THE FREIGHTLINER HISTORICAL REFERENCE
Research the highway cabover with separate North American, export and glider evidence; later manuals do not establish local availability.
01 / IDENTIFY THE TRUCK
Argosy is Freightliner’s highway cabover. North American complete trucks, export configurations and gliders require separate availability records.
Production-year boundaries are not sufficiently established for a complete model-year list. The labelled choices below filter documented milestones or references only; omitted years do not prove the model was unavailable. The MY1997 label is a contained pre-launch regulator conflict. The factory-complete 2006 endpoint is documented, while MY2007–MY2008 regulator labels do not establish complete-truck continuation; first/final model years, export production and glider endpoints remain unresolved.
Factory-complete Argosy production ended in calendar year 2006 according to DTNA. Export production and NAFTA glider availability continued, so 2006 is not applied as a universal family or final-model-year endpoint.
Select a year, or explore the full family chronology below.
This exact regulator identity is retained as a bounded chronology-control checkpoint and is not converted into a production, succession, region or configuration claim.
The official NHTSA response explicitly returns Freightliner Argosy for MY1997. Campaign membership is narrower than whole-family production evidence.
View dated specifications →These exact rows deepen equipment-qualified campaign provenance. They do not establish continuous availability, production quantities, universal specifications, first/final model years or endpoints.
NHTSA exact campaign endpoints return the named Argosy MY1997 row. Equipment and repeated populations remain campaign fields rather than production chronology.
View dated specifications →This exact row deepens equipment-qualified campaign provenance without establishing continuous availability, a production quantity, universal component fitment, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 00V082000 returns the named Argosy MY1998 row. Equipment, consequence, remedy and population remain campaign fields rather than production chronology.
View dated specifications →This exact regulator row deepens equipment-qualified historical provenance without establishing continuous availability, universal front-hub fitment, a family production quantity, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 03V112000 returns the named Argosy MY1998 row with FF98X-series front-hub equipment, condition, consequence, remedy and complete-response population fields.
View dated specifications →These exact rows deepen equipment-qualified campaign provenance. They do not establish continuous availability, a production quantity, universal specifications, first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA exact campaign endpoints return the named Argosy MY1998 row. Equipment and repeated populations remain campaign fields rather than production chronology.
View dated specifications →These exact rows deepen equipment-qualified campaign provenance. They do not establish continuous availability, production quantities, universal specifications, first/final model years or endpoints.
NHTSA exact campaign endpoints return the named Argosy MY1998 row. Equipment and repeated populations remain campaign fields rather than production chronology.
View dated specifications →The campaign record supplies an exact model-year identity and equipment-qualified safety context. It is not a production total, continuous availability record, universal specification or family boundary.
NHTSA's campaign endpoints return an exact Argosy MY1998 row. Shared campaign equipment and populations remain campaign fields rather than family chronology.
View dated specifications →Daimler Truck gives March 8, 1998 as the Argosy series-production start. A dated 1999 report corroborates 1998 manufacture, while DaimlerChrysler's 1998 annual report separately confirms achieved market presence for the new heavy Argosy cabover. None establishes a first model year or FLB cutover.
The exact day comes from a September 2025 manufacturer retrospective. A March 1998 contemporary report separately records a midyear production forecast, while the August 1999 recall report corroborates actual 1998 manufacture. Forecast, actual production and model year remain distinct.
View dated specifications →This exact regulator identity is retained as a bounded model-year checkpoint. It is not converted into a production start, endpoint, continuous run, regional-retail finding or complete-truck/glider boundary.
The official vehicle-specific NHTSA response explicitly returns Freightliner Argosy for MY1998. Campaign report dates and affected populations are not build dates or whole-family production evidence.
View dated specifications →This report supplies an additional bounded early-Argosy model-year checkpoint for certain power-outlet-equipped trucks. It does not reconcile the first North American model year, prove continuous 1998–2000 availability or establish any production endpoint.
A contemporary trade report explicitly identifies 1998–2000 Freightliner Argosy cabovers in an NHTSA recall context. Its model-year statement applies only to the described recall population and is not promoted to a family production span.
View dated specifications →Freightliner highlights the flat-floor cab and assisted articulating entry steps at introduction. For a used truck, confirm the step system and cab identity against its build record and the applicable operator manual.
1998–2006 is a research window for original North American coverage. The final year remains unverified.
View dated specifications →This exact row deepens equipment-qualified campaign provenance without establishing continuous availability, a production quantity, universal component fitment, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 00V081000 returns the named Argosy MY1999 row. Equipment, consequence, remedy and population remain campaign fields rather than production chronology.
View dated specifications →This exact row deepens equipment-qualified campaign provenance without establishing continuous availability, a production quantity, universal component fitment, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 00V082000 returns the named Argosy MY1999 row. Equipment, consequence, remedy and population remain campaign fields rather than production chronology.
View dated specifications →This exact regulator row deepens equipment-qualified historical provenance without establishing continuous availability, universal fitment, production quantity, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 01V044002 returns the named Argosy MY1999 row with TRW 24-DL tie-rod equipment, condition, consequence, remedy and complete-response population fields.
View dated specifications →This exact regulator row deepens equipment-qualified historical provenance without establishing continuous availability, universal front-hub fitment, a family production quantity, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 03V112000 returns the named Argosy MY1999 row with FF98X-series front-hub equipment, condition, consequence, remedy and complete-response population fields.
View dated specifications →Freightliner brochure FTL/MC-B-018 documents the original Argosy as a 63-inch day cab and 90-, 101- and 110-inch sleeper cabs, with mid-roof and 110-inch raised-roof choices. It also records the near-flat cab floor and assisted staircase-style entry system.
The factory brochure is internally dated February 1999 and printed in the United States. The Wayback capture is from October 2005, so the archive date is kept separate and is not treated as a later equipment edition or final-year record.
View dated specifications →These exact rows deepen equipment-qualified campaign provenance. They do not establish continuous availability, a production quantity, universal specifications, first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA exact campaign endpoints return the named Argosy MY1999 row. Equipment and repeated populations remain campaign fields rather than production chronology.
View dated specifications →These exact rows deepen equipment-qualified campaign provenance. They do not establish continuous availability, production quantities, universal specifications, first/final model years or endpoints.
NHTSA exact campaign endpoints return the named Argosy MY1999 row. Equipment and repeated populations remain campaign fields rather than production chronology.
View dated specifications →The campaign record supplies an exact model-year identity and equipment-qualified safety context. It is not a production total, continuous availability record, universal specification or family boundary.
NHTSA's campaign endpoints return an exact Argosy MY1999 row. Shared campaign equipment and populations remain campaign fields rather than family chronology.
View dated specifications →This exact regulator identity is retained as a bounded model-year checkpoint. It is not converted into a production start, endpoint, continuous run, regional-retail finding or complete-truck/glider boundary.
The official vehicle-specific NHTSA response explicitly returns Freightliner Argosy for MY1999. Campaign report dates and affected populations are not build dates or whole-family production evidence.
View dated specifications →This exact row deepens equipment-qualified campaign provenance without establishing continuous availability, a production quantity, universal component fitment, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 00V081000 returns the named Argosy MY2000 row. Equipment, consequence, remedy and population remain campaign fields rather than production chronology.
View dated specifications →This exact row deepens equipment-qualified campaign provenance without establishing continuous availability, a production quantity, universal component fitment, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 00V082000 returns the named Argosy MY2000 row. Equipment, consequence, remedy and population remain campaign fields rather than production chronology.
View dated specifications →This exact row deepens equipment-qualified campaign provenance without establishing continuous availability, a production quantity, universal component fitment, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 01V189001 returns the named Argosy MY2000 row. Equipment, consequence, remedy and population remain campaign fields rather than production chronology.
View dated specifications →This exact regulator row deepens equipment-qualified historical provenance without establishing continuous availability, universal front-hub fitment, a family production quantity, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 03V112000 returns the named Argosy MY2000 row with FF98X-series front-hub equipment, condition, consequence, remedy and complete-response population fields.
View dated specifications →This exact regulator row deepens equipment-qualified historical provenance without establishing continuous availability, universal fifth-wheel fitment, a family production quantity, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 03V227000 returns the named Argosy MY2000 row with Jost JSK 37U fifth-wheel equipment, condition, consequence, remedy and complete-response population fields.
