Group standard VW 10560

Issue 2023-02
Class. No.: 01152

Descriptors: date, date clock, date marking, marking, parts marking

Date Marking
Vehicle Parts

Previous issues
VW 10560: 1980-12, 1991-12, 2000-12, 2007-12, 2010-12, 2015-02, 2018-04

Changes
The following changes have been made to VW 10560: 2018-04:
a) Section 6.2.1 „Week, year (formation date)“: last sentence added
b) Section 6.4 „Date marking as per WSK.015.116“ added

Contents
Page
1 Scope ......................................................................................................................... 2
2 Requirements ............................................................................................................. 2
3 Date marking using symbols ...................................................................................... 2
3.1 Date clock (month, year) ............................................................................................ 2
3.2 Date grid (month and year) ........................................................................................ 5
4 Date marking (not encoded) ....................................................................................... 6
4.1 Week, year ................................................................................................................. 6
4.2 Shift, day, week, year ................................................................................................. 6
4.3 Year, serial number .................................................................................................... 6
4.4 Shift, day, week, year (double stamp) ........................................................................ 7
4.5 Shift, day, month, year (double stamp) ...................................................................... 7
QUELLE: NOLIS

5 Date marking (encoded and partially encoded) ......................................................... 8

5.1 Single-digit type .......................................................................................................... 8
5.1.1 Month ......................................................................................................................... 8
5.1.2 Year ............................................................................................................................ 8
5.2 Two-digit type (year, month) ....................................................................................... 8
5.3 Four-digit and five-digit type: Year, week, day of the week, shift .............................. 10
6 Date marking for special cases ................................................................................ 11
6.1 Date marking for vehicle glazing .............................................................................. 11
6.2 Date marking for starter batteries ............................................................................. 11
6.2.1 Week, year (formation date) ..................................................................................... 11
6.2.2 Week, year after defined recharging ........................................................................ 12

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6.3 Date marking for engine and transmission control modules .................................... 13
6.3.1 Day, month, year ...................................................................................................... 13
6.3.2 Shift, day, month, year ............................................................................................. 13
6.4 Date marking as per WSK.015.116 .......................................................................... 13
7 Drawing specification ............................................................................................... 13
8 Applicable documents .............................................................................................. 14

1 Scope
This standard specifies the marking of vehicle parts that must carry a date marking proving the
date of manufacture:
– To comply with official regulations
– To allow sorting by date of manufacture
– To allow tracking of customer complaints (traceability of parts).
Examples are given in table 1 to table 13 and in figure 1 to figure 7.

2 Requirements
A date marking as specified in this standard must be applied to each vehicle part.
Whether date marking is necessary or not must be specified in the drawing (see text macro NO-E2
in Volkswagen standard VW 01014, NO-E2, figure 7). This also applies to the size and position of
the marking.
It must be ensured that the marking remains legible over the service life of the part. The marking
must be applied to the parts in a permanent and non-removable manner using suitable manufac-
turing methods, e.g., embossing, stamping, electrical discharge machining, casting.
Typeface H (regular lettering) as per DIN 1451-4 must be used for the markings. If required, the
respective manufacturing method, e.g., "cast," "etched," "embossed," "stamped," or "electric dis-
charge machined" must be specified in the drawing. If there is no such specification in the drawing,
the choice of the manufacturing method is left to the manufacturer.
Further notes regarding the marking of parts are given in VW 10500.

3 Date marking using symbols

3.1 Date clock (month, year)

For type A, see figure 1, and for type B, see figure 2; for dimensions, see table 1.
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Figure 1 – Type A

The months of manufacture must be marked in clockwise direction, with the markings being raised
between 0,5 mm and 0,8 mm.
The number of markings corresponds to the number of the calendar month in which the part was
manufactured.

