What year is my forklift?

Most forklift makers print the serial number on the data plate near the operator's seat or dash. For Clark, Hyster, Raymond, Yale, the serial itself encodes the build year; enter it below.

The decoder runs in your browser with the rules on this page. We log only the brand and whether it decoded, never the serial number.

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Decoder by brand

CaterpillarNo public decode rule: where the plate is and what it shows.Caterpillar serial numbers →ClarkSerial decodes to the build year.Clark serial numbers →CrownNo public decode rule: where the plate is and what it shows.Crown serial numbers →HysterSerial decodes to the build year.Hyster serial numbers →MitsubishiNo public decode rule: where the plate is and what it shows.Mitsubishi serial numbers →RaymondSerial decodes to the build year.Raymond serial numbers →ToyotaNo public decode rule: where the plate is and what it shows.Toyota serial numbers →YaleSerial decodes to the build year.Yale serial numbers →

Help build the database

Know your truck's year from the data plate or paperwork? Send the serial and year. Confirmed pairs build per-brand serial ranges, shown as "confirmed by N owners".