View dated specifications →The exact vehicle response broadens campaign provenance for the existing MY2000 table without creating a duplicate era. It remains a bounded regulator checkpoint rather than a production or endpoint claim.
The Federal Register index and exact NHTSA vehicle query independently identify Freightliner Argosy MY2000. Campaign membership is narrower than whole-family production evidence.
View dated specifications →These exact rows deepen equipment-qualified campaign provenance. They do not establish continuous availability, a production quantity, universal specifications, first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA exact campaign endpoints return the named Argosy MY2000 row. Equipment and repeated populations remain campaign fields rather than production chronology.
View dated specifications →These exact rows deepen equipment-qualified campaign provenance. They do not establish continuous availability, production quantities, universal specifications, first/final model years or endpoints.
NHTSA exact campaign endpoints return the named Argosy MY2000 row. Equipment and repeated populations remain campaign fields rather than production chronology.
View dated specifications →This exact row deepens equipment-qualified campaign provenance without establishing continuous availability, a production quantity, universal component fitment, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 01V189001 returns the named Argosy MY2001 row. Equipment, consequence, remedy and population remain campaign fields rather than production chronology.
View dated specifications →This exact regulator row deepens equipment-qualified historical provenance without establishing continuous availability, universal front-hub fitment, a family production quantity, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 03V112000 returns the named Argosy MY2001 row with FF98X-series front-hub equipment, condition, consequence, remedy and complete-response population fields.
View dated specifications →This remains a bounded MY2001 regulator checkpoint. The added campaign detail identifies affected equipment and corrective action without converting report dates or campaign populations into Argosy build history.
The official MY2001 Argosy result and two campaign records are joined by exact campaign number. Shared campaign populations and remedies are not Argosy production counts or chronology.
View dated specifications →This exact row deepens equipment-qualified campaign provenance without establishing continuous availability, a production quantity, universal component fitment, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 03V500000 returns the named Argosy MY2003 row. Equipment, remedy and population remain campaign fields rather than production chronology.
View dated specifications →This exact row preserves regulator provenance without converting mixed campaign metadata into continuous production chronology.
NHTSA campaign 07V302000 returns the named Argosy MY2003 row with component, condition, consequence, remedy and combined-response fields.
View dated specifications →This exact regulator identity is retained as a bounded model-year checkpoint. It is not converted into a production start, endpoint, continuous run, regional-retail finding or complete-truck/glider boundary.
The official vehicle-specific NHTSA response explicitly returns Freightliner Argosy for MY2003. Campaign report dates and affected populations are not build dates or whole-family production evidence.
View dated specifications →This exact row preserves regulator provenance without converting mixed campaign metadata into continuous production chronology.
NHTSA campaign 07V302000 returns the named Argosy MY2004 row with component, condition, consequence, remedy and combined-response fields.
View dated specifications →This exact row deepens equipment-qualified regulator provenance without establishing continuous availability, a production quantity, universal C15 fitment, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 09V366000 returns the named Argosy MY2004 row with C15 equipment, condition, consequence, remedy and combined-population fields.
View dated specifications →This remains a bounded MY2004 regulator checkpoint. The added brake-valve and C15 oil-line details do not establish an Argosy first/final model year, build range or regional endpoint.
The official MY2004 Argosy result and two campaign records are joined by exact campaign number. Their shared model-year, manufacturing-window and population fields do not define Argosy production chronology.
View dated specifications →This exact row deepens equipment-qualified regulator provenance without establishing continuous availability, a production quantity, universal fitment, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 05V467000 returns the named Argosy MY2005 row with published equipment, consequence, remedy and combined-population fields.
View dated specifications →This exact row deepens equipment-qualified regulator provenance without establishing continuous availability, a production quantity, universal fitment, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 06V190000 returns the named Argosy MY2005 row. Equipment, remedy and population remain campaign fields; the separate consequence field is absent.
View dated specifications →This exact row preserves regulator provenance without converting mixed campaign metadata into continuous production chronology.
NHTSA campaign 07V302000 returns the named Argosy MY2005 row with component, condition, consequence, remedy and combined-response fields.
View dated specifications →This exact row deepens equipment-qualified regulator provenance without establishing continuous availability, a production quantity, universal C15 fitment, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 09V366000 returns the named Argosy MY2005 row with C15 equipment, condition, consequence, remedy and combined-population fields.
View dated specifications →This exact regulator identity is retained as a bounded model-year checkpoint. It is not converted into a production start, endpoint, continuous run, regional-retail finding or complete-truck/glider boundary.
The official vehicle-specific NHTSA response explicitly returns Freightliner Argosy for MY2005. Campaign report dates and affected populations are not build dates or whole-family production evidence.
View dated specifications →This exact row deepens equipment-qualified regulator provenance without establishing continuous availability, a production quantity, universal fitment, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 06V190000 returns the named Argosy MY2006 row. Equipment, remedy and population remain campaign fields; the separate consequence field is absent.
View dated specifications →This exact row preserves regulator provenance without converting mixed campaign metadata into continuous production chronology.
NHTSA campaign 07V302000 returns the named Argosy MY2006 row with component, condition, consequence, remedy and combined-response fields.
View dated specifications →This row preserves equipment-qualified regulator provenance without converting campaign metadata into continuous production chronology.
NHTSA campaign 07V530000 returns the named Argosy MY2006 row with equipment, condition, consequence, remedy and combined-population fields.
View dated specifications →This record adds model-naming, component, consequence and remedy provenance while keeping the shared campaign interval separate from family chronology.
The regulator-filed manufacturer notice expressly names this family. Its manufacturing dates apply to the combined multi-model campaign population and are not assigned as this family’s production boundaries.
View dated specifications →This exact row deepens equipment-qualified regulator provenance without establishing continuous availability, a production quantity, universal C15 fitment, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 09V366000 returns the named Argosy MY2006 row with C15 equipment, condition, consequence, remedy and combined-population fields.
View dated specifications →This exact regulator row deepens equipment-qualified provenance without establishing continuous availability, a production quantity, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 20V214000 returns the named Argosy MY2006 row with equipment, condition, consequence, remedy and combined-population fields.
View dated specifications →A 2014 report directly attributes to DTNA's Cab and Glider Sales manager that fully assembled Argosy production ended in 2006. NAFTA gliders and complete export trucks continued on separate paths.
The source records a calendar-year production event through a named DTNA manager. It does not identify a final model year, last VIN, last order, final export build or final glider build.
View dated specifications →This exact regulator identity is retained as a bounded model-year checkpoint. It is not converted into a production start, endpoint, continuous run, regional-retail finding or complete-truck/glider boundary.
The official vehicle-specific NHTSA response explicitly returns Freightliner Argosy for MY2006. Campaign report dates and affected populations are not build dates or whole-family production evidence.
View dated specifications →This exact row preserves regulator provenance without converting mixed campaign metadata into continuous production chronology.
NHTSA campaign 07V302000 returns the named Argosy MY2007 row with component, condition, consequence, remedy and combined-response fields.
View dated specifications →This exact regulator row is a dated equipment checkpoint and is not converted into continuous production chronology.
NHTSA campaign 07V335000 returns the named Argosy MY2007 row with component, condition, consequence, remedy and combined-response population.
View dated specifications →This row preserves equipment-qualified regulator provenance without converting campaign metadata into continuous production chronology.
NHTSA campaign 07V530000 returns the named Argosy MY2007 row with equipment, condition, consequence, remedy and combined-population fields.
View dated specifications →This exact row deepens equipment-qualified regulator provenance without establishing continuous availability, a production quantity, universal C15 fitment, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 09V366000 returns the named Argosy MY2007 row with C15 equipment, condition, consequence, remedy and combined-population fields.
View dated specifications →This exact regulator identity is retained as a bounded chronology-control checkpoint and is not converted into a production, succession, region or configuration claim.
The official NHTSA response explicitly returns Freightliner Argosy for MY2007. Campaign membership is narrower than whole-family production evidence.
View dated specifications →This checkpoint records the returned-component, vehicle-reproduction, root-cause and defect-decision sequence without converting recall applicability into production chronology.
Freightliner’s regulator-filed Part 573 report names the model and preserves the attached Bendix investigation chronology. Shared campaign dates, model years and populations are not family production boundaries.
