Factory build sheet

2003 Saab 9-5

Build YS3EB59E-3 · 2.3L 4cyl · Wagon

VIN positions 1 through 8 read YS3EB59E and position 10 reads 3. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every 9-5 whose VIN starts YS3EB59E and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 73 of them.

  • Decoded Sep 9, 2026
  • 73 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
Cylinders
4
Configuration
In-Line
Turbocharged
Yes
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Transmission
Automatic
Forward speeds
5

Body & chassis

Body class
Wagon
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Doors
5
Manufacturer
SAAB CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

The same build, other model years

Saab used the VIN pattern YS3EB59E for 4 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

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 EB59E Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 3 Model year — 2003
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

73 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to YS3EB59E-3 shares the specification above.

  • 73 Known VINs

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 73 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.