Factory build sheet
2004 Saab 9-3 ARC
Build YS3FD45Y-4 · 2L · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read YS3FD45Y and position 10 reads 4. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every 9-3 whose VIN starts YS3FD45Y and carries 4 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 48 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 48 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
- 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 YS3FD45Y for 3 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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2004 You are here code 4
- 2005 ARC 2L Sedan · 46 vehicles code 5
- 2006 2L Sedan · 191 vehicles code 6
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 | FD45Y | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 4 | Model year — 2004 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
48 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to YS3FD45Y-4 shares the specification above.
- 48 Known VINs
- YS3FD45Y 441035265
- YS3FD45Y 041028457
- YS3FD45Y X41030717
- YS3FD45Y 941044446
- YS3FD45Y 141018620
- YS3FD45Y 741034773
- YS3FD45Y 941017005
- YS3FD45Y 741032702
- YS3FD45Y 841008179
- YS3FD45Y 541017650
- YS3FD45Y 241021557
- YS3FD45Y 341034673
- YS3FD45Y 141043176
- YS3FD45Y 641012912
- YS3FD45Y 341023267
- YS3FD45Y 441048940
- YS3FD45Y 741052514
- YS3FD45Y 641020542
- YS3FD45Y 741028892
- YS3FD45Y 741034384
- YS3FD45Y 241027391
- YS3FD45Y 941016419
- YS3FD45Y 541025215
- YS3FD45Y 441010463
- YS3FD45Y 541017695
- YS3FD45Y 341036584
- YS3FD45Y 741012904
- YS3FD45Y 241018674
- YS3FD45Y 341021874
- YS3FD45Y 541042578
- YS3FD45Y 141044473
- YS3FD45Y 941020471
- YS3FD45Y 741016905
- YS3FD45Y X41033505
- YS3FD45Y 941017098
- YS3FD45Y 541043083
- YS3FD45Y 341018831
- YS3FD45Y 741011252
- YS3FD45Y 541034917
- YS3FD45Y 841028335
- YS3FD45Y 341028422
- YS3FD45Y 741022221
- YS3FD45Y 541021939
- YS3FD45Y X41040356
- YS3FD45Y 441017056
- YS3FD45Y 141016995
- YS3FD45Y 741019979
- YS3FD45Y 641024171
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 48 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.