View dated specifications →The regulator-hosted Freightliner filing preserves Argosy as a dated manufacturer-roster identity. Because the summary does not say the designation was produced, ordered, sold or assigned to a 2007 model year, it does not close a family boundary.
Freightliner LLC’s April 27, 2007 NHTSA Part 566 summary includes Argosy in its filed Freightliner model roster.
View dated specifications →Later Argosy literature must not be used to imply continued North American complete-truck availability. The 2015 manual supports operating and identification research, not a regional production chronology.
2007–2020 is an unresolved later-history research window; it is not an accepted production range.
This exact row preserves regulator provenance without converting mixed campaign metadata into continuous production chronology.
NHTSA campaign 07V302000 returns the named Argosy MY2008 row with component, condition, consequence, remedy and combined-response fields.
View dated specifications →This exact regulator row is a dated equipment checkpoint and is not converted into continuous production chronology.
NHTSA campaign 07V335000 returns the named Argosy MY2008 row with component, condition, consequence, remedy and combined-response population.
View dated specifications →This row preserves equipment-qualified regulator provenance without converting campaign metadata into continuous production chronology.
NHTSA campaign 07V530000 returns the named Argosy MY2008 row with equipment, condition, consequence, remedy and combined-population fields.
View dated specifications →This Argosy dossier retains the literal row and campaign-wide steering defect context without converting the shared population or recall dates into family production chronology.
NHTSA's exact campaign endpoint explicitly returns Freightliner Argosy as a MY2008 row in campaign 07V592000 / FL-519.
View dated specifications →This Argosy dossier retains the literal row and campaign-wide brake-valve context without converting the shared population or recall dates into family production chronology.
NHTSA's exact campaign endpoint explicitly returns Freightliner Argosy as a MY2008 row in campaign 08V159000 / FL-528.
View dated specifications →This exact row deepens equipment-qualified regulator provenance without establishing continuous availability, a production quantity, universal C15 fitment, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 09V366000 returns the named Argosy MY2008 row with C15 equipment, condition, consequence, remedy and combined-population fields.
View dated specifications →This exact regulator identity is retained as a bounded chronology-control checkpoint and is not converted into a production, succession, region or configuration claim.
The official NHTSA response explicitly returns Freightliner Argosy for MY2008. Campaign membership is narrower than whole-family production evidence.
View dated specifications →This Argosy dossier retains the literal row and campaign-wide brake-valve context without converting the shared population or recall dates into family production chronology.
NHTSA's exact campaign endpoint explicitly returns Freightliner Argosy RHD as a MY2008 row in campaign 08V159000 / FL-528.
View dated specifications →This exact row deepens equipment-qualified regulator provenance without establishing continuous availability, a production quantity, universal C15 fitment, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 09V366000 returns the named Argosy MY2009 row with C15 equipment, condition, consequence, remedy and combined-population fields.
View dated specifications →This exact row deepens equipment-qualified regulator provenance without establishing continuous availability, a production quantity, universal C15 fitment, a first/final model year or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 09V366000 returns the named Argosy MY2010 row with C15 equipment, condition, consequence, remedy and combined-population fields.
View dated specifications →This regulator-primary row preserves the original/expansion campaign boundary without turning recall applicability into continuous production chronology, a production count or a family endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 13V604000 returns the named Argosy MY2014 row with equipment, compliance, consequence, remedy, roster and population fields.
View dated specifications →This regulator-primary row preserves the original/expansion campaign boundary without turning recall applicability into continuous production chronology, a production count or a family endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 14V150000 returns the named Argosy MY2014 row with equipment, compliance, consequence, remedy, roster and population fields.
View dated specifications →This regulator-primary row is equipment-qualified campaign evidence, not continuous production chronology, a family count or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 14V717000 returns the named Argosy MY2014 row with equipment, consequence, remedy, roster, manufacturing-window and population fields.
View dated specifications →This is a dated South African regional specification checkpoint, not North American chronology. The document date, warranty applicability and later dealer archive path remain separate; none is converted into a model year, production start, first/final build, final year or export endpoint.
A Freightliner / Mercedes-Benz South Africa factory-branded brochure, distributed through a regional dealer archive, publishes a common dimensional envelope and five powertrain columns for the New Generation Argosy 620. The PDF metadata is October 6, 2014 and the printed warranty applies to vehicles NATIS registered from January 1, 2014.
View dated specifications →This regulator-primary row is equipment-qualified campaign evidence, not continuous production chronology, a family count or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 14V717000 returns the named Argosy MY2015 row with equipment, consequence, remedy, roster, manufacturing-window and population fields.
View dated specifications →This regulator-primary row is equipment-qualified campaign evidence, not continuous production chronology, a family count or an endpoint.
NHTSA campaign 14V758000 returns the named Argosy Glider MY2015 row with equipment, consequence, remedy, roster, manufacturing-window and population fields.
View dated specifications →The exact day is a manufacturer retrospective. Contemporary recall reporting corroborates 1998 manufacture; neither source establishes the first model year, retail launch or FLB changeover.
The factory brochure is dated 2/99. Its October 31, 2005 archive capture is not the publication date and does not extend the configuration through 2005.
The Federal Register lists three calendar-year 2000 recall entries for model-year 2000 Argosy. This is not proof of the first or final model year, original retail market, or a continuous production range.
Introduction and first model year are separate events.
A 2015 manual is not evidence of a new North American truck offered that year.
The undated factory guide explicitly allows some older models as gliders and describes new VIN/model-year identities. It does not identify this family’s last complete truck or glider year.
A named DTNA manager supplies the calendar-year complete-truck endpoint. This is not a final model year; NAFTA glider availability and complete export production continued separately.
The retrospective explicitly names FLB as the family replaced by Argosy. The March 1998 launch report identifies Argosy as Freightliner’s new cabover and forecasts midyear production; neither record proves when FLB orders or builds ended.
The vehicle-specific API tuple establishes only the returned campaign/model-year identities. It does not establish continuous availability, a production span, first or final model year, order cut-off, last build or an export/glider boundary.
The vehicle-specific API tuple establishes only the returned campaign/model-year identities. It does not establish continuous availability, a production span, first or final model year, order cut-off, last build or an export/glider boundary.
02 / CHOOSE THE APPLICABLE REFERENCE
Start with the model configuration, then choose a publication and explore its documented equipment.
Selecting equipment records your research choice. It does not calculate dimensions, establish an available combination or rate a truck.
February 2015 driver manual · STI-385-2. Operating and identification reference. This edition does not establish North American 2015 production, a universal cab length, or a regional powertrain options list.
Model-specific dimension guide under research: A model-appropriate A–H drawing is not yet available. Published measurements and their evidence remain available in the dimension table. Read the dimension evidence.
03 / PERIOD-APPROPRIATE EVIDENCE
Each table retains its printed edition, market and configuration. A publication snapshot is not a specification for every year in the family.
