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phoenix:
A guide to decoding your VIN, with the number referring to the position in the VIN of the character

1 Geographical area
Y = Northern Europe

2 Country
S = Sweden

3 Car manufacturer
3 = Saab Automobile AB

4 Product line
E = 9-5

5 Model Series
A = Saab 9-5 Linear with driver airbag
B = Saab 9-5 Linear with driver and passenger airbag
C = Saab 9-5S/Arc with driver airbag
D = Saab 9-5S/Arc with driver and passenger airbag
E = Saab 9-5SE/Vector with driver airbag
F = Saab 9-5SE/Vector with driver and passenger airbag
G = Saab 9-5 Aero with driver airbag
H = Saab 9-5 Aero with driver and passenger airbag
K = Saab 9-5 Griffin with driver airbag
M = Saab 9-5 Griffin with driver and passenger airbag


6 Body type
4 = 4-door
5 = 5-door

7 Gearbox
5 = Manual 5-speed
8 = Automatic 4-speed
9 = Automatic 5-speed

8 Engine variant
A = 2.3T B235L
C = 2.0 t, B205E
E = 2.3 t, B235E
G = 2.3 Turbo, B235R
D = 2.2 t D223L
L = 3.0 t D308L
Z = 3.0t, B308E

9 Check character
0-9 or X

10 Model year
W = 1998
X = 1999
Y = 2000
1 = 2001
2 = 2002
3=2003
4=2004
5=2005
6=2006
7=2007
8=2008
9=2009
A=2010

11 Place of manufacture
3 = Trollhättan
9 = Trollhättan, preseries

12 Serial number
000001-999999

warmrain:
Just to add, under position 8 Engine Variant :

W=1.9 turbo diesel

jmblack:
Is there any easy way, vin or otherwise, to tell if car has sports or standard suspension?

Thanks

Audax:
On the vin plate on the car there will be a set of 6 groups of characters under the vin.

e.g. AA - BB - C - D - E - F each position refers to part of the suspension.

Position 1 is Front Spring (AA), 2 is Spring rear (BB), 3 is anti-roll bar front (C), 4 is anti-roll bar rear (D), 5 is front shock (E), 6 is rear shock (F).

As for the codes for each item I'm not going to list them, there's 25 front springs, 16 shocks just for the front for cars 1998-2005! If you post up the 6 letters on your car I can look them up for you.

jmblack:
Excellent - thanks. I'm not where the car is til the weekend so will post then.

Ta

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