Factory build sheet
2000 Saab 9-3 W/Dual AIR Bags
Build YS3DD55H-Y · 2L · Hatchback
VIN positions 1 through 8 read YS3DD55H and position 10 reads Y. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every 9-3 whose VIN starts YS3DD55H and carries Y in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 35 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 35 known VINs
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
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Transmission
- Manual/Standard
- Forward speeds
- 5
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 5
- 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 YS3DD55H 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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2000 You are here code Y
- 2001 W/Dual AIR Bags 2L Hatchback · 31 vehicles code 1
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 | DD55H | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | Y | Model year — 2000 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
35 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to YS3DD55H-Y shares the specification above.
- 35 Known VINs
- YS3DD55H 5Y2043016
- YS3DD55H 2Y2039103
- YS3DD55H 8Y2025349
- YS3DD55H 7Y2023110
- YS3DD55H 9Y2036800
- YS3DD55H 9Y2005336
- YS3DD55H 7Y2032129
- YS3DD55H 8Y2034102
- YS3DD55H 2Y2018378
- YS3DD55H 1Y2042493
- YS3DD55H 0Y2015544
- YS3DD55H 8Y2038201
- YS3DD55H 6Y2041565
- YS3DD55H 1Y2026133
- YS3DD55H 2Y2016615
- YS3DD55H 9Y2023108
- YS3DD55H 4Y2016471
- YS3DD55H 5Y2025437
- YS3DD55H 0Y2032408
- YS3DD55H 4Y2007530
- YS3DD55H XY2042640
- YS3DD55H 0Y2022865
- YS3DD55H 1Y2005976
- YS3DD55H 8Y2023908
- YS3DD55H 0Y2005113
- YS3DD55H 4Y2023193
- YS3DD55H 1Y2017612
- YS3DD55H 6Y2024636
- YS3DD55H 7Y2022233
- YS3DD55H 2Y2041076
- YS3DD55H 2Y2007526
- YS3DD55H 3Y2029518
- YS3DD55H 6Y2008274
- YS3DD55H 4Y2006104
- YS3DD55H 8Y2015193
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.
- 2000 W/Dual AIR Bags 2L · Hatchback liftback notchback 44 vehicles
- 2000 W/Dual AIR Bags 2L · Convertible cabriolet 28 vehicles
- 2000 SE W/Dual AIR Bags 2L · Hatchback liftback notchback 24 vehicles
- 2000 SE W/Dual AIR Bags 2L · Convertible cabriolet 25 vehicles
- 2001 W/Dual AIR Bags 2L · Hatchback liftback notchback 56 vehicles
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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 35 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.