Type Designation

Type Designation

General
The automatic transmission in the Saab 9-5 from MY 02, has the designation FA 57.
The type designation of an automatic transmission consists of 3 groups of characters as shown below:

FA57 C01 97CV00101
The three groups of characters signify different information about the transmission, as shown in the following breakdown.





First Group FA57





Total gear ratio, top gear (code)





Second Group C 01

Third Group 01CV00101:





Automatic transmissions have a 9-character designation.
01=manufactured in 2001
C=month of manufacture as follows:

V=transmission type (V: FA 57)
00101=serial number per month