General; Engine Identification; Model Name And Engine Serial Number - Kubota D1503-M-DI Workshop Manual

03-M-DI Series, WSM

1. GENERAL

[1] ENGINE IDENTIFICATION

(1) Model Name and Engine Serial Number

When contacting the manufacture, always specify your engine
model name and serial number.
The engine model and its serial number need to be identified
before the engine can be serviced or parts replaced.
Engine Serial Number
The engine serial number is an identified number for the engine.
It is marked after the engine model number.
It indicates month and year of manufacture as follows.
• Year of manufacture
Alphabet or
Year
Number
1 2001
2 2002
3 2003
4 2004
5 2005
6 2006
7 2007
8 2008
9 2009
A 2010
B 2011
C 2012
D 2013
E 2014
• Month of manufacture
Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
e.g. D1803-1A0001
"1" indicates 2001 and "A" indicates January.
So, 1A indicates that the engine was manufactured on January,
2001.
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DIESEL ENGINE
Alphabet or
Number
F
G
H
J
K
L
M
N
P
R
S
T
V
Engine Serial Number
0001 ~ 9999
A0001 ~ A9999
C0001 ~ C9999
E0001 ~ E9999
G0001 ~ G9999
J0001 ~ J9999
L0001 ~ L9999
N0001 ~ N9999
Q0001 ~ Q9999
S0001 ~ S9999
U0001 ~ U9999
W0001 ~ W9999
Y0001 ~ Y9999
KiSC issued 10, 2009 A
Year
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
10000 ~
B0001 ~
D0001 ~
F0001 ~
H0001 ~
K0001 ~
M0001 ~
P0001 ~
R0001 ~
T0001 ~
V0001 ~
X0001 ~
Z0001 ~
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