How old is my LG?

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.

LG appliances

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

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

Also sells wall ovens, cooktops, range hoods, all-in-one washer-dryers, the WashTower stacked unit, the Styler clothing care cabinet and vacuums; air conditioners include window, portable and through-the-wall units.

LG Electronics is a South Korean electronics maker that started in 1958 under the name GoldStar and adopted the LG name in 1995. In North America it sells refrigerators, laundry, cooking appliances, dishwashers and room air conditioners, and it has also built appliances sold under other brands, including Kenmore.

LG Electronics. LG has also built some Kenmore-branded appliances for Sears.

Owned by

LG Electronics (part of LG Corporation)

Headquarters

Seoul, South Korea (US base: Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey)

Founded

1958

Product lines

LG Studio, SKS (Signature Kitchen Suite), ThinQ, WashTower

Sister brands: SKS (Signature Kitchen Suite), Zenith.

• 1958: The company was founded in South Korea as GoldStar to make consumer electronics.
• 1995: GoldStar adopted the LG Electronics name and logo; the same year it acquired the US television maker Zenith.
• 2016: LG launched Signature Kitchen Suite, a built-in luxury appliance line now marketed as SKS.
• 2019: LG opened a washing machine plant in Tennessee and moved into a new North American headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

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