Kenmore 970 model numbers: who made them and what size they are

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In short
Kenmore models starting 970 were most likely made by Frigidaire (WCI, Electrolux).
Likely original makerFrigidaire (WCI, Electrolux)

Who made it, and who says so

  1. Frigidaire / WCI (Electrolux), according to the Ray Franco list (also reproduced on iFixit), Appliance411.
  2. Two 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: ranges, refrigerators.
  4. 970 was the Sears Canada prefix. One 2009 use and care guide lists the same refrigerator as either 253 or 970.

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Published records under this prefix

  1. Model 970-4084*: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2008-03-26.
  2. Model 970-4152**: 14.8 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2008-05-12.
  3. Model 970-41532: 14.8 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-09-07.
  4. Model 970-41722: 16.5 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2008-03-26.
  5. Model 970-41732: 16.5 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-09-07.
  6. Model 970-41902*: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-03-15.
  7. Model 970-41912*: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-03-15.
  8. Model 970-4193*: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-03-15.
  9. Model 970-41982: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2008-05-15.
  10. Model 970-4206*: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2011-07-19.
  11. Model 970-4208*: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2011-07-19.
  12. Model 970-4209*: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2011-07-19.
  13. Model 970-4211*: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2011-07-19.
  14. Model 970-4213*: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2011-07-19.
  15. Model 970-4228*: 20.6 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2011-07-19.
  16. Model 970-4233*: 20.6 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2011-07-19.
  17. Model 970-42902: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2008-03-26.
  18. Model 970-42902*: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-03-15.
  19. Model 970-42912*: 18.3 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2008-03-26.
  20. Model 970-42922*: 18.3 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2008-03-26.
  21. Model 970-42928: 18.3 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2008-05-15.
  22. Model 970-42968: 20.5 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-09-07.
  23. Model 970-4297*: 20.5 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-09-07.
  24. Model 970-4326*: 20.6 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2008-03-26.
  25. Model 970-4327*: 20.6 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2008-03-26.
  26. Model 970-43829*: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-09-10.
  27. Model 970-43893: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-09-10.
  28. Model 970-43962: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-09-07.
  29. Model 970-4478**: 16.7 cu ft total volume (refrigerator only), on the market from 2010-03-05.
  30. Model 970-4480**: 16.7 cu ft total volume (refrigerator only), on the market from 2010-03-05.
  31. Model 970-4486**: 16.7 cu ft total volume (refrigerator only), on the market from 2010-03-05.
  32. Model 970-550*3: 22.6 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, side-by-side), on the market from 2008-05-20.
  33. Model 970-55033: 22.6 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, side-by-side), on the market from 2008-07-02.
  34. Model 970-7030*: 22.5 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, bottom freezer), on the market from 2012-02-03.
  35. Model 970-7050*: 22.6 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, bottom freezer), on the market from 2012-02-03.
  36. Model 970-70703: 22.5 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, bottom freezer), on the market from 2011-07-19.
  37. Model 970-7090*: 22.6 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, bottom freezer), on the market from 2011-07-19.
  38. Model 970-72972: 18.4 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2011-04-13.
  39. Model 970-72972*: 18.3 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2008-03-26.
  40. Model 9704322*: 20.5 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-06-28.
  41. Model 9704382*: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-06-28.
  42. Model 97043832: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-06-28.
  43. Model 9704384*: 18.3 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-06-28.
  44. Model 9704385*: 18.3 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-06-28.
  45. Model 9704386*: 18.3 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-06-28.
  46. Model 9704388*: 18.3 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2010-06-28.
  47. Model 970R4210*: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2013-05-15.
  48. Model 970R42102: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2013-05-15.
  49. Model 970R42103: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2013-05-15.
  50. Model 970R42104: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2013-05-15.
  51. Model 970R42109: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2013-05-15.
  52. Model 970R4212*: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2013-05-15.
  53. Model 970R42122: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2013-05-15.
  54. Model 970R42123: 18.2 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2013-05-15.
  55. Model 970R4220*: 20.5 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2013-05-15.
  56. Model 970R42202: 20.5 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2013-05-15.
  57. Model 970R42203: 20.5 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2013-05-15.
  58. Model 970R43542: 14.7 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2013-02-01.
  59. Model 970R43742: 16.5 cu ft total volume (refrigerator, top freezer), on the market from 2013-02-01.

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.

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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.