RLV Ralph Vest
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Bought used a 18.5 WSM. Code on top vent "CA0386046". Trying to determine mfg. date. 1981 as close as I can get. Anyone out there that can read the WSM code better than me? Thanks in advance. RLV
Mfg. date on 18.5 " WSM
- Thread starter RLV Ralph Vest
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Jepprey P
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I believe you have a 2017 model.
From the "How To Determine The Age Of Weber Grills & Smokers" page on this site (https://www.virtualweberbullet.com/determine-age-weber-grills-smokers/):
2013-Today: “CONSUMABLE” Code
Things got a bit more complicated in 2013 when Weber started laser-etching a nine-character alphanumeric code onto the lid damper alongside the two-letter alphabetic code. The code consists of two letters + seven numbers—two letters represent the model year using the word “CONSUMABLE” as the key and seven numbers as a serial number.
From the "How To Determine The Age Of Weber Grills & Smokers" page on this site (https://www.virtualweberbullet.com/determine-age-weber-grills-smokers/):
2013-Today: “CONSUMABLE” Code
Things got a bit more complicated in 2013 when Weber started laser-etching a nine-character alphanumeric code onto the lid damper alongside the two-letter alphabetic code. The code consists of two letters + seven numbers—two letters represent the model year using the word “CONSUMABLE” as the key and seven numbers as a serial number.
| C | O | N | S | U | M | A | B | L | E |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| CO xxxxxxx: 2012 CN xxxxxxx: 2013 CS xxxxxxx: 2014 CU xxxxxxx: 2015 | CM xxxxxxx: 2016 CA xxxxxxx: 2017 |