Factory build sheet
2005 Saab 9-3 ARC Convertible
Build YS3FD75Y-5 · 2L · Convertible
VIN positions 1 through 8 read YS3FD75Y 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 YS3FD75Y and carries 5 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 50 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 50 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
- 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.
The same build, other model years
Saab used the VIN pattern YS3FD75Y 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 Convertible · 76 vehicles code 4
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2005 You are here code 5
- 2006 2L Convertible · 64 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 | FD75Y | 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 |
50 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to YS3FD75Y-5 shares the specification above.
- 50 Known VINs
- YS3FD75Y 756016912
- YS3FD75Y 256017871
- YS3FD75Y X56003992
- YS3FD75Y 656003780
- YS3FD75Y 256016784
- YS3FD75Y 856007541
- YS3FD75Y 656016996
- YS3FD75Y 356000500
- YS3FD75Y 556000238
- YS3FD75Y 356015448
- YS3FD75Y 556001907
- YS3FD75Y 556012342
- YS3FD75Y 956012991
- YS3FD75Y 356013764
- YS3FD75Y 356016423
- YS3FD75Y 056017870
- YS3FD75Y 756017834
- YS3FD75Y X56002650
- YS3FD75Y 556008761
- YS3FD75Y 156008840
- YS3FD75Y 956003644
- YS3FD75Y 456016205
- YS3FD75Y 756002220
- YS3FD75Y 956003403
- YS3FD75Y 656008848
- YS3FD75Y 956001909
- YS3FD75Y 856008611
- YS3FD75Y 456017838
- YS3FD75Y 756000242
- YS3FD75Y 056011762
- YS3FD75Y X56003295
- YS3FD75Y 456002644
- YS3FD75Y 756008695
- YS3FD75Y 756003352
- YS3FD75Y 356002005
- YS3FD75Y 256003291
- YS3FD75Y 256017885
- YS3FD75Y X56016967
- YS3FD75Y 156000883
- YS3FD75Y 356002019
- YS3FD75Y X56001546
- YS3FD75Y 256004960
- YS3FD75Y 556003365
- YS3FD75Y 456015555
- YS3FD75Y 056002009
- YS3FD75Y 856012562
- YS3FD75Y 656008607
- YS3FD75Y 956017883
- YS3FD75Y 756015646
- YS3FD75Y 756003206
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 50 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.