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How to Read Your Serial Number

Pre 1986 Trolling Motors

Model	Year
"A" Series	Early to Mid 1970s
"B" Series	Mid to Late 1970s
"C" Series	Late 1970s thru 1980
"D" Series	Early 1980s
"E" Series	Early 1980s
"W" Series	1984-1986

1986 thru 1992 Trolling Motors and Deckhands (use MK prefix followed by the serial number)

Serial Number	Year
1000-32500	1986-1987
32501-655000	1987-1988
655001-985000	1988-1989
985001-1314855	1989-1990
1314856-1578000	1990-1991
1578001 and up	1991-1992

1993 Trolling Motors and Deckhands (use MK prefix and ended in "A")

1994 thru 2008 Trolling Motors and Deckhands (used 2 letter prefix followed by 2 letter year code)

2 Letter Prefix: MK (Minn Kota), DH (Deck Hand), WW (Weedless Wedge), CP (Co Pilot), GN (Genesis), FR (Factory Reconditioned)

Next 2 Letter (Represent the Year)

0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J

(Examples: MKAB = 2001, WWAG = 2006)

Serial Number System from 2009-2021

(Examples: J001MK12345, N091DH12345

Code	Day 001-365	Product Code	Individual Serial Number
J	001	MK	12345
2009	Built January 1st	Trolling Motor
N	091	DH	12345
2013	Built April 1st	Deck Hand

Product Codes = AI (Battery Chargers), CN (Cannon Downriggers), CP (Co Pilot), FR (Factory Reconditioned), JU (Deckhand), MK (Trolling Motor), PT (Prototype), TT (Trim Tab, Trim & Troll), UM (iPilot)

Current Serial Number System (2022-Present)

These serial numbers will be a 5 digit date, 1 letter for the product category, followed by numbers. The 5 digit date code will be YYDDD

(Example 22001M12345 = Manufacture Date of the 1st of January 2022)