Factory build sheet
1997 Saab 900 SE, CDE/SCE
Build YS3DF75N-V · 2L · Convertible
VIN positions 1 through 8 read YS3DF75N and position 10 reads V. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every 900 whose VIN starts YS3DF75N and carries V in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 19 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 19 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 L
- Engine model
- Intercooled Engine (Std. Output)
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Transmission
- Manual/Standard
- Forward speeds
- 5
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 YS3DF75N for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 1995 SE, CDE/SCE 2L Convertible · 20 vehicles code S
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1997 You are here code V
- 1998 SE, CDE/SCE 2L Convertible · 35 vehicles code W
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 | DF75N | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | V | Model year — 1997 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
19 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to YS3DF75N-V shares the specification above.
- 19 Known VINs
- YS3DF75N 7V7007080
- YS3DF75N 6V7010262
- YS3DF75N 1V7000335
- YS3DF75N 8V7008285
- YS3DF75N 7V7008228
- YS3DF75N 0V7013030
- YS3DF75N 9V7012278
- YS3DF75N 2V7010081
- YS3DF75N 8V7004219
- YS3DF75N XV7015125
- YS3DF75N 1V7002649
- YS3DF75N 9V7010675
- YS3DF75N 5V7004520
- YS3DF75N 7V7014515
- YS3DF75N 9V7001040
- YS3DF75N 3V7005150
- YS3DF75N 3V7007237
- YS3DF75N 1V7007138
- YS3DF75N 0V7005817
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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 19 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.