

Louis Vuitton announced that they will be switching from using heat-stamped date codes to integrated microchips and RFID transmitters in all of their products. Most recently, however, date codes have been removed and replaced with discreetly embedded microchips. FranceĪ0, A1, A2, AA, AAS (Special Order), AH, AN, AR, AS, BA, BJ, BU, CO, CT, CX, DR, DT, DU, ET, FL (also USA), LA (also USA), LM (also Spain), LW, MB, MI, ML, MM, NO, RA, RI, SA (also Italy), SD (also USA), SF, SK, SL, SN, SP, SR, TA, TH, TJ, TN, TR, TS, TY, VI, VXīC (also Spain), BO, CE, FH (also USA), FO, FP, MA, NZ, OB, PL, RC, RE, SA (also France), TB, TDīC (also Italy), CA, LO, LB, LM (also France), LW, GI, UBįC, FH (also Italy), FL (also France), LA (also France), OS, SD (also France), TX Use the images and tables below to decipher your date code.Īnd here are the countries of the factories that correspond with the letters. Most often encountered is the 2-letter, 4-digit sequence, although prior years used different formats. (Don't be alarmed if you can't find a date code in something of Louis Vuitton's that looks especially vintage, as items manufactured prior to ’80s do not have date codes.)
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On a riveted leather tab underneath a suspended patch pocket.

