Factory build sheet
1981 Saab 9-3 2.0T
Build YS3FB79Y-A · 2L 4cyl · Front-wheel drive · Convertible
VIN positions 1 through 8 read YS3FB79Y and position 10 reads A. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every 9-3 whose VIN starts YS3FB79Y and carries A in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 29 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 29 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
This configuration is identical to 2010 Saab 9-3 2.0T 2L 4cyl Convertible (74 vehicles). That page carries the full record.
Factory specification
As filed by Saab 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 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine model
- B207R
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Front-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 5
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Convertible/Cabriolet
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 2
- Series
- 9-3
- Manufacturer
- SAAB CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
Saab used the VIN pattern YS3FB79Y for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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1981 You are here code A
- 2009 Linear 2L Convertible · 95 vehicles code 9
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 | YS3 | SAAB CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | FB79Y | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | A | Model year — 1981 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
29 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to YS3FB79Y-A shares the specification above.
- 29 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- YS3FB79Y 5A6000704
- YS3FB79Y 0A6000559
- YS3FB79Y 8A6000664
- YS3FB79Y 2A6000711
- YS3FB79Y 1A6000716
- YS3FB79Y 6A6000615
- YS3FB79Y 5A6000606
- YS3FB79Y XA6000486
- YS3FB79Y 8A6000566
- YS3FB79Y 9A6000592
- YS3FB79Y 3A6000748
- YS3FB79Y 4A6000628
- YS3FB79Y 8A6000745
- YS3FB79Y 2A6000594
- YS3FB79Y 3A6000538
- YS3FB79Y 4A6000502
- YS3FB79Y 9A6000642
- YS3FB79Y 2A6000661
- YS3FB79Y 8A6000423
- YS3FB79Y 0A6000495
- YS3FB79Y 9A6000754
- YS3FB79Y 5A6000489
- YS3FB79Y 9A6000530
- YS3FB79Y 9A6000477
- YS3FB79Y XA6000438
- YS3FB79Y 9A6000625
- YS3FB79Y 4A6000581
- YS3FB79Y 2A6000756
- YS3FB79Y 5A6000752
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the 9-3, 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.
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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.
Vehicle counts come from the 29 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.