Index: text/src/main/java/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.java =================================================================== --- text/src/main/java/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.java (revision 483532) +++ text/src/main/java/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.java (working copy) @@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ if (count < 4) { appendNumber(buffer, 2, year %= 100); } else { - appendNumber(buffer, 4, year); + appendNumber(buffer, count, year); } break; case MONTH_FIELD: