Factory build sheet
2000 Saab 9-5 W/Dual AIR Bags
Build YS3ED45E-Y · 2.3L · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read YS3ED45E and position 10 reads Y. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every 9-5 whose VIN starts YS3ED45E and carries Y in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 20 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 20 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
- Manual/Standard
- Forward speeds
- 5
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- 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 YS3ED45E for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 1999 2.3L Sedan · 24 vehicles code X
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2000 You are here code Y
- 2001 W/Dual AIR Bags 2.3L Sedan · 21 vehicles code 1
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 | ED45E | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | Y | Model year — 2000 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
20 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to YS3ED45E-Y shares the specification above.
- 20 Known VINs
- YS3ED45E 0Y3067108
- YS3ED45E XY3069772
- YS3ED45E 1Y3051130
- YS3ED45E 7Y3056297
- YS3ED45E 1Y3070129
- YS3ED45E 3Y3069550
- YS3ED45E 4Y3068522
- YS3ED45E 4Y3050229
- YS3ED45E 9Y3049755
- YS3ED45E 5Y3070960
- YS3ED45E 0Y3074740
- YS3ED45E 7Y3064951
- YS3ED45E 1Y3077730
- YS3ED45E 7Y3076176
- YS3ED45E 7Y3014244
- YS3ED45E 2Y3042372
- YS3ED45E 5Y3052572
- YS3ED45E 6Y3069588
- YS3ED45E 9Y3054924
- YS3ED45E 0Y3014280
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 20 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.