5S3

The first three characters of every VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). The code 5S3 is assigned to Saab, with the country of manufacture United States.

So any 17-character VIN that begins with 5S3 was produced by Saab:

5S3ZZZ0000000000000

The WMI only identifies the maker. To read the year, engine, plant and serial number, decode the complete 17-digit VIN with our free tool — then check which ECU it uses and what tuning services (DPF, EGR, AdBlue, DTC off, Stage) are available.