Figure 2 – Type B

The arrow with year number in the marking tool can be rotated and replaced.
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Table 1 – Dimensions for type A and B

Dimensions in mm
Nominal
diameter
d1 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 25 30 40 50
d2 3 3,8 4,5 6 7,5 9 10,5 12 13,5 15 19 23 30 38
d3 2 2,5 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 15 20 25
a 0,7 0,8 1 1,2 1,4 1,8 2 2,5 3 3,5 4 5 6 8
b 1,2 1,4 1,6 2 2,5 3 3,5 4 5 6 7 8 10 12,5
c 0,8 1 1,2 1,6 2 2,5 3 3 3 4 5 6 8 10
e≈ 0,5 0,6 0,7 1 1,2 1,5 1,7 2 2,3 2,5 3 3,8 5 6
f≈ 0,2 0,25 0,3 0,4 0,5 0,6 0,7 0,8 0,9 1 1,2 1,5 2 2,5
d1 d1
d2 ≈ 0,75 × d1 d3 ≈ c ≈ 0,2 × d1 e≈ f ≈ 0,05 × d1
2 8
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3.2 Date grid (month and year)

See figure 3.

Figure 3 – Type C
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4 Date marking (not encoded)

4.1 Week, year

See table 2.

Table 2 – Type D
Marking Example Remarks
Week/year 07/18 7th week/year 2018

4.2 Shift, day, week, year

See table 3.

Table 3 – Type F
Marking Example Remarks
II 3 07/18
2nd shift, 3rd day of
Shifta), dayb), week/year or alternatively
7th week/year 2018
B 3 07/18
a) Alternative notation for shift I = A, shift II = B, shift III = C
b) The first day of a week is Monday

4.3 Year, serial number

See table 4.

Table 4 – Type T
Marking Example Remarks
Year 2018/
Year/serial numbera) 18/236795
236795th part in year 2018
a) Year = two digit; serial number = six digit
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4.4 Shift, day, week, year (double stamp)

See table 5.

Table 5 – Type G
Marking Example Remarks

predominantly for castings

Shifta) Week
2nd shift, 5th day of
Dayb) Year
34th week, year 2018

c = 0,2 d l≈d
a) Alternative notation for shift I = A, shift II = B, shift III = C
b) The first day of a week is Monday

4.5 Shift, day, month, year (double stamp)

See table 6.

Table 6 – Type H
Marking Example Remarks

predominantly for castings

Shifta) Year
2nd shift, 5th day,
Dayb) Month
year 2018, 9th month

c = 0,2 d l≈d
a) Alternative notation for shift I = A, shift II = B, shift III = C
b) The first day of a week is Monday
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5 Date marking (encoded and partially encoded)

5.1 Single-digit type

5.1.1 Month
See table 7.

Table 7 – Type J
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Code A B C D E F G H J K L M

5.1.2 Year
See table 8.

Table 8 – Type K
Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Code 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C
Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Code D E F G H J K L M N P R
Year 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Code S T V W X Y

5.2 Two-digit type (year, month)

See table 9.