Literal Freightliner Argosy regulator label · United States
NHTSA’s exact vehicle response returns the literal Freightliner Argosy label for MY1997. The response is retained as bounded campaign-membership and taxonomy evidence, not as a production chronology.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| NHTSA make / model-year identity | Freightliner Argosy · MY1997 |
| Vehicle-specific campaign records returned | 1 |
| Campaign identifiers returned | 00V232002 |
| Chronology boundary | The MY1997 regulator label predates the manufacturer-reported March 1998 series-production start and is retained as contained source-system conflict FLCON-011. It does not backdate the launch, production start, first model year or retail availability. |
| Evidence limit | No production count, continuous range, exact first/final model year, first/last build, order cut-off, complete-truck/glider distinction, regional availability or universal equipment is inferred. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY1997 row within the 48-row campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY1997 within a multi-brand heavy-truck, bus-chassis and transit campaign. The literal MY1997 row remains contained conflict FLCON-011 and does not backdate the manufacturer-reported March 1998 series-production start; later rows do not settle North American final production, export or glider history.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY1997 · NHTSA 00V232002 |
| Equipment / condition | Bendix air ABS with an EC-17 1030R ECU; chafed wheel-speed-sensor wiring or a damaged wheel-end component could generate erratic sensor signals and unwanted low-speed ABS activation |
| Safety consequence | The ECU could exhaust air at one or more wheel modulators, extending braking distance and increasing crash risk |
| Manufacturer remedy | Replace the ABS ECU |
| Combined campaign population | 35,405 vehicles across 48 model/year rows · not a family or model-year production count |
| Notification chronology | Report received August 7, 2000 · school-bus and emergency customers notified beginning August 29; remaining population September 9, 2000 |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability does not establish continuous production, universal equipment, a family production count, exact first/final model year, build quantity, generation boundary, derivative equivalence or endpoint. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY1998 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY1998 within the equipment-qualified campaign. The literal Argosy row does not identify complete-truck versus glider status, regional market, cab configuration, first model year or a production endpoint.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY1998 · NHTSA 00V082000 |
| Equipment / condition | On certain Argosy vehicles, an unplugged floorboard hole could allow road salts and moisture into the 12-volt power-outlet area |
| Published consequence | Contamination could cause an electrical short and a vehicle fire |
| Manufacturer remedy | Inspect for the floorboard plug; vehicles lacking one were to receive a new outlet and plug. Owner notification began June 30, 2000 |
| Combined campaign population | 1,073 vehicles across the complete three-row Argosy campaign response · not a family or model-year production count |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither continuous availability, universal component fitment, family production quantity, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY1998 row within the complete 40-row campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY1998 within this equipment-qualified front-hub campaign. The rows do not backdate the manufacturer-reported March 1998 series-production start or settle the North American complete-truck, glider, export or final-model-year boundaries.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY1998 · NHTSA 03V112000 / Freightliner FL-407 |
| Equipment / condition | Certain trucks with SKF truck hub units made exclusively for ArvinMeritor FF98X-series non-drive steer axles · hub-unit bearings could wear prematurely |
| Published consequence | Bearing seizure could cause wheel separation or a wheel-end fire |
| Manufacturer remedy | Replace both front hubs; owner notification was expected to begin on or before September 20, 2003 |
| Complete campaign population | 5,716 vehicles across the complete 40-row response · not a family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | Twenty-four Freightliner-programme rows are retained: Argosy, Business Class, Century, Columbia, FLB and FLD, each for MY1998–MY2001. Sixteen Sterling A-Line, Acterra, L-Line and Western Star 4900 rows remain outside these family dossiers. |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal SKF/ArvinMeritor hub fitment, continuous availability, a family production quantity, exact first/final model year, last build, generation boundary, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY1998 row within the two-row campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists only Argosy MY1998 and MY1999. The repeated 1,800-vehicle figure is the combined campaign population and is not allocated by model year.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY1998 · NHTSA 99V352000 |
| Equipment / condition | Brake-pedal pivot-pin retainers may not have been properly installed |
| Safety consequence | Brake-pedal movement could increase crash risk |
| Manufacturer remedy | Replace the pivot pin with a longer pin that prevents retaining-hitch-pin mis-installation |
| Combined campaign population | 1,800 vehicles across two Argosy model-year rows · not a model-year production count |
| Evidence limit | The campaign does not establish first model year, continuous production, universal brake-pedal configuration, build quantity or an endpoint |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY1998 row within the two-row campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY1998 and MY1999. The repeated 560-vehicle figure belongs to the combined campaign and is not allocated by model year.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY1998 · NHTSA 99V144000 |
| Equipment / condition | A floor object could hold the cigarette lighter in; the original circuit breaker protected only the first event |
| Safety consequence | Subsequent activation could overheat the circuit and cause a dash fire |
| Manufacturer remedy | Install a protected lighter element and replace breaker protection with a fuse |
| Combined campaign population | 560 vehicles across two Argosy model-year rows · not a model-year production count |
| Evidence limit | The campaign does not establish first model year, continuous production, universal lighter equipment, build quantity or an endpoint |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY1998 row within the 48-row campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY1998 within a multi-brand heavy-truck, bus-chassis and transit campaign. The literal MY1997 row remains contained conflict FLCON-011 and does not backdate the manufacturer-reported March 1998 series-production start; later rows do not settle North American final production, export or glider history.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY1998 · NHTSA 00V232002 |
| Equipment / condition | Bendix air ABS with an EC-17 1030R ECU; chafed wheel-speed-sensor wiring or a damaged wheel-end component could generate erratic sensor signals and unwanted low-speed ABS activation |
| Safety consequence | The ECU could exhaust air at one or more wheel modulators, extending braking distance and increasing crash risk |
| Manufacturer remedy | Replace the ABS ECU |
| Combined campaign population | 35,405 vehicles across 48 model/year rows · not a family or model-year production count |
| Notification chronology | Report received August 7, 2000 · school-bus and emergency customers notified beginning August 29; remaining population September 9, 2000 |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability does not establish continuous production, universal equipment, a family production count, exact first/final model year, build quantity, generation boundary, derivative equivalence or endpoint. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY1998 row within the eight-row campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY1998 among the affected heavy-duty trucks. The 2,976-vehicle population is repeated on every row and belongs to the combined Argosy, Century, FLD and FLN campaign, not this family or year alone. The exact rows do not settle first MY, North American final production, export continuation or glider history.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY1998 · NHTSA 99V-295 / Freightliner FL-246 |
| Equipment / condition | Steering-axle hub outboard bearing; water intrusion through a vented hubcap could cause bearing failure |
| Safety consequence | Wheel separation could occur |
| Manufacturer remedy | Inspect the hub and bearing assembly for water intrusion or corrosion; replace corroded assemblies and install a non-vented hubcap |
| Combined campaign population | 2,976 vehicles across eight model/year rows · not a family or production count |
| Owner-notification chronology | Report received October 26, 1999 · owner notification began November 18, 1999 |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability does not establish continuous production, first/final model year, build totals, universal hub equipment, a generation boundary or an endpoint |
Publication snapshot · North America
A manufacturer retrospective supplies the exact series-production start. Contemporary launch reporting separately records a midyear production forecast, while a later recall report confirms 1998 manufacture for the affected population. No source here identifies a first model year, retail launch day or predecessor changeover.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Series-production start | March 8, 1998 |
| Contemporary production forecast | Midyear 1998; forecast, not actual production evidence |
| Manufacturer market description | Designed specifically for North American highways |
| Contemporary manufacture window | Affected Argosy cabovers manufactured July 1998-May 1999 |
| Recall population | 538 affected units; not a total-production count |
| Factory-history context | 1998 Argosy milestone; flat-floor COE and electronically assisted articulating steps |
| Boundary limit | Production start only; first model year, sales launch and FLB overlap remain unresolved |
New heavy Freightliner Argosy cabover during calendar 1998 · North America · corporate annual-report context
The report records achieved market reception for the new Argosy. Its 128,000-vehicle figure is Freightliner’s broader commercial-vehicle total and is not an Argosy production or sales count.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Achieved market state | The new heavy Freightliner Argosy cabover was reported as received extremely well in the market |
| Calendar context | 1998 DaimlerChrysler reporting year |
| Architecture identity | Heavy cabover truck |
| Freightliner sales context | 128,000 commercial vehicles sold in 1998 · company total, not an Argosy count |
| Event-type limit | Market reception is not an exact launch day, production start or first customer delivery |
