Factory build sheet
2009 Saturn VUE XR
Build 3GSCL53P-9 · 2.4L 4cyl · Front-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 3GSCL53P and position 10 reads 9. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every VUE whose VIN starts 3GSCL53P and carries 9 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 245 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 245 known VINs
- 2 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Saturn 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
- 2.4 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine model
- LE5
- Engine manufacturer
- GM
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Front-wheel drive
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1C
- GVWR
- 4,001–5,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
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 | 3GS | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | CL53P | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 9 | Model year — 2009 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2009 Saturn VUE as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
2 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2009 VUE. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
245 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 3GSCL53P-9 shares the specification above.
- 245 Known VINs
- 2 Listed for sale now
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 1 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the VUE, 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.
- 2009 Green Line (BAS) Hybrid 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 670 vehicles · $3,500 median
- 2009 RED Line 3.6L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 20 vehicles
- 2009 XR 3.6L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 145 vehicles
- 2010 XR V6 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 74 vehicles
- 2010 XR-L V6 3.6L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 42 vehicles
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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 245 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.