Factory build sheet
2011 Saab 9-3 2.0T
Build YS3FA5CY-B · 2L 4cyl · Front-wheel drive · Wagon
VIN positions 1 through 8 read YS3FA5CY 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 YS3FA5CY and carries B 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
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
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 5
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Wagon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 5
- Series
- 9-3
- Manufacturer
- SAAB CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
The same build, other model years
Saab used the VIN pattern YS3FA5CY 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 Wagon · 58 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 | FA5CY | 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 |
46 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to YS3FA5CY-B shares the specification above.
- 46 Known VINs
- YS3FA5CY 3B1300272
- YS3FA5CY 1B1310041
- YS3FA5CY 7B1313283
- YS3FA5CY 2B1315300
- YS3FA5CY XB1315030
- YS3FA5CY 4B1306629
- YS3FA5CY 3B1313216
- YS3FA5CY 7B1306589
- YS3FA5CY 6B1309564
- YS3FA5CY XB1302391
- YS3FA5CY 3B1306766
- YS3FA5CY 3B1314625
- YS3FA5CY 7B1304213
- YS3FA5CY 6B1302890
- YS3FA5CY 6B1302145
- YS3FA5CY 8B1314555
- YS3FA5CY 0B1315022
- YS3FA5CY 3B1302488
- YS3FA5CY 8B1306858
- YS3FA5CY 1B1314395
- YS3FA5CY 8B1315172
- YS3FA5CY 4B1306565
- YS3FA5CY 8B1300283
- YS3FA5CY 4B1305478
- YS3FA5CY 0B1300570
- YS3FA5CY 8B1301045
- YS3FA5CY 3B1314544
- YS3FA5CY 1B1314039
- YS3FA5CY 0B1315067
- YS3FA5CY 8B1315009
- YS3FA5CY 1B1306569
- YS3FA5CY 9B1310370
- YS3FA5CY 5B1300421
- YS3FA5CY XB1314931
- YS3FA5CY 7B1301960
- YS3FA5CY 4B1313807
- YS3FA5CY 0B1314968
- YS3FA5CY 3B1300885
- YS3FA5CY 8B1310375
- YS3FA5CY 1B1310895
- YS3FA5CY 3B1310056
- YS3FA5CY 0B1310970
- YS3FA5CY XB1303296
- YS3FA5CY 7B1314644
- YS3FA5CY 5B1300564
- YS3FA5CY 9B1300454
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.