Factory build sheet
2003 Saab 9-3 SE W/Dual Airbags
Build YS3FF49Y-3 · 2L · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read YS3FF49Y 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 YS3FF49Y and carries 3 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
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 5
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 | FF49Y | 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 |
31 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to YS3FF49Y-3 shares the specification above.
- 31 Known VINs
- YS3FF49Y 631038607
- YS3FF49Y 331043201
- YS3FF49Y 631035562
- YS3FF49Y 331064257
- YS3FF49Y 031029871
- YS3FF49Y X31056530
- YS3FF49Y 931037595
- YS3FF49Y 831028807
- YS3FF49Y 831029066
- YS3FF49Y 931039492
- YS3FF49Y 631031091
- YS3FF49Y 231063973
- YS3FF49Y 531064180
- YS3FF49Y 631028787
- YS3FF49Y 531037822
- YS3FF49Y 931060374
- YS3FF49Y 431037889
- YS3FF49Y 331033333
- YS3FF49Y 531029168
- YS3FF49Y 631061997
- YS3FF49Y 731049521
- YS3FF49Y X31059038
- YS3FF49Y 031063891
- YS3FF49Y 231030777
- YS3FF49Y X31043213
- YS3FF49Y 131035131
- YS3FF49Y X31040621
- YS3FF49Y 231036062
- YS3FF49Y 131038661
- YS3FF49Y 331063822
- YS3FF49Y 831062147
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 31 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.