Factory build sheet
2003 Saab 9-5 W/Dual Airbags
Build YS3ED49Z-3 · 3L 6cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read YS3ED49Z 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 YS3ED49Z and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 54 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 54 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
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.
- 2002 W/Dual Airbags 3L 6cyl Sedan · 36 vehicles code 2
-
2003 You are here 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 | 3 | Model year — 2003 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
54 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to YS3ED49Z-3 shares the specification above.
- 54 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- YS3ED49Z 233009040
- YS3ED49Z 433036627
- YS3ED49Z 133039095
- YS3ED49Z 333010133
- YS3ED49Z 633016167
- YS3ED49Z 133001737
- YS3ED49Z X33008444
- YS3ED49Z 533011610
- YS3ED49Z X33012977
- YS3ED49Z 533042954
- YS3ED49Z 833004165
- YS3ED49Z 633003998
- YS3ED49Z 033007206
- YS3ED49Z 533010344
- YS3ED49Z 133007585
- YS3ED49Z 033037497
- YS3ED49Z X33011926
- YS3ED49Z 333015056
- YS3ED49Z 933018172
- YS3ED49Z 533036409
- YS3ED49Z 033019680
- YS3ED49Z 633015794
- YS3ED49Z 133003956
- YS3ED49Z 833038042
- YS3ED49Z 733007185
- YS3ED49Z 733019837
- YS3ED49Z 233042605
- YS3ED49Z 833003811
- YS3ED49Z 133018683
- YS3ED49Z 033040660
- YS3ED49Z 233009281
- YS3ED49Z 533012448
- YS3ED49Z 633039402
- YS3ED49Z 233011290
- YS3ED49Z 333003148
- YS3ED49Z X33014762
- YS3ED49Z 333009192
- YS3ED49Z 033003074
- YS3ED49Z 833043984
- YS3ED49Z X33043923
- YS3ED49Z 833002593
- YS3ED49Z 933044125
- YS3ED49Z 233002136
- YS3ED49Z 433044579
- YS3ED49Z 633011230
- YS3ED49Z 533001773
- YS3ED49Z 533039391
- YS3ED49Z 133019512
- YS3ED49Z 033044482
- YS3ED49Z 333008057
- YS3ED49Z 733039120
- YS3ED49Z 033045034
- YS3ED49Z 733024990
- YS3ED49Z 033016343
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 54 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.