Kenmore 253 model numbers: who made them and what size they are

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What this model number tells you

In short
Kenmore models starting 253 were most likely made by Frigidaire (Electrolux), historically under its Gibson name.
Likely original makerFrigidaire (Electrolux), historically under its Gibson name

Who made it, and who says so

  1. Frigidaire (Gibson), according to the Ray Franco list (also reproduced on iFixit), Appliance411, homespy.
  2. Three or more independent reference lists agree. These lists are compiled by repair and parts specialists, not published by Kenmore or Sears.
  3. Product types listed under this prefix: refrigerators, freezers, room air conditioners.
  4. Some Frigidaire-built refrigerators were sold with either a 253 or a 970 prefix (970 was the Sears Canada code); one 2009 use and care guide gives both.

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Water heater specifications from the owner's manuals

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Published records under this prefix

  1. Model 253-61773D: 16.5 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2013-04-15.
  2. Model 2534433*60: 22.6 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, side-by-side), on the market from 2010-03-15.
  3. Model 2535533*6*: 26 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, side-by-side), on the market from 2010-01-25.
  4. Model 253615*80: 14.8 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-03-15.
  5. Model 2536153*80: 14.8 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2008-03-26.
  6. Model 2536155*10: 14.7 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2011-04-29.
  7. Model 2536173*80*: 16.5 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2008-03-26.
  8. Model 2536176*01: 16.5 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-12-13.
  9. Model 2536177*31: 16.5 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2013-08-01.
  10. Model 2536178*01: 16.5 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-06-28.
  11. Model 2536182*01: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-06-28.
  12. Model 2536211*01: 20.5 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-06-28.
  13. Model 2536882*01: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2012-06-12.
  14. Model 2536889*01: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2012-02-03.
  15. Model 2537031*2: 26.7 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, bottom freezer), on the market from 2012-09-15.
  16. Model 2537182*01: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-06-28.
  17. Model 2537211*01: 20.5 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-06-28.
  18. Model 2537817*80: 20.5 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2008-01-21.
  19. Model 2537882*01: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2012-06-12.
  20. Model 2537889*01: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2012-02-03.

How the number is built

  1. The three digits before the dot are the source code Sears assigned to the maker. The digits after it identify the product family and its variant; none of them is a size.
  2. In use and care guides for Frigidaire-built 253 refrigerators, the model list writes one digit after the base number as an asterisk and explains it as the colour number: 253.7041* covers 253.70413410 and its colour variants. The guides do not say which colour each digit means. Source: Kenmore refrigerator use and care guide, part no. A05963501, covering models 253.7034*, 7041*, 7042* and 7044* (p.2: the asterisk is the colour number).

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How this result was reached
  • The maker attribution comes from independent reference lists compiled by repair and parts specialists; Sears did not publish a complete list.
  • Sizes come only from government records (ENERGY STAR, US Department of Energy) and owner's-manual specification tables. Government data carries no warranty of accuracy, and covers current and some older models only.
  • A * or # in a listed model number stands for any one character, usually the colour code.
  • Data compiled on 2026-10-09.