Factory build sheet
2011 Saab 9-3 X Combi
Build YS3FD5BY-B · 2L 4cyl · All-wheel drive · Wagon
VIN positions 1 through 8 read YS3FD5BY 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 YS3FD5BY and carries B in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 31 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 31 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
- Cylinders
- 4
- Engine model
- Turbo (9-3 4-cyl. Turbo) B207R
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- All-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 6
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 YS3FD5BY 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 X Combi 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 | FD5BY | 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.
31 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to YS3FD5BY-B shares the specification above.
- 31 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- YS3FD5BY 4B1306462
- YS3FD5BY 0B1313716
- YS3FD5BY 9B1303010
- YS3FD5BY 3B1306856
- YS3FD5BY 8B1300521
- YS3FD5BY 4B1302718
- YS3FD5BY 1B1302823
- YS3FD5BY 3B1300927
- YS3FD5BY 8B1300471
- YS3FD5BY 3B1300961
- YS3FD5BY 4B1302329
- YS3FD5BY 5B1306471
- YS3FD5BY 9B1304948
- YS3FD5BY 1B1304684
- YS3FD5BY 8B1306707
- YS3FD5BY 2B1300952
- YS3FD5BY 3B1313662
- YS3FD5BY 6B1302980
- YS3FD5BY 2B1306475
- YS3FD5BY 5B1302551
- YS3FD5BY XB1306501
- YS3FD5BY 5B1300492
- YS3FD5BY 0B1305759
- YS3FD5BY 6B1306687
- YS3FD5BY 8B1305718
- YS3FD5BY 8B1305833
- YS3FD5BY XB1302142
- YS3FD5BY 7B1310179
- YS3FD5BY 1B1310081
- YS3FD5BY 2B1306587
- YS3FD5BY 5B1303120
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 31 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.