Factory build sheet
2001 Saab 9-5 Aero
Build YS3EH48G-1 · 2.3L · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read YS3EH48G 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 YS3EH48G and carries 1 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 30 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 30 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
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 4
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.
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 | EH48G | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 1 | Model year — 2001 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
30 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to YS3EH48G-1 shares the specification above.
- 30 Known VINs
- YS3EH48G 413050688
- YS3EH48G 713047848
- YS3EH48G 113056125
- YS3EH48G 613011567
- YS3EH48G 713016146
- YS3EH48G 613050305
- YS3EH48G 113051801
- YS3EH48G 713048885
- YS3EH48G 613013559
- YS3EH48G 413016699
- YS3EH48G 513058489
- YS3EH48G 813039631
- YS3EH48G 613024450
- YS3EH48G X13019106
- YS3EH48G 213027295
- YS3EH48G 513014072
- YS3EH48G 013024668
- YS3EH48G 113060465
- YS3EH48G 513001807
- YS3EH48G 513022799
- YS3EH48G 213047837
- YS3EH48G 713021203
- YS3EH48G 413049038
- YS3EH48G 813026619
- YS3EH48G 513010183
- YS3EH48G 313000140
- YS3EH48G X13027173
- YS3EH48G 413009106
- YS3EH48G 613025596
- YS3EH48G 913060259
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 30 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.