This page may help you find out the manufacturing date of your GE (Canadian - Camco) built appliance. Camco makes Hotpoint, GE Moffat and McClary.

You will need to write down the serial number and letters from your model/serial tag. 

The date code is in the letters on your serial number. 

Example serial number: MS731902A

The first 2 letters show the manufacturing date. 

MS731902A shows the month made -  July

MS731902A shows the year made - 1997 

The above appliance with serial # MS731902A was made in July 1997.

*H = 1993 and May    L = 1994 and June   M = 1995 and July   R = 1996 and August   S = 1997 and Sept.   T = 1998 and Oct.   V = 1999 and Nov.   Z = 2000 and Dec.   A = 2001 and January   D = 2002 and February    F = 2003 and March   G = 2004 and April  *H = 2005 and May

* The same twelve easily distinguishable letters of the alphabet will be used and repeated in a twelve year cycle