Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN codes)/Saab/VIN Codes

For Saab 9-2X, see the Subaru VIN page: Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN codes)/Subaru/VIN Codes. For Saab 9-4X and 9-7X, see the GM VIN page: Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN codes)/GM/VIN Codes. Positions 1–3, World Manufacturer Identifier: YS3 - Saab passenger car YK1 - Saab passenger car made by Valmet in Finland ('81-'83) JF4 - Saab passenger car made by Subaru in Japan ('05-'06 9-2X) 3G0 - Saab MPV made by GM in Mexico ('11 9-4X) 5S3 - Saab MPV made by GM in US ('05-'09 9-7X) Positions 4, Model Line: A = 900 (1st gen. - '81-'93, '94 convertible) B = 99 ('81-'84), 90 ('85-'87) N/A in N. America C = 9000 ('86-'98) D = 900 (2nd gen. - '94-'98 3-d/5-d, '95-'98 convertible) D = 9-3 (1st gen. - '99-'02, '03 convertible) E = 9-5 (1st gen. - '99-'09) F = 9-3 (2nd gen. - '03-'11 4-d, '04-'11 convertible, '06-'11 wagon) G = 9-5 (2nd gen. - '10-'11) Positions 5, Series 1981-1986: G = Base model ('81-'83 900) S = S 3-d ('81-'83 900) E = S 4-d ('81-'83 900) M = Base model ('84-'85 900) H = S ('84-'85 900) T = Turbo ('81-'85 900) B = Base model ('86 900) C = S ('86 900) D = Turbo ('86 900, '86 9000) Positions 5, Series/Restraint 1987-2011: R = Base model w/Active (Manual) seat belts ('87-'89 900) S = S w/Active (Manual) seat belts ('87-'89 900, '87-'89 9000) T = Turbo w/Active (Manual) seat belts ('87-'89 900, '87-'89 9000) J = Base model w/Motorized seat belts (Passive Restraint) ('89 900) K = S w/Motorized seat belts (Passive Restraint) ('87-'89 900) L = Turbo w/Motorized seat belts (Passive Restraint) ('88-'89 900) J = Base model w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Driver-side airbag ('90 900) K = S w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Driver-side airbag ('89-'90 9000, '90 900) K = Models w/normally aspirated engine w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Driver-side airbag ('91-'93 9000, '91-'93 900, '94 900 convertible) L = Turbo or CD Turbo (9000) or CD Turbo Griffin Edition ('92 9000) w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Driver-side airbag ('89-'92 9000, '90-'92 900) L = Models w/turbocharged engine w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Driver-side airbag ('93 9000, '93 900, '94 900 convertible) M = Models w/normally aspirated engine w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual front airbags ('94 900 3-d/5-d, '94 9000) N = Models w/turbocharged engine w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual front airbags ('94 900 3-d/5-d, '94 9000) D = 900 S or 9000 CS w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual front airbags ('95-'98) F = 900 SE or 9000 CSE/CDE w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual front airbags ('95-'98) H = 9000 Aero w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual front airbags ('95-'97) B = 9-3 Linear w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual front airbags ('03-'05) B = 9-3 2.0T w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual front airbags ('08-'09) B = 9-5 Linear w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual front airbags ('02-'05) B = 9-5 Griffin Edition w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual front airbags ('09) D = 9-3 Base model or 9-5 Base model or 9-5 Gary Fisher Edition ('00) w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual front airbags ('99-'01) D = 9-3 Arc w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual front airbags ('03-'05) D = 9-3 2.0T w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual front airbags ('06-'07) D = 9-5 Arc w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual front airbags ('02-'05) D = 9-5 Standard model 2.3T w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual front airbags ('06-'09) F = 9-3 SE w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual front airbags ('99-'02, '03 convertible) F = 9-3 Vector w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual front airbags ('03) F = 9-5 SE w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual