Factory build sheet

2004 Saab 9-3 Aero

Build YS3FH79Y-4 · 2L · Convertible

VIN positions 1 through 8 read YS3FH79Y 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 YS3FH79Y and carries 4 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 85 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 85 known VINs
  • 3 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
Automatic
Forward speeds
5

Body & chassis

Body class
Convertible/Cabriolet
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Doors
2
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.

What this build asks today

Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.

$6,600 median asking price · 6 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026

Too few listings to publish a price range — with 6 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.

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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 FH79Y 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

85 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to YS3FH79Y-4 shares the specification above.

  • 85 Known VINs
  • 3 Listed for sale now
  • 6 Priced listings
  • $6,600 Median asking

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.

Prices are asking prices from 6 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.

Vehicle counts come from the 85 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.