Battery Serial Numbers and Date Codes

All our batteries include serial numbers for manufacturing traceability and date codes that indicate when the battery
was manufactured.

For NorthStar® branded batteries, the 12-digit, alpha-numeric serial number is located on the top and back of the
battery. The 1st two digits of the serial number are letters with the remaining 10 digits being numbers.

Serial Number

The date code is on a label located on the back side of the battery. The code is one letter, followed by one number. The
letter is code for the month. See table below and note that the letters E and I are not used. The number is the last digit
of the year of production. Example: M0 means November 2020.

Letter Month
A Jan
B Feb
C Mar
D Apr
F May Serial Number
G Jun
H Jul
J Aug
K Sep Date Code
L Oct
M Nov
N Dec

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 Battery Serial Numbers and Date Codes

For ODYSSEY® branded batteries, 14-digit, alpha-numeric serial number is located below the handle of the battery and
for some batteries is pin stamped on the edge of the cover. All digits are numbers.

Serial Number

The date code label is on a label located on either the top of the battery or the back side of the battery. The code on the
top is 12 digits with the last 4 representing the month and year. In the example below 0220 means February 2020.

The code on the back is one letter, followed by one number. The letter is code for the month. The number is the last
digit of the year of production. Example: K0 means November 2020.

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