Yamaha Outboard Engine Model Year Lookup

The Model Year is indicated by a lower case letter in the black field in the lower left or right corner of the outboard motorplate.
Please use the model number, not the serial number for looking up the year the outboard was manufactured in this table.

Note that the letters have been reused throughout the model years.
1980 - S 1990 - D 2000 - T
1981 - R 1991 - C 2001 - S
1982 - Q 1992 - B 2002 - R
1973 - Z 1983 - P 1993 - A 2003 - Q
1974 - Y 1984 - N 1994 - Z 2004 - P
1975 - X 1985 - K 1995 - Y 2005 - N
1976 - W 1986 - J 1996 - X
1977 - V 1987 - H 1997 - W
1978 - U 1988 - G 1998 - V
1979 - T 1989 - F 1999 - U


The Manual Store is providing this information as a guide but does not guarantee the accuracy of this information and will not be held liable in any way for the innaccuracy of the outboard engine year information.