SHIMANO 產品辨識出廠年月的方法

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Shimano uses a two digit code to track the date of manufacture. The first letter is the month and the second digit will be the year (EI would be May of 1984). Generally, the code is fairly easy to spot but is usually on the "back side" of the part.

Shimano Year Code

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A-1976
B-1977
C-1978
D-1979
E-1980
F-1981
G-1982
H-1983
I-1984
J-1985
K-1986
L-1987
M-1988
N-1989
O-1990
P-1991
Q-1992
R-1993
S-1994
T-1995
U-1996
V-1997
W-1998
X-1999
Y-2000
Z-2001
A-2002
B-2003
C-2004
D-2005
E-2006
F-2007
G-2008

Shimano Month Code

A B C D E F G H I J K L
January February March April May June July August September October November December