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Identifying years of my Hyster forklifts

I have taken over a storage/reload center & would like to identify what year my forklifts are
Any Help is greatly appreciated
I have the following Hyster serial #'s
H004V03919N
S005V04267M
L006V01680P
D004D03127T
K006V02716M
L006V02062R
  • Posted 1 Feb 2023 04:14
  • By Derek_Dunigan
  • joined 1 Feb'23 - 1 message
  • Massachusetts, United States
Derek Dunigan
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Derek,

The last letter specifies the year. With Hyster, some may be older as they have already rotated once through all the letters. The letter M is for 2013 I believe. They did not use I, O or Q to make sure they were not mistaken for numbers.
  • Posted 3 Feb 2023 11:19
  • By garland_m
  • joined 16 Oct'09 - 212 messages
  • Virginia, United States
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