Factory build sheet
1981 Saab 9-5 W/Dual AIR Bags
Build YS3ED58E-1 · 2.3L · Wagon
VIN positions 1 through 8 read YS3ED58E and position 10 reads 1. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every 9-5 whose VIN starts YS3ED58E and carries 1 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 68 of them.
- Decoded Sep 9, 2026
- 68 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
- 2.3 L
- Engine model
- LPT
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 4
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Wagon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Manufacturer
- SAAB CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
The same build, other model years
Saab used the VIN pattern YS3ED58E for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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1981 You are here code 1
- 1999 2.3L Hatchback · 28 vehicles code X
- 2000 W/Dual AIR Bags 2.3L Wagon · 29 vehicles code Y
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 | ED58E | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 1 | Model year — 1981 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
68 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to YS3ED58E-1 shares the specification above.
- 68 Known VINs
- YS3ED58E 713016390
- YS3ED58E X13048007
- YS3ED58E 113018779
- YS3ED58E X13009949
- YS3ED58E 413023720
- YS3ED58E 513046536
- YS3ED58E 213023456
- YS3ED58E 913038472
- YS3ED58E 813016365
- YS3ED58E 813018925
- YS3ED58E 113060434
- YS3ED58E 613011259
- YS3ED58E 913017783
- YS3ED58E 713040897
- YS3ED58E 113049255
- YS3ED58E 313006990
- YS3ED58E 013012830
- YS3ED58E 013050140
- YS3ED58E 113012819
- YS3ED58E 413032997
- YS3ED58E 213008004
- YS3ED58E 813045705
- YS3ED58E 813011859
- YS3ED58E 913020540
- YS3ED58E 813049320
- YS3ED58E 313027614
- YS3ED58E 113039387
- YS3ED58E 613041975
- YS3ED58E 413040405
- YS3ED58E 413020106
- YS3ED58E 313008948
- YS3ED58E 213001795
- YS3ED58E 313024132
- YS3ED58E X13041526
- YS3ED58E 113017566
- YS3ED58E 513050103
- YS3ED58E 413020459
- YS3ED58E 413031820
- YS3ED58E X13050968
- YS3ED58E X13008591
- YS3ED58E X13033393
- YS3ED58E 313007685
- YS3ED58E 413045765
- YS3ED58E X13043020
- YS3ED58E 513012533
- YS3ED58E 913043980
- YS3ED58E 613009527
- YS3ED58E 013010771
- YS3ED58E 513001080
- YS3ED58E 213002672
- YS3ED58E 913023342
- YS3ED58E X13045057
- YS3ED58E 913013894
- YS3ED58E 313049130
- YS3ED58E 013048212
- YS3ED58E 013008972
- YS3ED58E 213039334
- YS3ED58E 413013446
- YS3ED58E 313033512
- YS3ED58E X13024418
- YS3ED58E 713023372
- YS3ED58E 813037166
- YS3ED58E 313004737
- YS3ED58E 813060446
- YS3ED58E 413023149
- YS3ED58E 613031799
- YS3ED58E 413035687
- YS3ED58E 613017725
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the 9-5, 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 68 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.