front airbags ('99-'01) H = 9-3 Aero w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual front airbags ('04-'09) H = 9-5 Aero w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual front airbags ('00-'05) H = 9-5 w/Sport Package w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual front airbags ('06) H = 9-5 w/Aero Package w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual front airbags ('07) H = 9-5 Aero w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual front airbags ('08-'09) M = 9-3 Turbo X w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual front airbags ('08) P = 9-3 Viggen w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual front airbags ('99-'02) A = 9-3 2.0T 4-d/wagon w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual Front Airbags & Front Side Airbags & Side Curtain Airbags ('10-'11) A = 9-3 2.0T convertible made in Sweden w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual Front Airbags & Front Side Head/Thorax Airbags ('10-'11) C = 9-3 Aero 4-d/wagon w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual Front Airbags & Front Side Airbags & Side Curtain Airbags ('10-'11) C = 9-3 Aero convertible made in Sweden w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual Front Airbags & Front Side Head/Thorax Airbags ('10-'11) D = 9-3X wagon w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual Front Airbags & Front Side Airbags & Side Curtain Airbags ('10-'11) E = 9-3 2.0T convertible made in Austria w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual Front Airbags & Front Side Head/Thorax Airbags ('10) G = 9-3 Aero convertible made in Austria w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual Front Airbags & Front Side Head/Thorax Airbags ('10) N = 9-5 Turbo4 & Turbo6 w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual Front Airbags & Front and Rear Side Airbags & Side Curtain Airbags ('11) R = 9-5 Aero w/Active (Manual) seat belts & Dual Front Airbags & Front and Rear Side Airbags & Side Curtain Airbags ('10-'11) Positions 6, Body Style: 2 = 2-dr. sedan ('85-'86 900) 3 = 3-dr. hatchback ('81-'98 900, '99-'02 9-3) 4 = 4-dr. sedan ('81-'93 900, '03-'11 9-3, '89-'95 9000, '99-'11 9-5) 5 = 5-dr. hatchback ('94-'98 900, '99-'02 9-3, '86-'92 9000) 5 = 5-dr. wagon ('99-'09 9-5 wagon/SportCombi, '06-'11 9-3 SportCombi) 6 = 5-dr. hatchback ('93-'98 9000) 7 = 2-dr. convertible ('86-'98 900, '99-'11 9-3) Position 7, Engine 1981-1983: 3 = 2.0L SOHC 8-valve fuel injected Saab H engine B201I I4 ('81-'83 900 base model, S) 4 = 2.0L turbo SOHC 8-valve fuel injected Saab H engine B201S I4 ('81-'83 900 Turbo) Positions 7, Transmission 1984-2011: 5 = 5-spd. manual ('84-'93 900, '94 900 convertible, '86-'98 9000) 6 = 3-spd. automatic ('84-'93 900, '94 900 convertible) 6 = 6-spd. manual ('03-'07 9-3) 8 = 4-spd. automatic ('94-'98 900, '99-'02 9-3, '03 9-3 convertible, '86-'98 9000, '99-'01 9-5) 9 = 5-spd. automatic ('02-'07 9-5) 1 = 6-spd. automatic ('06-'07 9-3 Aero 2.8T) 1 = 6-spd. automatic, FWD ('08-'09 9-3 Aero 2.8T) 2 = 6-spd. automatic, AWD ('08-'09 9-3 Aero 2.8T, '08 9-3 Turbo X, '09 9-3 2.0T XWD) 5 = 5-spd. manual, FWD ('08-'09 9-5) 6 = 6-spd. manual, FWD ('08-'09 9-3) 7 = 6-spd. manual, AWD ('08-'09 9-3 Aero 2.8T, '08 9-3 Turbo X, '09 9-3 2.0T XWD) 9 = 5-spd. automatic, FWD ('08-'09 9-3 2.0T FWD, '08-'09 9-5) A = 6-spd. automatic, FWD ('11 9-5) B = 6-spd. automatic, AWD ('10-'11 9-3, '10-'11 9-5) C = 5-spd. automatic, FWD ('10-'11 9-3) M = 6-spd. manual, FWD ('10-'11 9-3, '11 9-5) N = 6-spd. manual, AWD ('10-'11 9-3) Position 8, Restraint 1981-1983: S = Active (Manual) seat belts Position 8, Engine 1984-2011: A = 2.3L turbo IC DOHC 16-valve Saab H engine B235L I4 ('04-'05 9-5 Arc) B = 2.3L DOHC 16-valve Saab H engine B234I I4 (Mid '90 9000 S, '91-'92 9000 Base/S/CD, '93-'94 9000 CS/CSE, '93 9000 CD/CDE, '94-'98 900 S 5-d, '94-'97 900 S 3-d, '95-'98 900 S convertible) D = 2.0L DOHC 16-valve Saab H engine B202I I4 ('89-'90 900 base model, '86-'90 900 S, '87-Early '90 9000 S) E = 2.1L DOHC 16-valve Saab H engine B212I I4 ('91-'92 900 