Factory build sheet
2011 Saab 9-3 2.0T
Build YS3FA4MY-B · 2L 4cyl · Front-wheel drive · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read YS3FA4MY and position 10 reads B. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every 9-3 whose VIN starts YS3FA4MY and carries B in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 43 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 43 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
- Cylinders
- 4
- Engine model
- Turbo (9-3 4-cyl. Turbo) B207R
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Front-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Manual/Standard
- Forward speeds
- 6
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Series
- 9-3
- 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 YS3FA4MY for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2010 2.0T 2L 4cyl Sedan · 72 vehicles code A
-
2011 You are here code B
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 | FA4MY | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | B | Model year — 2011 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2011 Saab 9-3 as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
4 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2011 9-3. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
43 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to YS3FA4MY-B shares the specification above.
- 43 Known VINs
- YS3FA4MY 5B1313209
- YS3FA4MY 8B1304164
- YS3FA4MY 6B1306902
- YS3FA4MY 8B1302883
- YS3FA4MY 2B1301860
- YS3FA4MY 1B1302028
- YS3FA4MY 3B1303956
- YS3FA4MY XB1304375
- YS3FA4MY 2B1300210
- YS3FA4MY 0B1300528
- YS3FA4MY 3B1300832
- YS3FA4MY 9B1306957
- YS3FA4MY 2B1300420
- YS3FA4MY 2B1301373
- YS3FA4MY 3B1300622
- YS3FA4MY 8B1309705
- YS3FA4MY XB1306417
- YS3FA4MY 1B1302059
- YS3FA4MY 1B1300473
- YS3FA4MY 1B1302319
- YS3FA4MY 7B1300302
- YS3FA4MY 6B1313039
- YS3FA4MY 3B1313497
- YS3FA4MY 0B1302229
- YS3FA4MY XB1301928
- YS3FA4MY 1B1304362
- YS3FA4MY 4B1301374
- YS3FA4MY 8B1303399
- YS3FA4MY 6B1310903
- YS3FA4MY 1B1301848
- YS3FA4MY 9B1303962
- YS3FA4MY 6B1300596
- YS3FA4MY 5B1302596
- YS3FA4MY 9B1302049
- YS3FA4MY 2B1300563
- YS3FA4MY 4B1306915
- YS3FA4MY 1B1302031
- YS3FA4MY 9B1302519
- YS3FA4MY 5B1303389
- YS3FA4MY 1B1300313
- YS3FA4MY 9B1304531
- YS3FA4MY 8B1300339
- YS3FA4MY 7B1300736
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 43 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.