the marking of a heavy group of batteries: 1112 Decoding: Issued in the 11th month of 2012.

The marking code is on the top cover. Akteh batteries are marked according to the MM principle.YYYY.

Transcript: Date of manufacture May 2011.

Cobat, Titan (Standard, Euro Silver, Arctic Silver, Asia Silver, Vaiper)

From August 2011. date of manufacture is printed on TUBOR batteries by means of printer and special letter-and-digit combination. Location. on the cover of the battery, in the center.

2, 3. sequential number of the week of the year (from 01 to 53)

year (Latin letter): 2011 (H), 2012 (V), 2013 (N), 2014 (Z), 2015 (P), 2016 (A), 2017 (S), 2018 (T), 2019 (X), 2020 (L).

Deciphering: 2 Tuesday 08 Eighth week H 2011 1st shift. The battery was produced on February 22, 2011 in the first shift.

Nowadays the batteries of TUBOR are offered for sale both in the old version of marking and in the new one, presented above. Previous marking: Place of marking. top housing cover. Example: 2112042 December 21, 2004, “2”. service information.

According to the requirements of technical regulations on the safety of wheeled vehicles, information about the date of manufacture is not required to apply to batteries. From the beginning of 2014, the production date is not stamped on the batteries. The serial number contains information needed for production only. An indicator of battery quality is not the date of manufacture but the open circuit voltage, it must be at least 12.5V.

Your Bosch Company

But nevertheless, it is worthwhile to understand the marking.

The marking code is located on the top cover in the production code.

The code consists of 24 characters, the fourth position indicates the year, the fifth through sixth the month.

Marking Example: G2C1050520991 536528 82E 09

Deciphering: 1. 2011 05. May. Date of manufacture. May 2011.

In Bosch batteries, the date of manufacture is duplicated in the central part of the front label, it has three digits, telling us the year and month of manufacture.

For example, 105 is May 2011. In addition, you can tell the production date of a VARTA battery by the colored circle on the label or battery cover.

The color of the mug corresponds to a particular quarter: I.2011 green, II.2011 red, III.2011 pink, IV.2011 white, I.2012 gray, II.2012 orange, III.2012 yellow, IV.2012 blue, I.2013 green, II.2013 red, III.2013 pink, IV.2013 white and t.д.

Full deciphering of the code: The first letter is the territorial location of the Varta and Bosch plants: H Germany (Hanover), S Czech Republic (Èeská Lípa), S Sweden (Haltsfred), A Austria (Vienna), F or R France (Rouen), E or G Spain (Guardamar Burgos); the next number is the assembly line number. Second letter of shipment details: V for retail, E for factory assembly.

Next comes the last digit of the year (year of manufacture), the third and fourth digits. serial number of the month: 01-January, 02-February, 03-March, 04-April, 05-May, 06-June, 07-July, 08-August, 09-September, 10-October, 11-November, 12-December; the fifth and sixth digits. day of the month, the seventh number. shift.

Since 2014, VARTA and Bosch have used a new coding for the date of manufacture of the battery.

In the long code there are 4,5,6 digits. The 4th digit is the year of manufacture, the 5th and 6th digits the month code: 17-January, 18-February, 19-March, 20-April, 53-May, 54-June, 55-July, 56-August, 57-September, 58-October, 59-November, 60-December.

The date of manufacture of the battery is printed by laser peoting on the top of the battery case.

The code consists of six digits, the first of which is the mowing line number, the second is the year, the third, the fourth is the month, the fifth, the sixth is the number.

Deciphering: The battery was produced at the second mowing line on August 19, 2011.

Panasonic, Furukawa Battery (SuperNova)

The production code is located on the top of the label (on the lid). over, on Panasonic batteries, the code is printed in paint, and on Furukawa Battery, it is embossed.

Deciphering: Battery manufactured on October 18, 2011.

On Topla batteries the code is laser etched on the top of the case.

Of the fourteen characters, the third and fourth represent the year and the fifth and sixth represent the week.

Deciphering the marking: Battery manufactured in the sixth week of 2011 (t.е. in February).

The date of manufacture is deciphered by the first 4 letters of the English alphabet engraved on the battery cover

Marking Example: DEBC DEBC stands for the sequence number of each letter in the English alphabet. alphabet: 1st and 2nd letters stand for the week of the year, 3rd and 4th letters for the last 2 digits of the year, the ordinal count goes from 0, t.е. A-0, B-1, C-2, D-3, E-4, F-5, G-6, H-7, I-8, J-9, K-10, L-11, M-12, and t.д. DEBC marking is 34 weeks. 12 year.

The decoding of the code (according to the first 2 characters in the marking on the cover (under the handle): KJD24 2 last digit of the year (2012) K sequential letter of the alphabet (October): A January, B February, C March, D April, E May, F June, G July, H August, J September, K October, L November, M December. There is no “I” in the marking.

Exide, Centra EXIDE Technologies (USA)

owned brands Absolute, American, BIG, Centra (Poland, Poznan), Champion, Chloride Motive Power, Deta, Emisa, Exide, Fulmen, Hagen, Luac Power, Marathon, Marshal, Exide Select Orbital, PAK, PCA, Prestolite, Saem, Sonnark, Sonnenchein, Sprinter, Trailblaizer, Tudor, York.

