2000 Saab 9-5 Owner's Manual - Page 236

236 Specifications position: 1 | V.I.N.: Y 2 | S 3 | 3 4 | E 5 | F 6 | 4 7 | 8 8 | E 9 | 6 10 11 12 | | | Y 3 045842 | 1 | 2 | | | | 3 4 5 6 = identification codes for certain chassis details IB541 1 Region _____ 2 Country _____ 3 Manufacturer _____ 4 Product line _____ 5 Model series _____ Y = Northern Europe S = Sweden 3 = Saab Automobile AB E = 9-5 D = 9-5 with driver's and passenger-side airbags F = 9-5 SE with driver's and passenger-side airbags H = 9-5 Aero with driver's and passenger-side airbags M = 9-5 Griffin with driver's and passenger-side airbags 8 Engine variant _____ E = G= Z= 9 Check digit _____ 0-9/X 10 Model year _____ Y = 11 Factory _____ 3 = 12 Serial number _____ 2.3t 2.3 Turbo 3.0t 2000 Trollhättan 000001-999999 6 Body version _____ 7 Gearbox _____ 4 = 4-door 5 = 5-door 5 = Manual 5-speed 8 = Automatic 4-speed