Saab VIN Decoder


Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)

VIN of SAAB cars fully complies with the standard

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WMI for Saab
WMI NAME MANUFACTURER COUNTRY VEHICLE TYPE
1S9098 Saab SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICAN INC. UNITED STATES (USA) Bus
YK1 Saab OY SAAB VALMET AB FINLAND Passenger Car
YS3 Saab SAAB CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. SWEDEN Passenger Car




Decode VIN for Saab
№Description
1-3WMI
4
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6 Body option:
2 - sedan 2 doors
3 - hatchback 3 doors
4 - sedan 4 doors
5 - hatchback 5 doors
6 - hatchback 5 doors (SAAB 9000)
7 - convertible
7 Transmission type:
1 - unknown (for modern models)
4 - 4-st. mechanical gearbox
5 - 5-st. mechanical gearbox
6 - 3 tbsp. automatic gearbox (for old models !!!)
6 - unknown (for modern models)
8 - 4-st. automatic gearbox
9 - 5-st. automatic gearbox
8 Engine:
1 - B20C
2 - B20T
3 - B20I
4 - B20S
A - B206I (1994 ... 1995)
B - B234I (1990 ...)
C - B201C (carburetor) (1986 ... 1993)
C - B205E (1998 ...)
D - B202I (1986 ... 1994)
D - D223L (turbo diesel) (1998 ...)
E - B212I (1990 ... 1993)
E - B235E (1998 ...)
G - B235R (turbo) (1998 ...)
H - B205L (turbo) (1998 ...)
J - B201I (1986 ... 1989)
J - B204I (1990 ...)
K - B205R (turbo) (1998 ...)
L - B202L (turbo) (1985 ... 1993)
L - B235L (turbo) (1998 ...)
M - B234L (turbo) (1994 ...)
N - B204L (turbo) (1990 ...)
P - B204R (turbo) (1994 ...)
R - B234R (turbo) (1994 ...)
S - B201 (turbo)
S - B202S (turbo) (1985 ... 1993)
T - B202R (turbo) (1990 ... 1993)
T - B204E (turbo) (1994 ...)
U - B234E (turbo) (1994 ...)
V - B258I (V6) (1994 ... 1997)
W - B308I (V6) (1995 ... 1997)
Z - B308E (V6 turbo) (1998 ...)
9Check Digit
10Year
11 Manufacturing plant:
1 - plant in Trollhattan (line A)
2 - plant in Trollhattan (line B)
3 - plant in Arlev
7 - plant in Nystadt (Finland)
8 - plant in Trollhattan (line C)
12-17Sequential Number


According to the requirements of the standard in the VIN, the year of manufacture is indicated by the 10th character. Not all manufacturers comply with this - explicitly, the year of issue in the VIN on the European market is not indicated on HONDA, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, MAZDA, Toyota, NISSAN cars. But models released for the North American market necessarily contain the model year in the 10th VIN character.

VIN: symbol year of manufacture
Year Symbol Year Symbol Year Symbol
1971 1 1991 M 2011 B
1972 2 1992 N 2012 C
1973 3 1993 P 2013 D
1974 4 1994 R 2014 E
1975 5 1995 S 2015 F
1976 6 1996 T 2016 G
1977 7 1997 V 2017 H
1978 8 1998 W 2018 J
1979 9 1999 X 2019 K
1980 A 2000 Y 2020 L
1981 B 2001 1 2021 M
1982 C 2002 2 2022 N
1983 D 2003 3 2023 P
1984 E 2004 4 2024 R
1985 F 2005 5 2025 S
1986 G 2006 6 2026 T
1987 H 2007 7 2027 V
1988 J 2008 8 2028 W
1989 K 2009 9 2029 X
1990 L 2010 A 2030 Y