Table 9 – Type L
Year
Month
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
January 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A AA
February 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B 6B 7B 8B 9B AB
March 1C 2C 3C 4C 5C 6C 7C 8C 9C AC
April 1D 2D 3D 4D 5D 6D 7D 8D 9D AD
May 1E 2E 3E 4E 5E 6E 7E 8E 9E AE
June 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7F 8F 9F AF
July 1G 2G 3G 4G 5G 6G 7G 8G 9G AG
August 1H 2H 3H 4H 5H 6H 7H 8H 9H AH
September 1J 2J 3J 4J 5J 6J 7J 8J 9J AJ
October 1K 2K 3K 4K 5K 6K 7K 8K 9K AK
November 1L 2L 3L 4L 5L 6L 7L 8L 9L AL
December 1M 2M 3M 4M 5M 6M 7M 8M 9M AM
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Table 9 (continued)
Year
Month
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
January BA CA DA EA FA GA HA JA KA LA
February BB CB DB EB FB GB HB JB KB LB
March BC CC DC EC FC GC HC JC KC LC
April BD CD DD ED FD GD HD JD KD LD
May BE CE DE EE FE GE HE JE KE LE
June BF CF DF EF FF GF HF JF KF LF
July BG CG DG EG FG GG HG JG KG LG
August BH CH DH EH FH GH HH JH KH LH
September BJ CJ DJ EJ FJ GJ HJ JJ KJ LJ
October BK CK DK EK FK GK HK JK KK LK
November BL CL DL EL FL GL HL JL KL LL
December BM CM DM EM FM GM HM JM KM LM
Year
Month
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
January MA NA PA RA SA TA VA WA XA YA
February MB NB PB RB SB TB VB WB XB YB
March MC NC PC RC SC TC VC WC XC YC
April MD ND PD RD SD TD VD WD XD YD
May ME NE PE RE SE TE VE WE XE YE
June MF NF PF RF SF TF VF WF XF YF
July MG NG PG RG SG TG VG WG XG YG
August MH NH PH RH SH TH VH WH XH YH
September MJ NJ PJ RJ SJ TJ VJ WJ XJ YJ
October MK NK PK RK SK TK VK WK XK YK
November ML NL PL RL SL TL VL WL XL YL
December MM NM PM RM SM TM VM WM XM YM
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5.3 Four-digit and five-digit type: Year, week, day of the week, shift
This date marking consists of the encrypted indication of the year as per type K of this standard
(see table 8) as well as the non-encrypted indication of the week from 01 to 52 and the day from 1
to 7 (type P, see figure 4). As an option, it is possible to add an indication of the shift from A to C
for shifts 1 to 3 (type R, see figure 5).

Legend
1 1st character: year as per VW 10560, type K, see table 8, example: J = 2018
2 2nd and 3rd characters: week, example: 01 = 1st week (for weeks with one digit with
the addition of a leading zero)
3 4th character: day of the respective week, example: 5 = 5th day of the 1st weeka)
a) The first day of a week is Monday

Figure 4 – Type P

Legend
1 1st character: year as per VW 10560, type K, see table 8, example: J = 2018
2 2nd and 3rd characters: week, example: 01 = 1st week (for weeks with one digit with
the addition of a leading zero)
3 4th character: day of the respective week, example: 5 = 5th day of the 1st weeka)
4 5th character: shift marking, example: A = shift 1b)
a) The first day of a week is Monday
b) Alternative notation for shift I = A, shift II = B, shift III = C

Figure 5 – Type R
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6 Date marking for special cases

6.1 Date marking for vehicle glazing

Type V – marking encoded
The marking includes the date of manufacture comprising month and year in encoded form.
The marking must be encoded as follows:
1. Number for year of manufacture
Last digit of the year number of the year of manufacture (calendar year)
2. Series of dots for month of manufacture, see table 10

Table 10 – Type V
Number of dots Location of dots Month
6 Left of the year number = January (see 1st example)
1 Left of the year number = June (see 2nd example)
6 Right of the year number = July (see 3rd example)
1 Right of the year number = December (see 4th example)
1st Example ......8 = January 2018
1st half of the year
2nd Example .8 = June 2018
3rd Example 8...... = July 2018
2nd half of the year
4th Example 8. = December 2018

6.2 Date marking for starter batteries

6.2.1 Week, year (formation date)

Legend
a 03 = 3rd week
b 18 = year 2018
Figure 6 – Type M
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The formation date of the battery must be applied on the negative terminal as per figure 6. Batter-
ies formed from Monday through Wednesday receive the date marking of the current week. Batter-
ies formed from Thursday to Sunday receive the date marking of the following week. Sealed batter-
ies as per VW 75073 deviate from this specification due to the quarantine period common for this
type of battery. In this case, the date marking indicates the week in which the test with OK results
was conducted after the quarantine period. The procedure used for the formation date also applies
to the specification of the week. Markings applied to the battery cover near the negative terminal by
means of hot stamping are permissible. In this case, the marking must adhere to type D, see
table 2 (week/year).

