Build Date Identification

[KnotSo]

Is there a way to find out which month/year our bikes were built?
Looking at the serial number and gotta believe some of the numbers gotta be the month/year.

Thanks :2thumbs:

See Ya

 

[lee]

good question Knotso - I don't have my manual with me but isn't there a section in there which explains the vin number?

 

[yelladog]

It will say on your downtube stickers mine is 6/2003

 

[KnotSo]

The book identifies where it is located and that it is a 17 digit #.

No breakdown.

 

[lee]

The book identifies where it is located and that it is a 17 digit #.

No breakdown.

I'm sure there is something in there - I've seen it

 

[yelladog]

It must just be on the old bikes

 

[barhopper]

The last 6 #'s on Vin is the number of which one you had in that run for that year. The 7th from the end is where it was built. W=Wichita. The 8th from the end is the year it was built. The project # for your bike is done like this. Take 5th, 10th, and last 3. That tells you the model type, model year, and which one your is in that run for the year.

 

[barhopper]

G= bulldog, H=pitbull, J=boxer, M=mastiff, N=chopper, R= ridgeback, L=husky, T=Chopper-DT.

 

[barhopper]

I can e-mail the page to anyone who needs it.

 

[Oscar Maldonado]

Knot - If you go to the Bigdog webite and pull up the manuals goto the 04 models and it gives you a beak down there.

 

[lee]

so nothing on the month of build then?

 

[lee]

thanks Barhopper - good helpful posts there

 

[barhopper]

YW

 

[ptcs]

Thanks guys for the information. The reason i need month is most of the recalls for the 04 Ridgeback states made after March 27 or something like that. Knowing the month is the only way to determine if i need to research the issue or not.
Thanks

 

[dogvet]

Thanks guys for the information. The reason i need month is most of the recalls for the 04 Ridgeback states made after March 27 or something like that. Knowing the month is the only way to determine if i need to research the issue or not.
Thanks

contact BDM they can cross your project number and look up the build dates.

 

[barhopper]

At the top of your sticker it says manufacture date, month and year.

 

[lee]

At the top of your sticker it says manufacture date, month and year.

a bit late for me now!

 

[yelladog]

It will say on your downtube stickers mine is 6/2003

that what I said

 

[P8RIOT]

Yup - here's mine - if you remove it, you really should save it somewhere:

 

[TMK9]

Put mine in back of my owners manual.