Where Is the Serial Number Located on a John Deere 210?

Where to Find the Serial Number

• According to John Deere customer service, the serial number for all 200 series John Deere lawn tractors, including the 210, is located on a black plaque on the pedestal just below the steering wheel. The engine serial number, which is different from the tractor serial number, is located on the engine shroud.

Recognizing the Serial Number

• All of the models in the 200 series, including the 200, 210, 212, 214 and 216, were included in the same serial number series, beginning with 30,001 in 1975 and ending with 475,000 in 1987. The serial number has a prefix based on the model. Tractors from years 1975-1982 have prefixes C210, C212, C214 and C216. In the years 1983 to 1987 prefixes were M00210X, M00212X, M00214X and M00216T.

Determine the Year of Your Tractor With the Serial Number

• To determine the year a tractor was built, find where the serial number falls in this list. For example, a serial number of 30,500 means the tractor is a 1975 model.

  1975: 30,001

  1976: 55,001

  1977: 70,001

  1978: 80,001

  1979: 95,001

  1980: 120,001

  1981: 155,001

  1982: 190,001

  1983: 222,001

  1984: 285,001

  1985: 315,001

  1986: 360,001

  1987: 420,001

  End: 475,000

About the 200 Series John Deere Tractor

• The 200 series of John Deere tractors was introduced in the 1975 model year. During its 13 years of production, there were five different horsepower models available. The 200 was an 8-horsepower model and was dropped in 1976. Available from 1975 to 1987 were the 210 (10 horsepower), the 212 (12 horsepower) and the 214 (14 horsepower). The 216 model (16 horsepower) was added in the 1979 model year. All 200 series were discontinued after 1987.