| Boundary limit | No first model year, FLB cutover, complete-truck/glider allocation, regional endpoint or production quantity inferred |
Explicit model year · United States
NHTSA’s vehicle-specific response explicitly returns Freightliner Argosy for the requested model year. Each campaign remains limited to its affected equipment population; the combined response is not an Argosy production range or endpoint.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| NHTSA make / model-year identity | Freightliner Argosy · MY1998 |
| Returned campaign identities | 99V352000 · 00V082000 · 99V295000 · 03V112000 · 00V232002 · 99V144000 |
| Vehicle-specific results | 6 campaign records returned |
| Chronology limit | The vehicle-specific API response establishes the returned make, model label, model year and campaign identities only. It does not establish continuous production or availability, first or final model year, order cut-off, last build, complete-truck versus glider status, export chronology, retail region, universal equipment or production volume. |
Equipment-qualified recall population · United States
A contemporary Heavy Duty Trucking report attributes a recall of 1998–2000 Freightliner Argosy cabovers to NHTSA. The affected population was limited to certain trucks with 12-volt power outlets that could be missing floorboard plugs. The report establishes bounded model-year identities for that recall population, not a continuous production range, first or final model year, build dates, retail availability or an Argosy-wide equipment specification.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Publication date | June 2, 2000 |
| Reported vehicle identity | Freightliner Argosy cabover |
| Reported model years | 1998–2000 |
| Qualified equipment | Certain models with 12-volt power outlets |
| Reported condition | Missing floorboard plugs could admit road salts and moisture and create an electrical-fire risk |
| Boundary limit | Recall-population identities only — no continuous production span, first/final model year, build dates, availability range or endpoint |
Argosy named among Class 8 vehicles then in Cleveland production · North America · Cleveland, North Carolina plant
Freightliner explicitly included Argosy in the Cleveland plant’s current Class 8 production roster. This is achieved factory-production evidence on the release date, not a model-year range, first or last build, production count by family or endpoint.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Plant | Freightliner Cleveland, North Carolina Truck Manufacturing Plant |
| Factory status | Identified as Freightliner’s largest manufacturing facility |
| Employment checkpoint | 3,800 people reported at the plant |
| Named Class 8 production roster | Century Class S/T · Columbia · Argosy |
| Capacity context | A third shift and 600 additional jobs had been announced earlier in 2004 |
| Evidence limit | The plant roster does not establish model-year coding, an exact build date for an individual truck, family production volume, continuous availability, first or final production, or an endpoint |
Argosy named in Freightliner’s heavy-duty air-disc-brake option roster · North America · product-line option announcement
Freightliner named Argosy among the heavy-duty vehicles for which Bendix/Spicer air disc brakes were available. The release documents an option snapshot, not standard fitment, an order-code matrix, a model-year boundary or continuous availability.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Announcement | Bendix/Spicer air disc brakes available as an option across the named Freightliner product line |
| Named family / model | Argosy |
| Installation condition | Vehicle required Freightliner proprietary front axles |
| Published tire context | Option could be specified for 24.5-inch tires |
| Factory-described characteristics | Reduced brake fade · improved pedal feel · simpler servicing |
| Evidence limit | Optional-equipment availability does not establish standard or universal fitment, exact model-year coding, a complete option matrix, first adoption, continuous availability, production volume or an endpoint |
Argosy named in the achieved Cleveland Class 8 production roster · North America · Cleveland, North Carolina plant
Freightliner named Argosy among the Class 8 vehicles then produced at Cleveland. The current roster is achieved plant evidence; the announced third shift and future employment level remained prospective on June 2.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Plant | Freightliner Cleveland, North Carolina Truck Manufacturing Plant |
| Achieved production roster | Century Class S/T · Columbia · Argosy · Condor |
| Current employment | 3,000 people reported on June 2, 2004 |
| Announced capacity change | Third shift and 593 additional full-time jobs planned for mid-July |
| Evidence boundary | The named roster does not establish an individual truck build, family production count, exact model year, continuous availability, first/final build or endpoint; the future shift is not recorded as achieved |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY1999 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY1999 within the equipment-qualified campaign. The literal Argosy row does not identify complete-truck versus glider status, regional market, cab configuration, first model year or a production endpoint.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY1999 · NHTSA 00V081000 |
| Equipment / condition | Certain dual- and single-leaf-spring air-ride suspensions could have a rear suspension spring fracture through the center-bolt hole after assembly |
| Published consequence | The rear end of a fractured spring could separate from the vehicle and create hazardous road debris |
| Manufacturer remedy | Single-leaf installations were to receive replacement springs; dual-leaf installations were to be inspected and any cracked springs replaced. Owner notification began August 7, 2000 |
| Combined campaign population | 13,545 vehicles across the complete eight-row campaign response · not a family or model-year production count |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither continuous availability, universal component fitment, family production quantity, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY1999 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY1999 within the equipment-qualified campaign. The literal Argosy row does not identify complete-truck versus glider status, regional market, cab configuration, first model year or a production endpoint.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY1999 · NHTSA 00V082000 |
| Equipment / condition | On certain Argosy vehicles, an unplugged floorboard hole could allow road salts and moisture into the 12-volt power-outlet area |
| Published consequence | Contamination could cause an electrical short and a vehicle fire |
| Manufacturer remedy | Inspect for the floorboard plug; vehicles lacking one were to receive a new outlet and plug. Owner notification began June 30, 2000 |
| Combined campaign population | 1,073 vehicles across the complete three-row Argosy campaign response · not a family or model-year production count |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither continuous availability, universal component fitment, family production quantity, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY1999 row within the complete 19-row campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY1999 within this equipment-qualified steering campaign. The row does not settle first model year, North American complete-truck/glider chronology, export continuation or the calendar-2006 factory-complete endpoint.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY1999 · NHTSA 01V-044 / 01V044002 |
| Equipment / condition | TRW tie-rod assemblies with 24-DL ball sockets · certain ball-socket bearings had below-specification case depth and/or hardness that could cause premature socket wear |
| Published consequence | Partial loss of control of the right front wheel could occur and possibly result in a crash |
| Manufacturer remedy | Replace defective ball sockets and/or drag links; owner notification began May 22, 2001 |
| Complete campaign population | 16,000 vehicles across the complete 19-row response · not a family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | Four Freightliner-programme rows are retained: Argosy, Century, FLB and FLD, all MY1999. Fifteen school-bus, transit-bus, motorhome, Sterling, Western Star, Cargo, FLN and other rows remain outside these family dossiers; the literal S112 row is not mapped to FL112, FLS112 or Century S/T. |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal TRW tie-rod fitment, continuous availability, a production quantity, exact first/final model year, last build, generation boundary, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY1999 row within the complete 40-row campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY1999 within this equipment-qualified front-hub campaign. The rows do not backdate the manufacturer-reported March 1998 series-production start or settle the North American complete-truck, glider, export or final-model-year boundaries.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY1999 · NHTSA 03V112000 / Freightliner FL-407 |
| Equipment / condition | Certain trucks with SKF truck hub units made exclusively for ArvinMeritor FF98X-series non-drive steer axles · hub-unit bearings could wear prematurely |
| Published consequence | Bearing seizure could cause wheel separation or a wheel-end fire |
| Manufacturer remedy | Replace both front hubs; owner notification was expected to begin on or before September 20, 2003 |
| Complete campaign population | 5,716 vehicles across the complete 40-row response · not a family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | Twenty-four Freightliner-programme rows are retained: Argosy, Business Class, Century, Columbia, FLB and FLD, each for MY1998–MY2001. Sixteen Sterling A-Line, Acterra, L-Line and Western Star 4900 rows remain outside these family dossiers. |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal SKF/ArvinMeritor hub fitment, continuous availability, a family production quantity, exact first/final model year, last build, generation boundary, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Publication snapshot · North America
Original Argosy factory publication. Cab lengths are configuration names/BBC references, not overall tractor length; optional equipment and engine-dependent qualifications remain in force.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Day-cab configuration | 63 in |
| Mid-roof sleeper configurations | 90 in, 101 in and 110 in |
| Raised-roof sleeper configuration | 110 in |
| Cab floor | Approximately 3-in riser; brochure notes slight variation by engine selection |
| Maneuverability reference | Up to 50° wheel cut with 40-in mid axle setting |
| Drive-axle width context | 102-in-wide drive axles described as an available low-chassis specification |
| Date control | Document dated 2/99; October 2005 is only the archive capture |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY1999 row within the fourteen-row campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY1999 among equipment-qualified vehicles. The repeated 75,000-vehicle figure belongs to the combined Freightliner/Sterling campaign rather than this family or model year.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY1999 · NHTSA 01V140007 |
