BY THE YEAR, MONTH AND DAY
Copyright © 2001

On bikes made after 1982: 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.

THIS CHART APPLIES TO CHICAGO SCHWINN`S ONLY.
SCROLL DOWN FOR THE DATE CODES LINKS
BY FRAME LOCATION OF THE SERIAL NUMBER

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Skyrim dlc free download pc. IF YOU HAVE A BIKE OLDER THAN 1948,
OR YOUR LETTER AND NUMBER DO NOT APPEAR IN THE LISTS,
PLEASE SEND ME THE NUMBER AND YEAR (if you know it)
AND A PICTURE IF YOU HAVE ONE.

THIS INFO WILL BE USED TO ATTEMPT TO REBUILD
THE PRE-1948 SERIAL NUMBERS LIST.

USE THIS LINK FOR IDENTIFYING PRE-WAR CHARACTERISTICS BY YEAR'
ID FACTS

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On bikes older than 1948 you need to use reference to other, known year bikes,
or pull out the crank to look for a date stamp on it. Doing both is a good idea.
All serial number records before 8/18/1948 were lost in a factory fire.
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IF THE SERIAL NUMBERS ARE FOUND UNDER BOTTOM BRACKET
(On The Bottom Of The Frame, Under The Pedal Crank Housing)

USE THIS LINK
1948 Through 1952

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IF THE SERIAL NUMBERS ARE FOUND ON THE LEFT REAR DROPOUT
(By The Left Rear Axle Mount)

USE THIS LINK.
1952 THROUGH 1969

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IF THE NUMBERS ARE FOUND ON THE LOWER LEFT OF THE HEADTUBE
(By The Schwinn Badge On The Front OF The Frame)

USE THIS LINK
1970 THROUGH 1982

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1945 TO 1965 PRODUCTION STATISTICS:

YEAR ------------- UNITS MADE ------ % OF MARKET
1945 ------------------ 98,189 ------------------ 18.0 %
1946 ------------------ 302,071 ----------------- 18.1 %
1947 ------------------ 486,793 ----------------- 17.4 %
1948 ------------------ 602,408 ----------------- 22.3 %
1949 ------------------ 352,302 ---------------- 24.03 %
1950 ------------------ 510,019 ----------------- 25.5 %
1951 ------------------ 466,849 ----------------- 22.4 %
1952 ------------------ 478,383 ----------------- 22.2 %
1953 ------------------ 501,379 ----------------- 18.6 %
1954 ------------------ 355,790 ----------------- 14.3 %
1955 ------------------ 413,355 ----------------- 13.7 %
1956 ------------------ 454,933 ----------------- 15.6 %
1957 ------------------ 439,482 ----------------- 16.7 %
1958 ------------------ 451,158 ----------------- 15.4 %
1959 ------------------ 546,238 ----------------- 15.3 %
1960 ------------------ 514,724 ----------------- 13.7 %
1961 ------------------ 471,506 ----------------- 12.9 %
1962 ------------------ 528,721 ----------------- 12.5 %
1963 ------------------ 655,693 ----------------- 14.9 %
1964 ------------------ 849,818 ----------------- 16.7 %
1965 ------------------ 876,608 ----------------- 15.5 %

TOTAL SCHWINN BICYCLES MADE, FROM 1945-1965 ------ 10,356,870.
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THIS CHART APPLIES TO CHICAGO SCHWINN`S ONLY.

Bike Serial numbersAll bikesall have unique serial numbers.Finding a bicycle serial numberMost bicycles have their serial number engraved beneath their bottom bracket, but sometimes serial numbers are found in other places. Here are some examples of where and what to look for:.The bottom bracket (where serial numbers are typically located) is circled.A serial number on the underside of a bottom bracket.Another serial number beneath the bottom bracket, aligned parallel to the frame.Some Schwinn bicycles have the unique identifying number (their serial number) on the head tube. This is on the front of the bike.A serial number located on a rear dropout. Some BMX bikes and a few Schwinn bicycles place the serial on the rear dropout. On older Schwinns there are numbers stamped on both the drive side and non-drive side rear dropouts; the one on the non-drive side dropout is the serial number.Some bikes have multiple serial numbers.When adding a bike to the Index, it's best to enter all the groups of numbers and letters separated by spaces.Hopefully you can find the serial number on the bicycle you're looking at - email if you're having trouble.Searching serials on Bike IndexFinding bicycles by serial number on Bike Index is a critical part of our functionality.

When searching for a serial number, use our serial search bar - it's the second bar on.We've done a few things to make it more likely that you'll find the bike you're looking for. Certain numbers and letters are difficult or impossible to distinguish between (e.g. 0 and O, S and 5). We treat all these numbers the same way - a search for 005LLL will match a bike with the serial OOS111.

We split bike serials up by spaces and store each separately. If you see multiple numbers on a bicycle - such as in the photo of the Look bike above - try searching for just one of the numbers at a time. Searching for either M4106I9CA1 or 200910427-2A will find the bike. We do close serial matching - bikes with serial numbers that are close to the serial you entered are shown below the matching results under the heading 'Serial Numbers Close to.' - given a search of a serial number with a couple numbers/letters that are different or missing. We do not currently do partial serial searches.

If you search for 1234, you will only find bikes with serial numbers of 1234 and serials close to that - not a bike with serial number of 12345689.