SteveSr
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Stihl typically puts a manufacturing date code (MD) on the silver EPA / Engine family sticker on the product. In the past it was coded as YYMM where YY=last 2 digits of the year and MM=month. Stihl is a European company and their format is typically YYMMDD.
I recently saw a fairly new Stihl trimmer and it appeared that Stihl may have changed the format to MMYY to match the American system and American market. After all, just about everything for the US market is now made in Virginia Beach.
Can any of the dealers (or others) comment on this topic and whether or not Stihl has changed the format and when and on what products the new format applies.
Thanks,
Steve
I recently saw a fairly new Stihl trimmer and it appeared that Stihl may have changed the format to MMYY to match the American system and American market. After all, just about everything for the US market is now made in Virginia Beach.
Can any of the dealers (or others) comment on this topic and whether or not Stihl has changed the format and when and on what products the new format applies.
Thanks,
Steve