Factory build sheet

1996 Saab 900 S, CD/CS

Build YS3DD78B-T · 2.3L · Convertible

VIN positions 1 through 8 read YS3DD78B and position 10 reads T. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every 900 whose VIN starts YS3DD78B and carries T in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 16 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 16 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
Naturally Aspirated Engine
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Transmission
Automatic
Forward speeds
4

Body & chassis

Body class
Convertible/Cabriolet
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Manufacturer
SAAB CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

The same build, other model years

Saab used the VIN pattern YS3DD78B 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 DD78B Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 T Model year — 1996
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

16 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to YS3DD78B-T shares the specification above.

  • 16 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 16 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.