base model, '91-'93 900 S, '94 900 S Convertible) E = 2.3L turbo IC DOHC 16-valve Saab H engine B235E Light-pressure turbo I4 ('99 9-5 2.3T, '00-'01 9-5 2.3T Base model, '00 9-5 Gary Fisher Edition wagon, '02-'05 9-5 Linear) G = 2.3L turbo IC DOHC 16-valve Saab H engine B235R high output I4 ('99-'02 9-3 Viggen, '00-'05 9-5 Aero, '06-'09 9-5) H = 2.0L turbo IC DOHC 16-valve Saab H engine B205L std. output I4 ('00-'01 9-3 base model) J = 2.0L SOHC 8-valve Saab H engine B201I I4 ('84-'88 900 base model, '84-'85 900 S) J = 2.8L turbo IC DOHC 24-valve GM High Feature Saab A28NER V6 (RPO code: LAU) ('10-'11 9-5) K = 2.0L turbo IC DOHC 16-valve Saab H engine B205R high output I4 ('00-'02 9-3 SE 5-d, '00-'03 9-3 SE convertible) L = 2.0L turbo IC DOHC 16-valve Saab H engine B202L I4 ('85-'93 900 Turbo, '85-'91 900 Turbo SPG, '91 900 S.E. Turbo convertible, '94 900 Turbo Convertible, '86-'90 9000 Turbo, '89-'90 9000 CD Turbo) M = 2.3L turbo IC DOHC 16-valve Saab H engine B234L std. output I4 ('91-'92 9000 Turbo/CD Turbo, '92 9000 CD Turbo Griffin Edition, '93-'94 9000 CS Turbo, '93-'97 9000 CSE Turbo, '93 9000 CD Turbo, '93-'94 9000 CDE Turbo, '93-'97 9000 Aero w/auto. trans., '98 9000 CSE w/auto. trans.) N = 2.0L turbo IC DOHC 16-valve Saab H engine B204L std. output I4 ('98 900 S Turbo 3-d, '94-'98 900 SE Turbo 3-d, '95-'98 900 SE Turbo convertible, '96-'98 900 SE Turbo 5-d, '97 900 SE Turbo Talladega Edition, '99 9-3 base model, SE w/auto. trans., Early '99 9-3 SE w/man. trans.) P = 2.0L turbo IC DOHC 16-valve Saab H engine B204R high output I4 (Mid '99 9-3 SE w/man. trans.) R = 2.3L turbo IC DOHC 16-valve Saab H engine B234R high output I4 ('93-'97 9000 Aero w/man. trans., '98 9000 CSE w/man. trans.) R = 2.8L turbo IC DOHC 24-valve GM High Feature Saab B284R high output V6 ('08-'09 9-3 Aero XWD 4-d/wagon, '08 9-3 Turbo X XWD 4-d/wagon, '09 9-3 Aero FWD convertible) R = 2.0L turbo IC Gas/E85 Flex-Fuel (Biopower) DOHC 16-valve Direct injection GM Ecotec Gen II Saab A20NFT I4 (RPO code: LHU) ('11 9-5) S = 2.0L turbo SOHC 8-valve Saab H engine B201S I4 ('84 900 Turbo) S = 2.0L turbo IC DOHC 16-valve GM Ecotec Gen I Saab B207L Light-pressure turbo I4 ('03-'05 9-3 Linear) T = 2.0L turbo IC DOHC 16-valve Saab H engine B202R high output I4 [185 hp] ('93 900 Turbo 3-d Commemorative Edition, '94 900 Turbo Convertible Commemorative Edition) U = 2.3L turbo IC DOHC 16-valve Saab H engine B234E Light-pressure turbo I4 ('95-'97 9000 CS) U = 2.8L turbo IC DOHC 24-valve GM High Feature Saab B284L V6 ('06-'08 9-3 Aero FWD) V = 2.5L DOHC 24-valve GM/Opel 54° V6 Saab B258I ('94-'97 900 SE V6 5-d, '95-'97 900 SE V6 convertible) W = 3.0L DOHC 24-valve GM/Opel 54° V6 Saab B308I ('95-'97 9000 CSE V6, '95 9000 CDE V6) Y = 2.0L turbo IC DOHC 16-valve GM Ecotec Gen I Saab B207R high output I4 ('03 9-3 Arc, Vector, '04-'05 9-3 Arc, Aero, '06-'11 9-3 2.0T) Z = 3.0L turbo IC DOHC 24-valve GM/Opel 54° V6 Saab B308E ('99 9-5 V6, '00-'01 9-5 SE, '02-'03 9-5 Arc) Position 9, Check Digit Check digit Position 10, Model Year Model year Position 11, Production Plant: 1: Trollhattan, Sweden (Line 1: '81-'85 900, Line A: '86-'98 9000, '03-'11 9-3) 2: Trollhattan, Sweden (Line 2: '81-'85 900, Line B: '86-'98 900, '88-'91 9000) 2: Trollhattan, Sweden (Line A: '99-'02 9-3) 3: Arlov, Sweden ('85-'90 900) 3: Trollhattan, Sweden (Line B: '99-'09 9-5) 4: Malmo, Sweden (9000) 4: Trollhattan, Sweden ('10-'11 9-5) 5: Malmo, Sweden ('90-'91 900) 6: Uusikaupunki, Finland (Valmet plant - '81-'84 99, '85-'87 90) N/A in N. America 6: Graz, Austria (Magna Steyr plant: '04-'10 9-3 convertible) 7: Uusikaupunki, Finland (Valmet plant - '85-'98 900, '99-'03 9-3) 8: Uusikaupunki, Finland (Valmet plant - 9000) 9: Trollhattan, Sweden (Prototype/Pre-production Line) G: Ota, Gunma prefecture, Japan [Subaru plant] ('05-'06 Saab 9-2X w/5-spd. man. trans.) H: Ota, Gunma prefecture, Japan [Subaru plant] ('05-'06 Saab 9-2X w/4-spd. auto. trans.) S: Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico [GM plant] ('11 9-4X) 2: Moraine, Ohio, US [GM plant] ('05-'09 9-7X) Positions 12–17, Serial Number