The best chance at recovering a stolen bicycle is having a registered serial number. These numbers are used by police across the nation.

Where to Find It

1. All Schwinn serial numbers before August 17, 1948 were lost in an office fire. Serial numbers were under the bottom hanger bracket until 1952 when they were.
2. Oct 11, 2014 - I believe the original source for the Schwinn serial number information. The serial numbers were stamped by an automatic stamping machine.
3. By frame location of the serial number----- if you have a bike older than 1948, or your letter and number do not appear in the lists, please send me the number and year (if you know it) and a picture if you have one. This info will be used to attempt to rebuild the pre-1948 serial numbers list.
4. In a serial number. Mass produced Schwinn bikes have been data-coded since 1965 by the first two letters in the serial number. The first letter tells production month, the second tells production year. Limited Production Schwinn Bikes include Paramount, Letour, and Sting model names produced in the United States. The Paramount serial numbers.
5. Search Bicycles by Serial Number Please enter the bicycle serial number using only letters and numbers without spaces or other special characters. Serial Number (Required).

This tool searches a database of Schwinn serial numbers and if it finds a match to your serial number then it will display the information available for your bike. Schwinn Serial number and date code database. Locate the serial number on the left rear dropout, bottom bracket, or head tube. Dating from the head badge.

The majority of serial numbers are located under the bottom bracket where the two pedal cranks meet. Turn your bike upside down and record the number.

If there is no serial number near the cranks, you should check other common places including the front headset or rear stays. The diagram (below) indicates five of the most common serial number locations.

Schwinn Bicycle Serial Number Search

How to Register without a Serial Number

Schwinn Serial Number Chart

If you can’t find a serial number, you can still register your bicycle with DPS. To do so, bring the bicycle to the station, located in Parking Structure A (PSA). We can provide you with tools to engrave your driver’s license number on your frame. We’ll use this as alternate identification to the manufacturer’s serial number.