- #SPECIALIZED BICYCLE SERIAL NUMBER CHART SERIAL NUMBERS#
- #SPECIALIZED BICYCLE SERIAL NUMBER CHART SERIAL NUMBER#
June 2002 built, 2003 Haro Mirra Pro Build date vs official model date The above example is a Nov 2000 built, 2001 Backtrail Pro
#SPECIALIZED BICYCLE SERIAL NUMBER CHART SERIAL NUMBER#
The number of digits at the start of the serial number increased, possibly as the number of frame models increased frames, but the year and month reference remained. However the basic structure remained the same. Into the 2000's once again the system changed slightly.
#SPECIALIZED BICYCLE SERIAL NUMBER CHART SERIAL NUMBERS#
The above bike is a 1995 built, 1996 Haro Sport BMXġ995 built, 1996 Haro Group1 Si BMX 2000 to 2009 Haro BMX Serial Numbers Month of build often after the year.įor a list of model abbreviations refer here to this post on BMX Museum. The model stamp always seemed to come before the year. CO1271 - this was taken from a 1992 build Group 1. The just the year stamp remained - dropping the decade. The CI is referenced at the beginning of the serial.Īs with the serial above, some Haro BMX models also had the model name referenced in the serial number. This makes the frame 1994 built, and listed as a 1995 Haro Group 1 Ci BMX. The example below is slightly different but still has the build year as a number in this case a 4. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec The basic build year stamp remained - A91H. In the early 1990's the Haro BMX serial number system changed, the build month often became a letter from A to L. This bike would be known as a 1990 model. The serial number below can be read in the same way. The second two digits - the number (88) refers to the year – 1988 and the month of build is referenced as 08 for August. Generally, the year was stamped as the first part of the serial number.įor example my 1989 Haro Invert has a serial number H8808XXX. The late 1980’s Haro had a pretty simple serial number system.
As with the other 3 cracks, this holds up too.įor early 1980's Haro serial number information refer here to this post on BMX Museum. I spent quite a bit of time looking into the Haro serial numbers on a few of my bikes as well as checking against other Haro BMX owners to see if my serial number crack was right. This guide may not work for all Haro BMX bikes built between this time and I have listed below which Haro serial numbers it does work for. The serial number guide will help date Haro BMX bikes made between approximately 19. This post is intended to be used as a guide to help you read the Haro BMX serial numbers and find out what year your BMX was built and sold.
The date will help you find the correct decals for your bike and also help to figure out what your Haro BMX is worth if you are going to sell. Mongoose, GT and Redline BMX serial number guides are already up on the blog.Īs I'm sure you know finding out what year your Haro BMX bike was made is important information. A quick how-to guide for reading the serial numbers on your mid-school and new school Haro BMX bikes.