The serial and manufacturer code are different
Older E-Z-GO labels commonly carry a long serial and a shorter manufacturer code. Enter the short code here. For example, Vintage Golf Cart Parts records manufacturer code B1890 with serial 576966: the code’s final 90 identifies 1990. Entering 576966 alone cannot apply that rule.
Supported later date-code format
The decoder accepts a letter followed by three or four digits for supported model years from 1983 onward. It reads only the final two digits. H1284 → 1984 and J0195 → 1995 are published dealer examples. The source guides agree on the suffix rule for these later codes.
It does not guess a month from the letter or identify a TXT, RXV or Marathon from the year alone. Different vehicles can share a year; use the cart’s model information when buying parts.
Finding the manufacturer code
- Older Marathon: check the plate below the passenger glove box.
- Medalist and many TXT carts: check inside the passenger glove box.
- Other generations: check the steering column, under the driver’s seat or the label positions in the model’s manual.
Copy the line marked manufacturer code or date code, not a component number. Some newer labels use a different format; follow the printed information or ask E-Z-GO customer care.
Why are early E-Z-GO codes excluded?
Published guides disagree about the transition from a year at the beginning to a year at the end. Vintage Golf Cart Parts documents early cart examples that conflict with a blanket “last two digits” rule. To avoid silently assigning a wrong year, the tool leaves those early formats undecoded.
What if I only have a numeric serial?
Find the accompanying date/manufacturer code or ask E-Z-GO to check its records. Do not use the last two digits of a standalone serial as a year. A VIN or PIN is also outside this lookup’s supported format.
Independent reference tool, not affiliated with E-Z-GO. Results do not establish ownership, value, original equipment or parts compatibility.
Sources and verification
- Vintage Golf Cart Parts: E-Z-GO identificationObserved manufacturer codes B1890 and H1284; early-code exceptions.
- Beech Creek Golf Carts: identification FAQIndependent dealer year-suffix rule for the supported later format. Its early-era cutoff differs; those formats are excluded here.
- E-Z-GO: customer careLabel locations and help with unsupported serials.