The code is located on the case. The first number is the year of manufacture, the second letter the month (A-January, B-February, C-March, D-April, E-May, etc.).д.).

Portugal, the brand name belongs to EXIDE

Alphanumeric code where the second letter is the year: V 2008 year, W 2009, X 2010, Y 2011, Z 2012, A 2013, B 2014, etc.д.Fifth letter. month of issue: A to L (A-January, B-February, C-March, D-April, E-May, F-June, G-July, H-August, I (skipped). September, J-October, K-November, L-December).

Example: OY24HPX66J date of manufacture August 2011. STECO Six-digit code: 1st digit line, 2nd,3rd digit week, 4th digit day of the week, 5th digit year of manufacture, 6th digit type of battery.

The first, second and third digits are the day of the year. Fourth and fifth digits are the last digits of the year.

Example: 210/12 210 day (end of July) 2012.

The three penultimate digits indicate the day of the year and the last digit minus 1 indicates the year.

The code is on the cover. The third digit is the year, the fourth letter the month (A-January, B-February, C-March.D-April, E-May, etc.д.).

Marking on the minus terminal: First and second digit. week (01-53), third and fourth digit. year.

Delphi Freedom Delphi Automotive Systems, Poland

Location of marking. top of the case on the side of the indicator in the far corner from the indicator. Example: 16 2GF, where 16 is the day of the month, 4 is the last digit of the year (2012), G is the month (July), F is the country of manufacture (France). (A-January, B-February, C-March, D-April, E-May, F-June, G-July, H-August, I-September, J-October, K-November, L-December)

Inci Aku Exmet, Ultra Hugel Inci Exide Turkey

Marking place. near positive terminal. Example: 17 10 12 (October 17, 2012).

Ista Standart LLC DOZ “Energoavtomatika”, Ukraine

Marking place. top cover, above the label. Example: 2144, where 2 is the production number, 4 is the last digit of the year (2011), 44 is the week number (November).

For batteries manufactured by CJSC “ISTA-Center” the marking is different, for example: 131224, where 1. production number, 3. number of brigade, 12. year of issue, 24. number of week (beginning of June).

Medalist Delkor (American-Korean joint venture)

Marking place. on the side of the case.

Example: 12.2011: 12 is the month (December), 2011 is the year.

Power Bull Plus, Power Bull Banner, Banner Batterien Austria

Marking place. back wall of the battery. Example: 29T6211 0. week 29 (beginning of July) 2011 (T62 and 0. service information).

PAZ, Selenius ZAO Podolskiy Akumulatorny Zavod (PAZ)

Marking place. longitudinal side of the cover. Example: OTK040112, where OTK04. controller’s stamp and number, 0112. month and year of issue (January 2012).

Tyumen Battery Tyumen Battery Plant, Russia

The place of marking. the long side of the cover. Example: 12 11 09 5, where 12 is the month (December), 11 is the last digits of the year (2011), 09 is the day, 5 is the crew number.

Marking place. upper cover, between the terminals.

Example: 0912 16C, where 09 is month (September), 12. last digits of the year, 16 day of the month, C change.

Amur JSC Komsomolsk-on-Amur Battery Plant

Marking place. at the plus terminal. Example: 02 12, where 02. month (February), 12. year (2012).

ZiD JSC “Zavod im. В.А. Degtyarev

Marking place. upper cover of the enclosure. Example: 0112. January 2012.

Zubr LLC JV Polesskie Accumulators

Marking place. upper left corner of the battery cover.

Example: 2G03E1. 2. 2012, G. month (July), 03. number, E. assembly line, 1. capacity code (55 Ah). (A-January, B-February, C-March, D-April, E-May, F-June, G-July, H-August, J-September, K-October, L-November, M-December)

UzExide JV cathode under the control of NPO Katod Ltd

Marking place. on the side of the casing. Batteries come from the factory in a dry (not poured) condition, and are poured in St. Petersburg at NPO Katod production facility.

An example of marking. “Charged December, 2011”.

Power International Bronze Dong Ah Tire Rubber Co., Ltd, Korea

Location of marking. on top of the cover, opposite to the pole terminals.

The battery comes to Russia dry loaded. the date of filling is indicated on the side of the label.

Example: (marking of date of manufacture, not of pouring!)

B2D01, where: B is production line number, 2 is 2012, D is month (A is January, B is February, C is March, D is April, E is May, F is June, G is July, H is August, I is September, J is October, K is November, L is December), 01 is service information.

Example: (fill date marking) “poured, charged 07.12”.

Pilot, Pilot Silver, Elektroistochnik OOO, Saratov, Russia

Marking place. top cover of the case.

BARS Kazakhstan Location of the marking on the cap: 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,2,3 day of the year 4 brigade number 5,6 year

Gillette Magico, Extra Start, Graisburg, Golden Horse, Asian Horse, Black Horse, Power Horse, White Horse

SOMBOR battery factory (Serbia)

Place of marking on the cover: 1,2 last digits of the year, 3,4 week of the year, 5,6 service information. Example: 115022 2011, 50th week (end of December).

