As long as you have the original pic they most likely don't need a date stamp for another pic that is more recent. I'd do what you have to do to get it to seal and smoke with it to see if there are bigger problems.The door does not seal well at all. I'm probably going to take it apart and and fix it since I can't even contact masterbuilt. I figure after I fix it that they will contact me back in six months and say that they can't help me because I messed with it.