Saab 9-5

Since 1997 of release

Repair and car operation

Identification numbers of the car

Process of continuous improvement of let out production is a distinctive feature of any line production. Thus, except for cases of large constructive changes of models descending from the conveyor, results of process of updating in the car operation manual are not shined. However the manufacturer makes out number lists of let out spare parts in view of what special value at purchase of the last is got by the information coded in identification numbers of the car. Doing the order for a demanded detail, try to give to the seller fuller information on the car. Necessarily inform the model name, year of release, and also number of a body and the power unit.

The arrangement of identification numbers is specified in illustrations. In these numbers the information on date and a point of production of the car, its complete set, type of a body is ciphered, etc.

Arrangement of identification numbers

Decoding VIN

Chassis number consists of twelve positions which appointment is described more low.

Chassis number (VIN)

1 Geographical area ааааааааааааааа

Y – Northern Europe

2 — the Country ааааааааааааа

S – Sweden

3 — the Manufacturer of the car ааааааааааа

3 – Saab Automobile AB

4 — the Industrial line

E – 9-5

5 — a model Series:

A – Saab 9-5 Linear with a pillow of safety of the driver B – Saab 9-5 Linear with pillows of safety of the driver and the forward passenger C – Saab 9-5 Arc with a pillow of safety of the driver D – Saab 9-5 Arc with pillows of safety of the driver and the forward passenger E – Saab 9-5 Vector with a pillow of safety of the driver F – Saab 9-5 Vector with pillows of safety of the driver and the forward passenger G – Saab 9-5 Aero with a pillow of safety of the driver H – Saab 9-5 Aero with pillows of safety of the driver and the forward passenger

6 — body Execution:

4 – 4-dvepnyj 5 – 5-dvepnyj

7 — the Transmission

5 – Manual 5-ctypenchataja 8 – Automatic 4-ctypenchataja

8 — engine Type

C – 2.0 turbo, B205E E – 2.3 turbo, B235E G – 2.3 turbo, B235R K – 2.0 turbo, B204L Z – 3.0 turbo, B308E

9 — the Estimated figure ааааааа

0-9 or X

10 — Year of release

W – 1998 X – 1999 Y – 2000 1 – 2001 2 – 2002

11 — Manufacture:

3 – Trollhettan 9 – Trollhettan, a trial series

12 — Industrial number

000001-999999

Decoding of number of the engine

Engine number consists of 16 symbols.

1 — engine Type

B – Petrol D – Diesel

2-3 — Volume of cylinders

20 – 1.985 23 – 2.290 30 – 2.962

4 — the Head of cylinders

5 – the 4-cylinder abreast, 2 balancing and 2 camshafts in a head of cylinders, 4 valves on each cylinder; 8 – 6 cylinders in V-shapedly located two heads of cylinders; 2 camshafts in each head of cylinders, 4 valves on the cylinder;

5 — the Version

I – fuel Injection E – Turbirovannyj the engine with интеркулером and low compression, a stage 2 F – Turbirovannyj the engine with интеркулером and low compression, a stage 1 L – Turbirovannyj the engine with интеркулером, a stage 1 R – Turbirovannyj the engine with интеркулером, a stage 2

6 — Interface to models

C – Saab 9000 D – Saab 9-3 E – Saab 9-5

7 — Transmission

A – АТ M – Manual transmission

8-9 — the Variant

00 – the Basic engine 18 – Adapted for АТ 19 – With маслоохладителем 20 – WITH OBD II

10 — Year of release (see poses. 10 in decoding VIN)

11-16 — Serial number in a year of release