Schwinn Serial Number Database

Schwinn Years by Model. Catalogs by Year. Model Years; Aerostar: 1990: Aluminum 354: 1991 : Aluminum 434: 1990 , 1991 : Aluminum 564: 1989 : Aluminum 594. I need some help on a serial number. The bike has a head badge that says Shwinn Chicago. It is a Cruiser 5. The serial number is BV 10052. I can not locate BV serial numbers and for all purposes the lists stop at 1982. If it was past 1982, I thought Chicago was out of business. Any help or direction would be great.

THIS CHART APPLIES TO CHICAGO SCHWINN`S ONLY.
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SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION:

THIS CHART APPLIES TO CHICAGO SCHWINN`S ONLY. During the 1980s, Greenville used the old letter-digit (e.g. F8 = June 1988)system which Chicago abandoned in 1965, when it changed to the two-letter system. ON NEWER BIKES: you can find a 4 digit serial number lightly stamped onto the headbadge. The first three digits are the numerical day of the year. Search for stolen bikes miles of within Stolen within X miles of you Stolen anywhere Not marked stolen All 2017 Evil The Following Serial. Schwinn World Sport Serial gm612263; Primary colors Black, Red, and Yellow or Gold; Stolen 2020-12-05T15: Location US; 2019 Cannondale Althea Serial. Hello, my name is Patrick Sexton and I am the creator of schwinncruisers.com and I have exciting news. I have taken all the schwinn serial numbers from several databases and made a tool that automatically searches for it. This means you can enter a vintage (1948-1982) schwinn serial number and get info about when it was manufactured.

NUMBERS ARE NOW LOCATED ON THE LOWER LEFT OF THE HEADTUBE
(By The Schwinn Badge On The Front OF The Frame)
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NUMBERING SYSTEM:

THE FIRST 'LETTER' IS THE MONTH, THE SECOND 'LETTER' IS THE YEAR.
THE LETTERS ' I ' and ' O ' ARE SKIPPED
TO AVOID CONFUSION WITH NUMBERS 'ONE' and 'ZERO'.

Examples:
AF***** = Jan. 1970,..... ('A' = Jan., 'F' = 1970)
GL***** = July. 1975,..... ('G' = July., 'L' = 1975)
MR***** = Dec. 1980,..... ('M' = Dec., 'R' = 1980), etc.
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JANUARY, ---------------------------- AF*****
FEBRUARY, -------------------------- BF*****
MARCH, ------------------------------- CF*****
APRIL, --------------------------------- DF*****
MAY, ----------------------------------- EF*****
JUNE, ---------------------------------- FF*****
JULY, ---------------------------------- GF*****
AUGUST, ----------------------------- HF*****
SEPTEMBER, ------------------------- JF*****
OCTOBER, --------------------------- KF*****
NOVEMBER, ------------------------- LF*****
DECEMBER, ------------------------- MF*****

JANUARY, ---------------------------- AG*****
FEBRUARY, -------------------------- BG*****
MARCH, ------------------------------- CG*****
APRIL, --------------------------------- DG*****
MAY, ----------------------------------- EG*****
JUNE, ---------------------------------- FG*****
JULY, ---------------------------------- GG*****
AUGUST, ----------------------------- HG*****
SEPTEMBER, ------------------------- JG*****
OCTOBER, --------------------------- KG*****
NOVEMBER, ------------------------- LG*****
DECEMBER, ------------------------- MG*****

JANUARY, ---------------------------- AH*****
FEBRUARY, -------------------------- BH*****
MARCH, ------------------------------- CH*****
APRIL, --------------------------------- DH*****
MAY, ----------------------------------- EH*****
JUNE, ---------------------------------- FH*****
JULY, ---------------------------------- GH*****
AUGUST, ----------------------------- HH*****
SEPTEMBER, ------------------------- JH*****
OCTOBER, --------------------------- KH*****
NOVEMBER, ------------------------- LH*****
DECEMBER, ------------------------- MH*****

JANUARY, ---------------------------- AJ*****
FEBRUARY, -------------------------- BJ*****
MARCH, ------------------------------- CJ*****
APRIL, --------------------------------- DJ*****
MAY, ----------------------------------- EJ*****
JUNE, ---------------------------------- FJ*****
JULY, ---------------------------------- GJ*****
AUGUST, ----------------------------- HJ*****
SEPTEMBER, ------------------------- JJ*****
OCTOBER, --------------------------- KJ*****
NOVEMBER, ------------------------- LJ*****
DECEMBER, ------------------------- MJ*****

JANUARY, ---------------------------- AK*****
FEBRUARY, -------------------------- BK*****
MARCH, ------------------------------- CK*****
APRIL, --------------------------------- DK*****
MAY, ----------------------------------- EK*****
JUNE, ---------------------------------- FK*****
JULY, ---------------------------------- GK*****
AUGUST, ----------------------------- HK*****
SEPTEMBER, ------------------------- JK*****
OCTOBER, --------------------------- KK*****
NOVEMBER, ------------------------- LK*****
DECEMBER, ------------------------- MK*****

JANUARY, ---------------------------- AL*****
FEBRUARY, -------------------------- BL*****
MARCH, ------------------------------- CL*****
APRIL, --------------------------------- DL*****
MAY, ----------------------------------- EL*****
JUNE, ---------------------------------- FL*****
JULY, ---------------------------------- GL*****
AUGUST, ----------------------------- HL*****
SEPTEMBER, ------------------------- JL*****
OCTOBER, --------------------------- KL*****
NOVEMBER, ------------------------- LL*****
DECEMBER, ------------------------- ML*****

