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Manufacturing date of New Hybrid battery

Discussion in 'Prius c Technical Discussion' started by Ohid, Dec 6, 2022.

  1. Ohid

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    How do you decode the manufacturing date of hybrid battery? Toyota has changed coding.

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    i was able to look at the numbers on the individual modules
     
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    Well, here's what I know as of this moment about the new coding. You have this sticker, plus you posted one earlier on another thread.

    0F2PA-52031M1B8L0000067
    0F2PA-52031M1C5C0000070

    As with most, we can eliminate the 52031 since that is merely the last 5 digits of the part Toyota number.
    With only these two full serial numbers, we can probably eliminate the 0F2PA from being involved in a date, but no 100% guarantee.
    We can also eliminate the 0000067 or 0000070 since those are just the sequential order of manufacture.

    That leaves us with M1B8L and M1C5C as potential digits corresponding to a date. Whether the M1 is part of it, I don't know. We probably need more serial numbers to help solve this puzzle, hopefully with a wide range of different numbers/letters in those positions. Then we can go through another process of elimination.

    For a quick WAG (but still just a guess, and likely not correct)
    If we say digit 3 of the above 5 digits=year and A=2020, B=2021, C=2022
    and we say digit 4 = month = 1-9, then 3 letters not yet determined (could be ABC or XYZ?)
    and we say digit 5 corresponds to day of month (but alphabet only covers 26, so 5 more 'symbols' needed)

    We would have B=2021, 8=August, L=12... so M1B8L = August 12, 2021
    and C=2022, 5=May, C=3 ....so M1C5C = May 3, 2022

    Now look at the serial number of a module. That date code should be just like the older modules and should be within about 2 months or closer to the assembly date for the case.
     
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    Thanks for your suggested decoding. The modules manufacturing date of 2nd one is 21 April 2022.
     

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    The manufacturing date of modules of first one is 29 July 2021. I think your explanations are correct for both the cases.
     

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    This Label indicate January 5, 2021. Am I right?
     

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    Some more series I got:
    K1BC2
    M1BA5
    M1B9X
    M1B8L
    M1BCD
    M1BAW
    M1BA1
    M1C5C