| Equipment / condition | TRW tie-rod ends on certain Meritor axles; ball-stud bearings could have below-specification case depth and/or hardness |
| Safety consequence | Premature wear and ball-stud separation could cause loss of vehicle control |
| Manufacturer remedy | Replace all affected tie rods and drag links with differently designed ends |
| Combined campaign population | 75,000 vehicles across fourteen model/year rows · not a family or model-year production count |
| Notification chronology | Report received September 17, 2001 · owner notification began November 8, 2001 |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability does not establish continuous production, universal steering equipment, first/final model year, build quantity, generation boundary or endpoint |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY1999 row within the two-row campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists only Argosy MY1998 and MY1999. The repeated 1,800-vehicle figure is the combined campaign population and is not allocated by model year.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY1999 · NHTSA 99V352000 |
| Equipment / condition | Brake-pedal pivot-pin retainers may not have been properly installed |
| Safety consequence | Brake-pedal movement could increase crash risk |
| Manufacturer remedy | Replace the pivot pin with a longer pin that prevents retaining-hitch-pin mis-installation |
| Combined campaign population | 1,800 vehicles across two Argosy model-year rows · not a model-year production count |
| Evidence limit | The campaign does not establish first model year, continuous production, universal brake-pedal configuration, build quantity or an endpoint |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY1999 row within the two-row campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY1998 and MY1999. The repeated 560-vehicle figure belongs to the combined campaign and is not allocated by model year.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY1999 · NHTSA 99V144000 |
| Equipment / condition | A floor object could hold the cigarette lighter in; the original circuit breaker protected only the first event |
| Safety consequence | Subsequent activation could overheat the circuit and cause a dash fire |
| Manufacturer remedy | Install a protected lighter element and replace breaker protection with a fuse |
| Combined campaign population | 560 vehicles across two Argosy model-year rows · not a model-year production count |
| Evidence limit | The campaign does not establish first model year, continuous production, universal lighter equipment, build quantity or an endpoint |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY1999 row within the 48-row campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY1999 within a multi-brand heavy-truck, bus-chassis and transit campaign. The literal MY1997 row remains contained conflict FLCON-011 and does not backdate the manufacturer-reported March 1998 series-production start; later rows do not settle North American final production, export or glider history.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY1999 · NHTSA 00V232002 |
| Equipment / condition | Bendix air ABS with an EC-17 1030R ECU; chafed wheel-speed-sensor wiring or a damaged wheel-end component could generate erratic sensor signals and unwanted low-speed ABS activation |
| Safety consequence | The ECU could exhaust air at one or more wheel modulators, extending braking distance and increasing crash risk |
| Manufacturer remedy | Replace the ABS ECU |
| Combined campaign population | 35,405 vehicles across 48 model/year rows · not a family or model-year production count |
| Notification chronology | Report received August 7, 2000 · school-bus and emergency customers notified beginning August 29; remaining population September 9, 2000 |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability does not establish continuous production, universal equipment, a family production count, exact first/final model year, build quantity, generation boundary, derivative equivalence or endpoint. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY1999 row within the eight-row campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY1999 among the affected heavy-duty trucks. The 2,976-vehicle population is repeated on every row and belongs to the combined Argosy, Century, FLD and FLN campaign, not this family or year alone. The exact rows do not settle first MY, North American final production, export continuation or glider history.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY1999 · NHTSA 99V-295 / Freightliner FL-246 |
| Equipment / condition | Steering-axle hub outboard bearing; water intrusion through a vented hubcap could cause bearing failure |
| Safety consequence | Wheel separation could occur |
| Manufacturer remedy | Inspect the hub and bearing assembly for water intrusion or corrosion; replace corroded assemblies and install a non-vented hubcap |
| Combined campaign population | 2,976 vehicles across eight model/year rows · not a family or production count |
| Owner-notification chronology | Report received October 26, 1999 · owner notification began November 18, 1999 |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability does not establish continuous production, first/final model year, build totals, universal hub equipment, a generation boundary or an endpoint |
Explicit model year · United States
NHTSA’s vehicle-specific response explicitly returns Freightliner Argosy for the requested model year. Each campaign remains limited to its affected equipment population; the combined response is not an Argosy production range or endpoint.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| NHTSA make / model-year identity | Freightliner Argosy · MY1999 |
| Returned campaign identities | 99V352000 · 00V082000 · 00V081000 · 99V295000 · 01V140007 · 01V044002 · 03V112000 · 00V232002 · 99V144000 |
| Vehicle-specific results | 9 campaign records returned |
| Chronology limit | The vehicle-specific API response establishes the returned make, model label, model year and campaign identities only. It does not establish continuous production or availability, first or final model year, order cut-off, last build, complete-truck versus glider status, export chronology, retail region, universal equipment or production volume. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2000 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2000 within the equipment-qualified campaign. The literal Argosy row does not identify complete-truck versus glider status, regional market, cab configuration, first model year or a production endpoint.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2000 · NHTSA 00V081000 |
| Equipment / condition | Certain dual- and single-leaf-spring air-ride suspensions could have a rear suspension spring fracture through the center-bolt hole after assembly |
| Published consequence | The rear end of a fractured spring could separate from the vehicle and create hazardous road debris |
| Manufacturer remedy | Single-leaf installations were to receive replacement springs; dual-leaf installations were to be inspected and any cracked springs replaced. Owner notification began August 7, 2000 |
| Combined campaign population | 13,545 vehicles across the complete eight-row campaign response · not a family or model-year production count |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither continuous availability, universal component fitment, family production quantity, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2000 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2000 within the equipment-qualified campaign. The literal Argosy row does not identify complete-truck versus glider status, regional market, cab configuration, first model year or a production endpoint.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2000 · NHTSA 00V082000 |
| Equipment / condition | On certain Argosy vehicles, an unplugged floorboard hole could allow road salts and moisture into the 12-volt power-outlet area |
| Published consequence | Contamination could cause an electrical short and a vehicle fire |
| Manufacturer remedy | Inspect for the floorboard plug; vehicles lacking one were to receive a new outlet and plug. Owner notification began June 30, 2000 |
| Combined campaign population | 1,073 vehicles across the complete three-row Argosy campaign response · not a family or model-year production count |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither continuous availability, universal component fitment, family production quantity, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2000 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2000 within the equipment-qualified campaign. The literal Argosy row does not identify complete-truck versus glider status, regional market, cab configuration, first model year or a production endpoint.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2000 · NHTSA 01V189001 |
| Equipment / condition | Certain Haldex 2- and 4-port air-brake relay valves could stick open after a high-pressure application was released |
| Published consequence | A stuck-open valve could cause total air loss from the service- or park-brake system, producing loss of braking and a crash risk |
| Manufacturer remedy | Replace the affected relay valves. Owner notification began October 17, 2001 |
| Combined campaign population | 4,400 vehicles across the complete 14-row campaign response; this public subset retains eight literal Argosy, Business Class, Century and FLD rows and excludes Acterra, Sterling and Western Star · not a family or model-year production count |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither continuous availability, universal component fitment, family production quantity, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2000 row within the complete 40-row campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2000 within this equipment-qualified front-hub campaign. The rows do not backdate the manufacturer-reported March 1998 series-production start or settle the North American complete-truck, glider, export or final-model-year boundaries.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2000 · NHTSA 03V112000 / Freightliner FL-407 |
| Equipment / condition | Certain trucks with SKF truck hub units made exclusively for ArvinMeritor FF98X-series non-drive steer axles · hub-unit bearings could wear prematurely |
| Published consequence | Bearing seizure could cause wheel separation or a wheel-end fire |
| Manufacturer remedy | Replace both front hubs; owner notification was expected to begin on or before September 20, 2003 |
| Complete campaign population | 5,716 vehicles across the complete 40-row response · not a family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | Twenty-four Freightliner-programme rows are retained: Argosy, Business Class, Century, Columbia, FLB and FLD, each for MY1998–MY2001. Sixteen Sterling A-Line, Acterra, L-Line and Western Star 4900 rows remain outside these family dossiers. |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal SKF/ArvinMeritor hub fitment, continuous availability, a family production quantity, exact first/final model year, last build, generation boundary, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2000 row within the complete 14-row campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2000 within this equipment-qualified fifth-wheel campaign. The row does not settle the North American complete-truck, glider, export or final-model-year boundaries.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2000 · NHTSA 03V227000 / Freightliner FL-411 |
