Factory build sheet
2003 Saab 9-3 ARC
Build YS3FD46Y-3 · 2L · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read YS3FD46Y and position 10 reads 3. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every 9-3 whose VIN starts YS3FD46Y and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 58 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 58 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
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
- 6
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- 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 YS3FD46Y 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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2003 You are here code 3
- 2007 2L Sedan · 231 vehicles code 7
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 | FD46Y | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 3 | Model year — 2003 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
58 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to YS3FD46Y-3 shares the specification above.
- 58 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- YS3FD46Y 031062587
- YS3FD46Y 731051506
- YS3FD46Y 931047926
- YS3FD46Y 531063752
- YS3FD46Y 031048186
- YS3FD46Y 231059240
- YS3FD46Y 331054032
- YS3FD46Y 231058380
- YS3FD46Y 231047914
- YS3FD46Y 131056930
- YS3FD46Y X31059809
- YS3FD46Y 331055035
- YS3FD46Y 231062722
- YS3FD46Y 131061755
- YS3FD46Y 131053719
- YS3FD46Y 331057562
- YS3FD46Y 231063501
- YS3FD46Y 831038098
- YS3FD46Y 331045220
- YS3FD46Y X31041875
- YS3FD46Y 831060120
- YS3FD46Y 631052999
- YS3FD46Y 531048247
- YS3FD46Y 931058201
- YS3FD46Y 931063480
- YS3FD46Y 731047293
- YS3FD46Y 431054458
- YS3FD46Y 331053494
- YS3FD46Y 031062623
- YS3FD46Y 431061880
- YS3FD46Y 931062541
- YS3FD46Y 131054238
- YS3FD46Y 431058722
- YS3FD46Y 031057163
- YS3FD46Y 131047919
- YS3FD46Y 531053044
- YS3FD46Y 331035027
- YS3FD46Y 231044527
- YS3FD46Y 831052714
- YS3FD46Y 131054675
- YS3FD46Y 131061559
- YS3FD46Y 631044918
- YS3FD46Y 031035020
- YS3FD46Y 631060617
- YS3FD46Y 531063640
- YS3FD46Y 731052560
- YS3FD46Y 031063366
- YS3FD46Y 831042006
- YS3FD46Y X31048440
- YS3FD46Y 731062361
- YS3FD46Y 331060770
- YS3FD46Y 131058015
- YS3FD46Y 831050767
- YS3FD46Y 031062346
- YS3FD46Y 731041879
- YS3FD46Y 931056965
- YS3FD46Y 731062330
- YS3FD46Y 231057505
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 58 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.