This site MIGHT help (I didnt look at it too closely)
http://www.guitarnucleus.com/fenderserial.html
I think the first two letters represent the location of manufacture, and next two numbers are the year of make (03=2003, so on), and the next few numbers are the guitar number.
Not 100% sure though, but I managed to date my Squier Telecaster using this method. Made in Taiwan in 2003 😀