| Equipment / condition | Certain truck tractors equipped with Jost International JSK 37U-series fifth wheels · a fatigue crack could develop in the bracket-pin weld under certain loading conditions |
| Published consequence | If undetected or uncorrected, the fifth-wheel top plate could separate from its mounting structure and possibly cause a crash |
| Manufacturer remedy | Replace the bracket pins and provide repair instructions free of charge; owner notification began November 12, 2003 |
| Complete campaign population | 2,000 vehicles across the complete 14-row response · not a family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | Eleven Freightliner-programme rows are retained: Business Class, FLD, Argosy, Columbia, Coronado, FLD SD, Classic XL, Business Class M2, Century ST, Classic and FL112, all labelled MY2000. Freightliner Sterling plus Western Star 4900FA and Sterling AT9500 rows remain outside these family dossiers. |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal Jost fifth-wheel fitment, continuous availability, a family production quantity, exact first/final model year, last build, generation boundary, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Publication snapshot · United States
The Federal Register controls the original three calendar-2000 recall-index entries. NHTSA’s exact vehicle query independently returns seven campaign records under the literal Freightliner Argosy MY2000 identity. The later-reported campaign memberships remain regulator evidence, not a production count, complete configuration list or chronology.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Indexed make and model | Freightliner Argosy |
| Explicit model year | 2000 |
| Recall entries | 00V081000, 00V082000 and 00V232002 |
| Publication context | Calendar-year 2000 recall index published May 10, 2001 |
| 00V081000 equipment / defect scope | Certain heavy-duty trucks with dual- or single-leaf spring-type air-ride suspensions; rear suspension springs could fracture through the centre bolt hole after assembly |
| 00V081000 campaign-wide potentially affected | 13,545 vehicles · not an Argosy-only production count |
| 00V081000 manufacturer campaign / consequence | FL-255 · the rear end of a separated spring could become hazardous road debris |
| 00V081000 remedy | Replace all single-leaf springs; inspect dual-leaf springs and replace any that are cracked |
| 00V082000 equipment / defect scope | Certain heavy-duty trucks with 12-volt power outlets; a missing floorboard plug could admit road salts and moisture near the outlet |
| 00V082000 campaign-wide potentially affected | 1,073 vehicles · not an Argosy-only production count |
| 00V082000 manufacturer campaign / consequence | FL-256 · an outlet-terminal short could cause an electrical fire |
| 00V082000 remedy | Inspect for the floorboard plug and install a new outlet and plug where the plug was missing |
| 00V232002 equipment / defect scope | Certain heavy-duty trucks and school-bus chassis with Bendix Air ABS EC-17 1030R electronic control units; chafed wheel-speed-sensor wires or damaged wheel-end components could trigger unwanted low-speed ABS activation |
| 00V232002 campaign-wide potentially affected | 35,405 vehicles · not an Argosy-only production count |
| 00V232002 manufacturer campaign / consequence | FL-266 · unintended modulator air exhaust could extend braking distance and increase crash risk |
| 00V232002 remedy | Replace the ABS electronic control unit |
| Exact vehicle-query records returned | 7 |
| Exact vehicle-query campaign identifiers | 00V082000 · 00V081000 · 01V189001 · 01V140007 · 03V227000 · 03V112000 · 00V232002 |
| Evidence join limit | The three potentially-affected counts and equipment scopes belong to broader campaign populations. They do not establish Argosy production totals, cab or chassis fitment, adjacent model years, continuous availability, first/final model year, last order, last build or the North American/export/glider endpoint. The exact MY2000 identity and seven returned campaign memberships do not establish an Argosy production quantity or complete equipment fitment. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2000 row within the fourteen-row campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2000 among equipment-qualified vehicles. The repeated 75,000-vehicle figure belongs to the combined Freightliner/Sterling campaign rather than this family or model year.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2000 · NHTSA 01V140007 |
| Equipment / condition | TRW tie-rod ends on certain Meritor axles; ball-stud bearings could have below-specification case depth and/or hardness |
| Safety consequence | Premature wear and ball-stud separation could cause loss of vehicle control |
| Manufacturer remedy | Replace all affected tie rods and drag links with differently designed ends |
| Combined campaign population | 75,000 vehicles across fourteen model/year rows · not a family or model-year production count |
| Notification chronology | Report received September 17, 2001 · owner notification began November 8, 2001 |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability does not establish continuous production, universal steering equipment, first/final model year, build quantity, generation boundary or endpoint |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2000 row within the 48-row campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2000 within a multi-brand heavy-truck, bus-chassis and transit campaign. The literal MY1997 row remains contained conflict FLCON-011 and does not backdate the manufacturer-reported March 1998 series-production start; later rows do not settle North American final production, export or glider history.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2000 · NHTSA 00V232002 |
| Equipment / condition | Bendix air ABS with an EC-17 1030R ECU; chafed wheel-speed-sensor wiring or a damaged wheel-end component could generate erratic sensor signals and unwanted low-speed ABS activation |
| Safety consequence | The ECU could exhaust air at one or more wheel modulators, extending braking distance and increasing crash risk |
| Manufacturer remedy | Replace the ABS ECU |
| Combined campaign population | 35,405 vehicles across 48 model/year rows · not a family or model-year production count |
| Notification chronology | Report received August 7, 2000 · school-bus and emergency customers notified beginning August 29; remaining population September 9, 2000 |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability does not establish continuous production, universal equipment, a family production count, exact first/final model year, build quantity, generation boundary, derivative equivalence or endpoint. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2001 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2001 within the equipment-qualified campaign. The literal Argosy row does not identify complete-truck versus glider status, regional market, cab configuration, first model year or a production endpoint.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2001 · NHTSA 01V189001 |
| Equipment / condition | Certain Haldex 2- and 4-port air-brake relay valves could stick open after a high-pressure application was released |
| Published consequence | A stuck-open valve could cause total air loss from the service- or park-brake system, producing loss of braking and a crash risk |
| Manufacturer remedy | Replace the affected relay valves. Owner notification began October 17, 2001 |
| Combined campaign population | 4,400 vehicles across the complete 14-row campaign response; this public subset retains eight literal Argosy, Business Class, Century and FLD rows and excludes Acterra, Sterling and Western Star · not a family or model-year production count |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither continuous availability, universal component fitment, family production quantity, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2001 row within the complete 40-row campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2001 within this equipment-qualified front-hub campaign. The rows do not backdate the manufacturer-reported March 1998 series-production start or settle the North American complete-truck, glider, export or final-model-year boundaries.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2001 · NHTSA 03V112000 / Freightliner FL-407 |
| Equipment / condition | Certain trucks with SKF truck hub units made exclusively for ArvinMeritor FF98X-series non-drive steer axles · hub-unit bearings could wear prematurely |
| Published consequence | Bearing seizure could cause wheel separation or a wheel-end fire |
| Manufacturer remedy | Replace both front hubs; owner notification was expected to begin on or before September 20, 2003 |
| Complete campaign population | 5,716 vehicles across the complete 40-row response · not a family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | Twenty-four Freightliner-programme rows are retained: Argosy, Business Class, Century, Columbia, FLB and FLD, each for MY1998–MY2001. Sixteen Sterling A-Line, Acterra, L-Line and Western Star 4900 rows remain outside these family dossiers. |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal SKF/ArvinMeritor hub fitment, continuous availability, a family production quantity, exact first/final model year, last build, generation boundary, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Explicit model year · United States
The vehicle-specific MY2001 Argosy result is joined by exact campaign number to two official campaign records. Campaign-wide equipment, population, consequence and remedy fields remain distinct from Argosy production chronology.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| NHTSA make / model-year identity | Freightliner Argosy · MY2001 |
| 01V189001 equipment / defect scope | Certain Haldex two- and four-port air-brake relay valves that could stick open after a high-pressure application was released |
| 01V189001 campaign-wide potentially affected | 4,400 vehicles · not an Argosy-only production count |
| 01V189001 manufacturer campaign / consequence | FL-380 · possible total air loss from the service or park-brake system and loss of braking ability |
| 01V189001 remedy | Replace the affected relay valves without charge |
| 03V112000 equipment / defect scope | Certain trucks with SKF hub units on ArvinMeritor FF98X non-drive steer axles; improper spindle heat treatment could cause premature bearing wear |
| 03V112000 campaign-wide potentially affected | 5,716 vehicles · not an Argosy-only production count |
| 03V112000 manufacturer campaign / consequence | FL-407 · bearing deterioration could lead to hub fracture, wheel separation and crash risk |
| 03V112000 remedy | Replace both front hubs without charge |