6.2.2 Week, year after defined recharging

If batteries must be recharged before delivery to the Volkswagen Group as per the conditions of
table 11, this must preferably be documented with laser engraving or hot stamping WW/YY
(week/year) in type D (see table 2) in the area around the negative terminal.

Table 11 – Recharging
Grouping Recharging parameters
Max. charging
Battery Voltage current Ambient
open-circuit volt- per battery Duration per battery temperature
age (V)a) Activity (V)a) (h)a) (A)a) (°C)a)
< 12,35 Scrap - - -
12,35 to 12,49 Recharging 14,8 12 30
> 12,49 to 12,59 Recharging 14,8 4 30
> 12,59 to 12,70 Recharging 14,8 2 30 15 to 35
Recharging, if de-
livery on time with
> 12,70 14,8 2 30
≥ 12,70 is not pos-
sible
a) V = Voltage in volts
A = Current in amps
h = Time in hours
°C = Temperature in degrees Celsius

The recharging must be performed such that the battery has been allowed to adapt to the ambient
temperature at least 12 hours before charging begins. Groups of the same open-circuit voltage
ranges must be formed for recharging, see table 11. The batteries must be connected in parallel for
recharging. A series circuit with max. 8 batteries in series is acceptable in special cases.
Before leaving the charging station and being delivered to Volkswagen AG, a high-voltage leak test
must be conducted and documented for every battery.
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6.3 Date marking for engine and transmission control modules

6.3.1 Day, month, year

See table 12.

Table 12 – Type N
Marking Example Remarks
Day.Month.Year 14.02.18 14.February.2018

6.3.2 Shift, day, month, year

See table 13.

Table 13 – Type O
Marking Example Remarks
a)
Shift .Day.Month.Year II.14.02.18 2nd shift.14.February.2018
a) Alternative notation for shift I = A, shift II = B, shift III = C

6.4 Date marking as per WSK.015.116

For engine parts , workshop sketch WSK.015.116 includes requirements regarding date marking,
see Engineering Data Management System (WSK.015.116).
The drawing specification for this type (WSK) must be made using text macro NO-E2:
VW 10560 - WSK

7 Drawing specification
Markings are specified in drawings using the CAD text macro NO-E2 as per VW 01014, see for
example figure 7.

Figure 7 – Text macro NO-E2

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In general, the size specification for the date marking is indicated in the drawing in „mm“. See ex-
amples 1 to 4:
1. Drawing specification for a part marking using the type A (B) date marking with a nominal di-
ameter d1 = 16 mm:
Date marking VW 10560 – A16 (B16)
2. Drawing specification for a part marking with a date grid of nominal size C1:
Date marking as per VW 10560 - C1
3. Drawing specification for a part marking using the type D (F, J, K, L, N, O, P, R, V) date mark-
ing in font size 6 mm:
Date marking as per VW 10560 - D6 (F6, J6, K6, L6, N6, O6, P6, R6, T6, V6)
4. Drawing specification for a part marking using the type G (H, M) date marking with a diameter
d = 10 mm:
Date marking VW 10560 – G10 (H10, M10)

8 Applicable documents
The following documents cited in the standard are required for the application of this standard:
Some of the cited documents are translations from the German original. The translations of Ger-
man terms in such documents may differ from those used in this standard, resulting in terminologi-
cal inconsistency.
Standards whose titles are given in German may be available only in German. Editions in other
languages may be available from the institution issuing the standard.

VW 01014 Drawings; Drawing Frames and Text Macros

VW 10500 Company Designation, Marking of Parts; Guidelines for Use
VW 75073 Batteries for 12-V Electrical Systems; General Test Conditions
DIN 1451-4 Typefaces; lineal linear-antiqua; stenciled lettering for engraving and oth-
er processes