Whirlpool Model & Serial Number Designations - Whirlpool RF196LXK Technical & Service Manual

WHIRLPOOL MODEL & SERIAL NUMBER DESIGNATIONS
MODEL NUMBER
MODEL NUMBER
INTERNATIONAL SALES IND.
OR MARKETING CHANNEL
IF PRESENT
PRODUCT GROUP:
R = ELECTRIC RANGES
S = GAS RANGES
G = WHIRLPOOL GOLD
PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION:
A = ACCESSORY K = KITS
B = BUILT-IN M = MV COMBO
C = COOKTOP S = SET-IN
E = EYE-LEVEL W = SLIDE-IN GAS
F = FREESTANDING Y = SLIDE-IN ELECTRIC
H = HOODS
MODEL SIZE:
0 = 20˝ OR 24˝ FREESTANDING
1 = 30˝ IMPERIAL SERIES FREESTANDING (1996 & LATER)
2 = 30˝ FREESTANDING (1996 & LATER)
3 = 30˝ FREESTANDING
4 = 40˝ FREESTANDING
5 = 36˝ FREESTANDING
6 = 30˝ SET-IN RANGES
OVEN TYPES:
0 THRU 3 = STANDARD PORCELAIN
2 THRU 5 = CONTINUOUS CLEAN (BEFORE 1996)
4 THRU 9 = PYROLYTIC SELF-CLEAN
FEATURE / VARIATIONS:
ELECTRIC
0, 1, 2, 5, 7 = COIL ELEMENTS
4 = STANDARD PATTERN CERAMIC
6, 8, 9 = DELUXE PATTERN CERAMIC
GAS
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 = OPEN BURNER
5 & 7 = SEALED BURNER
DOOR TYPE:
B = SOLID BLACK GLASS
L = LARGE WINDOW
O = METAL OVEN DOOR
P = STANDARD WINDOW GLASS
FEATURE CODE:
E = ELECTRONIC IGNITION (GAS ONLY)
S = STANDING IGNITION (GAS ONLY)
C = COLOR COORDINATED GLASS (BEFORE 1998)
X = NOT DEFINED
YEAR OF INTRODUCTION:
H = 1999. J = 2000, K = 2001
COLOR CODE:
B = BLACK W = WHITE
N = ALMOND Z = ALMOND ON ALMOND
Q = WHITE ON WHITE T = BISCUIT
S = STAINLESS STEEL V = BISCUIT W / BLACK DOOR / PANEL
SERIAL NUMBER
SERIAL NUMBER
MANUFACTURING SITE
R = TULSA, OKLAHOMA
YEAR OF PRODUCTION:
K = 2000, L = 2001, M = 2002
WEEK OF PRODUCTION:
49th WEEK
PRODUCT SEQUENCE NUMBER
R F 3 6 4
P = PANORAMIC
R K 49 15548
P X K W
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