JANUARY, ---------------------------- AM*****
FEBRUARY, -------------------------- BM*****
MARCH, ------------------------------- CM*****
APRIL, --------------------------------- DM*****
MAY, ----------------------------------- EM*****
JUNE, ---------------------------------- FM*****
JULY, ---------------------------------- GM*****
AUGUST, ----------------------------- HM*****
SEPTEMBER, ------------------------- JM*****
OCTOBER, --------------------------- KM*****
NOVEMBER, ------------------------- LM*****
DECEMBER, ------------------------- MM*****

JANUARY, ---------------------------- AN*****
FEBRUARY, -------------------------- BN*****
MARCH, ------------------------------- CN*****
APRIL, --------------------------------- DN*****
MAY, ----------------------------------- EN*****
JUNE, ---------------------------------- FN*****
JULY, ---------------------------------- GN*****
AUGUST, ----------------------------- HN*****
SEPTEMBER, ------------------------- JN*****
OCTOBER, --------------------------- KN*****
NOVEMBER, ------------------------- LN*****
DECEMBER, ------------------------- MN*****

JANUARY, ---------------------------- AP*****
FEBRUARY, -------------------------- BP*****
MARCH, ------------------------------- CP*****
APRIL, --------------------------------- DP*****
MAY, ----------------------------------- EP*****
JUNE, ---------------------------------- FP*****
JULY, ---------------------------------- GP*****
AUGUST, ----------------------------- HP*****
SEPTEMBER, ------------------------- JP*****
OCTOBER, --------------------------- KP*****
NOVEMBER, ------------------------- LP*****
DECEMBER, ------------------------- MP*****

JANUARY, ---------------------------- AQ*****
FEBRUARY, -------------------------- BQ*****
MARCH, ------------------------------- CQ*****
APRIL, --------------------------------- DQ*****
MAY, ----------------------------------- EQ*****
JUNE, ---------------------------------- FQ*****
JULY, ---------------------------------- GQ*****
AUGUST, ----------------------------- HQ*****
SEPTEMBER, ------------------------- JQ*****
OCTOBER, --------------------------- KQ*****
NOVEMBER, ------------------------- LQ*****
DECEMBER, ------------------------- MQ*****

JANUARY, ---------------------------- AR*****
FEBRUARY, -------------------------- BR*****
MARCH, ------------------------------- CR*****
APRIL, --------------------------------- DR*****
MAY, ----------------------------------- ER*****
JUNE, ---------------------------------- FR*****
JULY, ---------------------------------- GR*****
AUGUST, ----------------------------- HR*****
SEPTEMBER, ------------------------- JR*****
OCTOBER, --------------------------- KR*****
NOVEMBER, ------------------------- LR*****
DECEMBER, ------------------------- MR*****

JANUARY, ---------------------------- AS*****
FEBRUARY, -------------------------- BS*****
MARCH, ------------------------------- CS*****
APRIL, --------------------------------- DS*****
MAY, ----------------------------------- ES*****
JUNE, ---------------------------------- FS*****
JULY, ---------------------------------- GS*****
AUGUST, ----------------------------- HS*****
SEPTEMBER, ------------------------- JS*****
OCTOBER, --------------------------- KS*****
NOVEMBER, ------------------------- LS*****
DECEMBER, ------------------------- MS*****

JANUARY, ---------------------------- AT*****
FEBRUARY, -------------------------- BT*****
MARCH, ------------------------------- CT*****
APRIL, --------------------------------- DT*****
MAY, ----------------------------------- ET*****
JUNE, ---------------------------------- FT*****
JULY, ---------------------------------- GT*****
AUGUST, ----------------------------- HT*****
SEPTEMBER, ------------------------- JT*****
OCTOBER, --------------------------- KT*****
NOVEMBER, ------------------------- LT*****
DECEMBER, ------------------------- MT*****

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THIS CHART APPLIES TO CHICAGO SCHWINN`S ONLY.

During the 1980s, Greenville used the old letter-digit
(e.g. F8 = June 1988)system which Chicago abandoned in 1965,
when it changed to the two-letter system.

ON NEWER BIKES:
you can find a 4 digit serial number lightly stamped onto the headbadge.
The first three digits are the numerical day of the year,
and the last digit is the last digit of the year.

EXAMPLE:
3654 is 12/31/84 or 94 or? you determine decade.

THIS CHART APPLIES TO CHICAGO SCHWINN`S ONLY.
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SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION:

NUMBERING SYSTEM:

THE FIRST 'LETTER' IS THE MONTH, THE SECOND 'LETTER' IS THE YEAR.
THE LETTERS ' I ' and ' O ' ARE SKIPPED
TO AVOID CONFUSION WITH NUMBERS 'ONE' and 'ZERO'.

Schwinn Serial Lookup

Schwinn Bicycle Serial Number Database

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THIS CHART APPLIES TO CHICAGO SCHWINN`S ONLY.

During the 1980s, Greenville used the old letter-digit
(e.g. F8 = June 1988)system which Chicago abandoned in 1965,

Schwinn Serial Number Decoding

when it changed to the two-letter system.

ON NEWER BIKES:
you can find a 4 digit serial number lightly stamped onto the headbadge.
The first three digits are the numerical day of the year,
and the last digit is the last digit of the year.

Schwinn Paramount Serial Number Database

EXAMPLE:
3654 is 12/31/84 or 94 or? you determine decade.