TITAN Bi-Force Crimea Battery Factory “Ukrprominvest”

A special six-digit code is printed on the cover of all batteries produced by the Crimean Battery Plant “Ukrprominvest”, for example: 120520, where 12. year of issue (2012); 05. month of issue (May); 20. week of battery issue.

The year and day of manufacture are stamped on the plastic on the side of the case (the first digit is the year, the other three are the production day.). For example, 3117, which means 117th day of 2013.

As an example, the answer of the representative office of Johnson Controls Autobatterie GmbH, concerning the date of introduction of Varta batteries:

Russian Battery Release Date.

Domestic manufacturers often mark the date of manufacture of batteries in the most comprehensible way.

Accumulators of AKTEKh plant (“AKTEKh”, “ZVER”, “DUO”, etc.).)

The deciphering of the date of manufacture of the batteries manufactured at these two factories is the simplest and absolutely identical. The information about the date of issue is printed on the upper cover in a 4-digit format. Where the first two digits indicate the month, the second two. the year of manufacture.

For example, the code on such a battery 0918, deciphered as month 9 (September) 2018.

Batteries from the Tyumen Battery Plant (Tyumen Battery, Tyumen Battery (with a moose on the label))

As a rule, the code of these batteries is laser engraved and is located on the side of the battery above the label or on the opposite side of the case. The code consists of seven digits, where the first two represent the month of manufacture, the third and fourth are the year of manufacture, the fifth and sixth are the day of manufacture, and the seventh is the number of the battery

“10”. month (October), “18”. year (2018), “20”. day, “1”. brigade number.

Ryazan Battery Plant “Tungstone” (batteries “Fora”, “Giver”, “Contact”, “Sputnic”, “Gladiator”)

Since 2016, on Ryazan plant batteries, the date of issue is encoded in the production code printed on the cover or side of the battery case

Thus code R56217.0520.1 decodes as follows

R. factory code (R. Ryazan, T. Tyumen branch of the plant);

Kursk Battery Plant (“Forse”, “FB”, “FireBall”, “Uno”, “Dominator”, “ISTOK”, “Tornado”)

The code has two groups of characters. The first one has four, the second one has six.

• “1” corresponds to the No. of production mowing line;
• “2”, “3”, “4” corresponds to the batch code;
• “5” corresponds to the year;
• “6”-Half year;
• “7” corresponds to the sequential number of the month in the half-year.

First six months: 1-January, 2-February, 3-March, etc.д.

The second half of the year: 1-July, 2-August, 3-September, etc.д.

Accumulator produced on mowing line No3, 131- batch code. Term of production: 2017., 2nd half-year,2nd month, 14th date. Brigade No2

A different marking is applied for heavy types of batteries.

The unit has a capacity of 190 Ah, production 2018., first half of the year, month 3 of the first half of the year, brigade No1.

Since the production of automotive batteries has been transferred to the Kursk plant, the variant marking has changed.

How to know the date of manufacture of the battery by marking

Each battery manufacturer puts a special code on its battery, which is called a marking. Technologically the marking can either be burned out by a laser (like the marking on Tyumenskmo Medved), or melted into a die (like the Kursk batteries). As a rule, the marking of the date of manufacture is put on the fact of readiness of the battery, that is the actual, but in practice, some factories sin and put the date of manufacture from the future, which allows you to sell “fresh” batteries, even if produced 2 months ago, from the factory. This is most likely done in the summer and autumn period in order to optimize the production load and stock the battery for the season.

It is believed that the fresher is the battery, the higher is its value, so often, at low attractive people try to get rid of old batteries. During storage, the battery loses some of its capacity due to chemical processes going on inside. For example, batteries made with hybrid technology can be stored for 6 months without loss of quality, calcium batteries. 12 months. However, Johnson Controls (manufacturer of Warta, Bosch, Energizer, and other brands) reports that their batteries can be stored for 18 months. In fact, this is just a marketing ploy and a tool to make it easier for dealers to sell off “stale” batteries that get to store shelves a long way.

Therefore, when going to buy a new battery be sure to take a printout of the date of manufacture of the battery in the store. This will allow to make the right choice.

How to find the Age of Car Battery and avoid breakdown?

Besides marking of release dates the battery is marked according to standards (GOST, SAE, DIN, EN, JIS) about which our site will write a little bit later.

This article gives examples of markings used since 2014, as in 2015 there were serious changes in the battery market, and some owners of private brands have changed factories-manufacturers.

Model range “TAIGA

The battery is designed for vehicles that are operated in sparsely populated areas and areas of the Far North. Has a high degree of reliability. Has a unique active mass paste.

Tyumen TAIGA	Capacity	Starting current	Polarity	Dimensions	Weight
6CT-56L	56	500	Straight	242х175х190	15.5
6CT-63L	63	575	Direct	242x175x190	17
6CT-77L	77	640	Direct	306x175x190	20.2
6CT-90L	90	690	Straight	345x175x213	25.1
6CT-135L	135	930	Straight	513х189х230	40
6CT-195L	195	1320	Direct	518х228х238	51