Factory build sheet
2001 Saab 9-3 SE W/Dual AIR Bags
Build YS3DF58K-1 · 2L · Hatchback
VIN positions 1 through 8 read YS3DF58K 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 YS3DF58K and carries 1 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 43 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 43 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
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 4
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 YS3DF58K for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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 | DF58K | 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 |
43 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to YS3DF58K-1 shares the specification above.
- 43 Known VINs
- YS3DF58K 312007137
- YS3DF58K 712058138
- YS3DF58K 712024667
- YS3DF58K 912054687
- YS3DF58K 412051017
- YS3DF58K 512026837
- YS3DF58K 512025185
- YS3DF58K 012005135
- YS3DF58K 112048995
- YS3DF58K 712021977
- YS3DF58K 712049486
- YS3DF58K X12050163
- YS3DF58K 512037420
- YS3DF58K 912058948
- YS3DF58K 112021618
- YS3DF58K 412025579
- YS3DF58K 912028185
- YS3DF58K 312049534
- YS3DF58K 512008659
- YS3DF58K 912024007
- YS3DF58K 412048313
- YS3DF58K 812021602
- YS3DF58K 012054142
- YS3DF58K 712045728
- YS3DF58K 312027100
- YS3DF58K 412035254
- YS3DF58K 912023956
- YS3DF58K 012002722
- YS3DF58K 612002336
- YS3DF58K 512020763
- YS3DF58K 112021604
- YS3DF58K 912021575
- YS3DF58K 712023809
- YS3DF58K X12044198
- YS3DF58K 712021252
- YS3DF58K 412047338
- YS3DF58K 612058499
- YS3DF58K 812006999
- YS3DF58K 712054140
- YS3DF58K 412022911
- YS3DF58K 212048925
- YS3DF58K 712037077
- YS3DF58K 712040710
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 SE W/Dual AIR Bags 2L · Convertible cabriolet 64 vehicles
- 2001 SE W/Dual AIR Bags 2L · Convertible cabriolet 232 vehicles · $8,800 median
- 2001 Viggen 2.3L · Convertible cabriolet 25 vehicles
- 2002 SE W/Dual Airbags 2L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 178 vehicles
- 2003 SE W/Dual Airbags 2L 4-cyl · Convertible cabriolet 103 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 43 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.