Factory build sheet
2001 Saab 9-3 W/Dual AIR Bags
Build YS3DD55H-1 · 2L · Hatchback
VIN positions 1 through 8 read YS3DD55H and position 10 reads 1. 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 1 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 31 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 31 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.
- 2000 W/Dual AIR Bags 2L Hatchback · 35 vehicles code Y
-
2001 You are here 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 | 1 | Model year — 2001 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
31 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to YS3DD55H-1 shares the specification above.
- 31 Known VINs
- YS3DD55H 212037602
- YS3DD55H 112047165
- YS3DD55H 512026688
- YS3DD55H 912039282
- YS3DD55H 512035617
- YS3DD55H 212039012
- YS3DD55H 312046762
- YS3DD55H 212052231
- YS3DD55H 812020786
- YS3DD55H 212029144
- YS3DD55H 712046134
- YS3DD55H 212042041
- YS3DD55H 012039297
- YS3DD55H 412030554
- YS3DD55H X12038951
- YS3DD55H 812058809
- YS3DD55H 612026683
- YS3DD55H 812039435
- YS3DD55H 512008885
- YS3DD55H 312034692
- YS3DD55H 412007744
- YS3DD55H 912028833
- YS3DD55H 412059259
- YS3DD55H 112039874
- YS3DD55H 212050978
- YS3DD55H 612044908
- YS3DD55H 312004365
- YS3DD55H 412029078
- YS3DD55H 412001152
- YS3DD55H 512026237
- YS3DD55H 512049789
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.
- 2001 W/Dual AIR Bags 2L · Hatchback liftback notchback 56 vehicles
- 2001 SE W/Dual AIR Bags 2L · Hatchback liftback notchback 35 vehicles
- 2001 SE W/Dual AIR Bags 2L · Hatchback liftback notchback 43 vehicles
- 2001 SE W/Dual AIR Bags 2L · Convertible cabriolet 231 vehicles · $8,800 median
- 2002 SE W/Dual Airbags 2L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 178 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 31 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.