Factory build sheet
2005 Saab 9-3 ARC
Build YS3FD45Y-5 · 2L · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read YS3FD45Y 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 YS3FD45Y and carries 5 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 46 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 46 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
- 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.
- 2004 ARC 2L Sedan · 48 vehicles code 4
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2005 You are here 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 | 5 | Model year — 2005 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
46 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to YS3FD45Y-5 shares the specification above.
- 46 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- YS3FD45Y 451061477
- YS3FD45Y 851046979
- YS3FD45Y 651004696
- YS3FD45Y 551057924
- YS3FD45Y X51041170
- YS3FD45Y 851052796
- YS3FD45Y 451058837
- YS3FD45Y 651019201
- YS3FD45Y 051048208
- YS3FD45Y X51011456
- YS3FD45Y 151058861
- YS3FD45Y 351053452
- YS3FD45Y 751031339
- YS3FD45Y 351055086
- YS3FD45Y X51047549
- YS3FD45Y 251054110
- YS3FD45Y 651033616
- YS3FD45Y 851044701
- YS3FD45Y X51041248
- YS3FD45Y X51005883
- YS3FD45Y 851016512
- YS3FD45Y 651036113
- YS3FD45Y 951054766
- YS3FD45Y 851047131
- YS3FD45Y 051019789
- YS3FD45Y 851022097
- YS3FD45Y 051057572
- YS3FD45Y 151038044
- YS3FD45Y 851010662
- YS3FD45Y 651057169
- YS3FD45Y 151016951
- YS3FD45Y 751056175
- YS3FD45Y 551035521
- YS3FD45Y X51034445
- YS3FD45Y 451018788
- YS3FD45Y 951049325
- YS3FD45Y 651049332
- YS3FD45Y 751051669
- YS3FD45Y 151052803
- YS3FD45Y 251037386
- YS3FD45Y 251007661
- YS3FD45Y X51010873
- YS3FD45Y 851035111
- YS3FD45Y 951015952
- YS3FD45Y 651033941
- YS3FD45Y 851060591
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 46 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.