Factory build sheet
2002 Saab 9-5 W/Dual Airbags
Build YS3ED49Z-2 · 3L 6cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read YS3ED49Z and position 10 reads 2. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every 9-5 whose VIN starts YS3ED49Z and carries 2 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 36 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 36 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2003 Saab 9-5 W/Dual Airbags 3L 6cyl Sedan (54 vehicles). That page carries the full record.
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
- 3 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 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 YS3ED49Z for 2 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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2002 You are here code 2
- 2003 W/Dual Airbags 3L 6cyl Sedan · 54 vehicles code 3
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 | ED49Z | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 2 | Model year — 2002 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
36 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to YS3ED49Z-2 shares the specification above.
- 36 Known VINs
- YS3ED49Z 823038640
- YS3ED49Z 423029577
- YS3ED49Z 823015522
- YS3ED49Z X23055214
- YS3ED49Z X23030975
- YS3ED49Z 723044350
- YS3ED49Z 623029001
- YS3ED49Z X23012699
- YS3ED49Z 223048872
- YS3ED49Z 423011161
- YS3ED49Z 723051606
- YS3ED49Z 323014746
- YS3ED49Z 723032571
- YS3ED49Z 423034326
- YS3ED49Z 123020318
- YS3ED49Z 523048297
- YS3ED49Z 123038737
- YS3ED49Z 023027602
- YS3ED49Z 523013470
- YS3ED49Z 623035011
- YS3ED49Z 323016061
- YS3ED49Z 223011613
- YS3ED49Z 223013216
- YS3ED49Z 223011918
- YS3ED49Z 123052654
- YS3ED49Z 323055152
- YS3ED49Z 523019429
- YS3ED49Z 323033250
- YS3ED49Z 923008756
- YS3ED49Z 923011527
- YS3ED49Z 323049819
- YS3ED49Z 223028265
- YS3ED49Z 623030116
- YS3ED49Z 923041210
- YS3ED49Z 923012998
- YS3ED49Z X23045119
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 36 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.