Factory build sheet
2000 Saab 9-5 W/Dual AIR Bags
Build YS3ED55E-Y · 2.3L · Wagon
VIN positions 1 through 8 read YS3ED55E 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 YS3ED55E and carries Y in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 8 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 8 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
- Wagon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Manufacturer
- SAAB CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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 | ED55E | 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 |
8 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to YS3ED55E-Y shares the specification above.
- 8 Known VINs
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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 8 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.