Re: 2003 40 h.p motor
You will see that sometimes. I had a 1981 motor that was setup as a 1980 (didn't have the upgrades of an '81) yet it was still branded an '81. You will sometimes see an overlap of a year. My buddy has a '96 28hp evinrude with the red electrical connection, but '96 was when they converted over into the new style electrical connectors. So it happens.