Factory build sheet
2003 Saab 9-3 SE W/Dual Airbags
Build YS3FF46Y-3 · 2L · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read YS3FF46Y 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 YS3FF46Y and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 32 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 32 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
- 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.
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 | FF46Y | 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 |
32 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to YS3FF46Y-3 shares the specification above.
- 32 Known VINs
- YS3FF46Y 231060947
- YS3FF46Y 831061861
- YS3FF46Y 731055436
- YS3FF46Y 531042541
- YS3FF46Y 931042574
- YS3FF46Y 031040972
- YS3FF46Y 231063749
- YS3FF46Y 031044956
- YS3FF46Y 131058560
- YS3FF46Y X31042440
- YS3FF46Y 831040251
- YS3FF46Y X31061103
- YS3FF46Y 631063754
- YS3FF46Y 831039908
- YS3FF46Y 431057578
- YS3FF46Y 331057992
- YS3FF46Y 931043045
- YS3FF46Y 031034203
- YS3FF46Y 131063189
- YS3FF46Y 431058648
- YS3FF46Y 131033531
- YS3FF46Y X31042812
- YS3FF46Y 731062841
- YS3FF46Y 631042855
- YS3FF46Y 231063508
- YS3FF46Y 731053671
- YS3FF46Y 031040504
- YS3FF46Y 331057913
- YS3FF46Y 731035381
- YS3FF46Y 931042462
- YS3FF46Y 231033599
- YS3FF46Y X31045614
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 32 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.