Factory build sheet
2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser LX/Classic/Street
Build 3A8FY489-9 · 2.4L 4cyl · Front-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 3A8FY489 and position 10 reads 9. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every PT Cruiser whose VIN starts 3A8FY489 and carries 9 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 1,894 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 1,894 known VINs
- 22 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Chrysler with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 2.4 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Turbocharged
- No
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Front-wheel drive
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Series
- PT
- Manufacturer
- CHRYSLER DE MEXICO TOLUCA
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1C
- GVWR
- 4,001–5,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$5,290 median asking price · 34 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $2,195 Top 2% of listings $12,995
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 3A8 | CHRYSLER DE MEXICO TOLUCA · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | FY489 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 9 | Model year — 2009 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
1,894 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 3A8FY489-9 shares the specification above.
- 1,894 Known VINs
- 22 Listed for sale now
- 34 Priced listings
- $5,290 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 1 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the PT Cruiser, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2009 Touring/Signature 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 21 vehicles
- 2009 Touring/Signature 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 836 vehicles · $3,345 median
- 2009 Limited 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 55 vehicles
- 2001 Base 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 865 vehicles · $4,998 median
- 2002 Touring 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 923 vehicles · $3,500 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 34 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 1,894 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.