How old is my Frigidaire?

1. Find the rating label. Where to look on each kind of appliance.
2. Take a photo of the whole label, or note the model and serial numbers.
3. Use the lookup below. It is free, and no account is needed. A date is shown only when the available evidence supports it.

Frigidaire appliances

How to find the age, the serial number, typical life and parts for each:

• Frigidaire refrigerator10–15 yrs
• Frigidaire range or oven13–15 yrs
• Frigidaire dishwasher9–12 yrs
• Frigidaire microwave8–10 yrs
• Frigidaire freezer10–20 yrs
• Frigidaire clothes washer10–13 yrs
• Frigidaire clothes dryer10–13 yrs
• Frigidaire air conditioner12–17 yrs
• Frigidaire dehumidifier5–8 yrs

Also sells cooktops, wall ovens, range hoods, laundry centres, air purifiers and small kitchen appliances; air conditioners include window, wall and portable units.

Frigidaire began in 1918 as a maker of self-contained electric refrigerators and spent six decades as part of General Motors. Sweden's Electrolux has owned it since 1986 and uses it as its main mass-market appliance brand in North America, covering kitchen, laundry and room comfort products.

Electrolux, in plants including Springfield (Tennessee), Anderson (South Carolina), Kinston (North Carolina) and Juárez (Mexico). Frigidaire-built units were also sold under other names, including Kenmore.

Owned by

Electrolux Group (AB Electrolux)

Headquarters

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (Electrolux North America); parent based in Stockholm, Sweden

Founded

1918

Product lines

Frigidaire Gallery, Frigidaire Professional

Sister brands: Electrolux, AEG, Zanussi, Westinghouse (Australia).

• 1918: The Guardian Frigerator Company of Fort Wayne, Indiana, began making a self-contained electric refrigerator.
• 1919: General Motors co-founder William C. Durant invested in the company, which was renamed Frigidaire and became part of General Motors.
• 1979: General Motors sold Frigidaire to White Consolidated Industries for about US$120 million.
• 1986: Electrolux bought White Consolidated Industries, and with it Frigidaire.
• 2005: Frigidaire production began in Juárez, Mexico, alongside US plants in Tennessee, South Carolina and North Carolina.

Every Frigidaire check is compared with Health Canada, U.S. CPSC and U.S. NHTSA recall notices.