Factory build sheet
2005 Saab 9-3 Linear
Build YS3FB79N-5 · Convertible
VIN positions 1 through 8 read YS3FB79N and position 10 reads 5. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every 9-3 whose VIN starts YS3FB79N and carries 5 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 66 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 66 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
- 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.
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 | FB79N | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 5 | Model year — 2005 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
66 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to YS3FB79N-5 shares the specification above.
- 66 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- YS3FB79N X56008101
- YS3FB79N 456007784
- YS3FB79N 856007707
- YS3FB79N X56006042
- YS3FB79N 956009823
- YS3FB79N 056013520
- YS3FB79N 856008744
- YS3FB79N 456007302
- YS3FB79N 656006846
- YS3FB79N 056007314
- YS3FB79N 756007357
- YS3FB79N 856009327
- YS3FB79N 556012721
- YS3FB79N 156008441
- YS3FB79N 556012587
- YS3FB79N 756016799
- YS3FB79N 256016645
- YS3FB79N 556007163
- YS3FB79N 756006855
- YS3FB79N 256014409
- YS3FB79N X56006672
- YS3FB79N 056006115
- YS3FB79N X56007174
- YS3FB79N 456007025
- YS3FB79N 256007105
- YS3FB79N 456007171
- YS3FB79N 156006902
- YS3FB79N 756008377
- YS3FB79N 256007444
- YS3FB79N 756017841
- YS3FB79N 556007695
- YS3FB79N 456012757
- YS3FB79N 656006510
- YS3FB79N 556006868
- YS3FB79N 556006384
- YS3FB79N 156007161
- YS3FB79N 856007027
- YS3FB79N 556007566
- YS3FB79N 156008214
- YS3FB79N 256007301
- YS3FB79N 956006422
- YS3FB79N X56005988
- YS3FB79N 156007516
- YS3FB79N 456011222
- YS3FB79N 056008589
- YS3FB79N 056007460
- YS3FB79N 756007746
- YS3FB79N 456007008
- YS3FB79N 956006310
- YS3FB79N 956010020
- YS3FB79N 456006425
- YS3FB79N 556007373
- YS3FB79N 156007175
- YS3FB79N 056006566
- YS3FB79N 456010653
- YS3FB79N 456007090
- YS3FB79N 756016995
- YS3FB79N 556007602
- YS3FB79N 556010337
- YS3FB79N 856007898
- YS3FB79N 656006345
- YS3FB79N 756013255
- YS3FB79N 456009969
- YS3FB79N 056017616
- YS3FB79N 456006067
- YS3FB79N 956017534
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 66 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.