| Evidence join limit | The vehicle query controls the Argosy MY2001 campaign identities. The campaign records control broader equipment, population, consequence and remedy fields. Neither establishes continuous availability, a production span, first/final model year, order cut-off, last build or export/glider boundary. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2003 row within the complete campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2003 within the equipment-qualified campaign. The literal Argosy row does not identify complete-truck versus glider status, regional market, cab configuration or a production endpoint.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2003 · NHTSA 03V500000 |
| Equipment / condition | Certain air-braked trucks used a plastic push-to-connect air-line fitting cartridge that could be improperly welded into the nylon junction-block housing, allowing an air line to disconnect |
| Published consequence field | The exact campaign response does not publish a separate consequence field; no consequence is inferred here |
| Manufacturer remedy | Install a new cab air manifold; owner notification was expected to begin January 21, 2004 |
| Combined campaign population | 400 vehicles across the complete three-row campaign response · not a family or model-year production count |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither continuous availability, universal component fitment, family production quantity, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2003 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2003 within this component-qualified campaign. MY2007–MY2008 remain post-endpoint regulator checkpoints and do not displace the documented calendar-2006 factory-complete endpoint or establish complete-truck, export or glider status.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2003 · NHTSA 07V302000 / Freightliner FL-504 |
| Component / condition | Vehicles equipped with Bendix SR-7 spring-brake modulating valves · a Parker brass single-check valve could break apart and obstruct the SR-7, or the SR-7 internal rubber check valve could deform and fail to seat |
| Published consequence | Air leakage could delay spring-brake application; improper exhaust could also cause unintended rollaway or brake drag, increasing crash, injury or death risk |
| Manufacturer remedy | Freightliner notified owners and repaired affected vehicles free of charge; truck and Freightliner Custom Chassis notifications began January 11, 2008, while Thomas Built Bus notifications began February 1, 2008 |
| Combined campaign population | 75,000 vehicles across the complete 126-row response · not a Freightliner-family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | The exact response contains 84 Freightliner-make rows. The 72 truck rows retained here cover 12 literal model labels across MY2003–MY2008. Twelve Freightliner MT-45/MT-55 step-van rows, 18 Sterling rows, 12 Freightliner Custom Chassis rows and 12 Thomas Built Buses rows remain outside this programme. |
| Shared manufacturing description | Manufactured between July 2002 and July 3, 2007 across the mixed complete response · not a family production range, model-year boundary or proof of continuous availability |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal SR-7 fitment, continuous availability, production quantity by family, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence, completed-truck status nor successor relationship. |
Explicit model year · United States
NHTSA’s vehicle-specific response explicitly returns Freightliner Argosy for the requested model year. Each campaign remains limited to its affected equipment population; the combined response is not an Argosy production range or endpoint.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| NHTSA make / model-year identity | Freightliner Argosy · MY2003 |
| Returned campaign identities | 07V302000 · 03V500000 |
| Vehicle-specific results | 2 campaign records returned |
| Chronology limit | The vehicle-specific API response establishes the returned make, model label, model year and campaign identities only. It does not establish continuous production or availability, first or final model year, order cut-off, last build, complete-truck versus glider status, export chronology, retail region, universal equipment or production volume. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2004 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2004 within this component-qualified campaign. MY2007–MY2008 remain post-endpoint regulator checkpoints and do not displace the documented calendar-2006 factory-complete endpoint or establish complete-truck, export or glider status.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2004 · NHTSA 07V302000 / Freightliner FL-504 |
| Component / condition | Vehicles equipped with Bendix SR-7 spring-brake modulating valves · a Parker brass single-check valve could break apart and obstruct the SR-7, or the SR-7 internal rubber check valve could deform and fail to seat |
| Published consequence | Air leakage could delay spring-brake application; improper exhaust could also cause unintended rollaway or brake drag, increasing crash, injury or death risk |
| Manufacturer remedy | Freightliner notified owners and repaired affected vehicles free of charge; truck and Freightliner Custom Chassis notifications began January 11, 2008, while Thomas Built Bus notifications began February 1, 2008 |
| Combined campaign population | 75,000 vehicles across the complete 126-row response · not a Freightliner-family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | The exact response contains 84 Freightliner-make rows. The 72 truck rows retained here cover 12 literal model labels across MY2003–MY2008. Twelve Freightliner MT-45/MT-55 step-van rows, 18 Sterling rows, 12 Freightliner Custom Chassis rows and 12 Thomas Built Buses rows remain outside this programme. |
| Shared manufacturing description | Manufactured between July 2002 and July 3, 2007 across the mixed complete response · not a family production range, model-year boundary or proof of continuous availability |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal SR-7 fitment, continuous availability, production quantity by family, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence, completed-truck status nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2004 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2004 within the campaign for trucks equipped with a Caterpillar C15 engine. The literal Argosy label is retained as a regulator checkpoint. It does not override the documented calendar-2006 factory-complete endpoint or establish complete-truck, export, glider or North American retail availability.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2004 · NHTSA 09V366000 / Freightliner FL-558 |
| Equipment / condition | Caterpillar C15-equipped trucks · the variable valve actuation oil line could rub against retaining P-clips and leak oil |
| Published consequence | An oil leak may result in a fire |
| Manufacturer remedy | Caterpillar was to inspect and repair the necessary components without charge. The recall began May 5, 2009 |
| Combined campaign population | 25,362 vehicles across the complete 63-row multi-brand response · not a Freightliner-family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | The complete response contains 35 Freightliner rows retained here plus 14 Sterling A-Line/L-Line and 14 Western Star 4900/6900 rows outside this programme. |
| Shared manufacturing window | April 1, 2003–June 30, 2009 across the campaign response · not a family production range, model-year boundary or proof of continuous availability |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal C15 fitment, continuous availability, family production quantity, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Explicit model year · United States
The vehicle-specific MY2004 Argosy result is joined by exact campaign number to two official campaign records. Shared equipment, model-year, manufacturing-window and population fields are campaign-wide, not an Argosy production range.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| NHTSA make / model-year identity | Freightliner Argosy · MY2004 |
| 07V302000 equipment / defect scope | Certain Bendix SR-7 spring-brake modulating valves and attached Parker brass single check valves that could break apart, leak or prevent proper air exhaust |
| 07V302000 campaign-wide potentially affected | 75,000 school-bus chassis, heavy trucks and school buses · not an Argosy-only production count |
| 07V302000 manufacturer campaign / window | FL-504 · campaign population manufactured July 2002–July 3, 2007 |
| 07V302000 consequence / remedy | Delayed spring-brake application, unintended rollaway or brake drag; repair without charge |
| 09V366000 equipment / defect scope | Certain MY2004–MY2010 trucks with Caterpillar C15 engines whose variable-valve-actuation oil line could rub against retaining P-clips and leak |
| 09V366000 campaign-wide potentially affected | 25,362 trucks · not an Argosy-only production count |
| 09V366000 manufacturer campaign / consequence | FL-558 · an oil leak could result in a fire |
| 09V366000 remedy | Caterpillar inspection and repair of necessary components without charge |
| Evidence join limit | The vehicle query controls the Argosy MY2004 campaign identities. The July 2002–July 3, 2007 manufacturing interval and MY2004–MY2010 equipment scope belong to broader campaign populations; neither is an Argosy production span, endpoint, availability range or export/glider boundary. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2005 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2005 within the campaign. The literal Argosy label does not resolve complete-truck versus glider status, export-region availability or an endpoint.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2005 · NHTSA 05V467000 |
| Equipment / condition | Rear-axle-housing spindles on certain trucks and buses manufactured June 4–July 8, 2005 could have been overheated during heat treatment and could fracture |
| Published consequence | A fractured spindle could cause a crash without warning |
| Manufacturer remedy | Inspect the spindle heat-treatment date code and replace the axle housing where necessary. The recall was expected to begin January 23, 2006 |
| Combined campaign population | 1,100 vehicles across the complete six-row truck-and-bus response · not a family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | The complete response contains Argosy, Business Class M2, Century ST and Columbia MY2005 plus FS-65 and C2 MY2005 school-bus rows. The two school-bus rows are outside this programme. |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither continuous availability, universal equipment fitment, family production quantity, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2005 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2005 within the campaign. The literal Argosy label does not resolve complete-truck versus glider status, export-region availability or an endpoint.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2005 · NHTSA 06V190000 |
| Equipment / condition | The protective cover for the cab power distribution module could be missing or improperly installed |
| Published consequence | The NHTSA response does not publish a separate consequence field; no consequence is inferred here |
| Manufacturer remedy | Install a new cab power distribution module cover. The recall began December 18, 2006 |
| Combined campaign population | 61,000 vehicles across the complete six-row Freightliner response · not a family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | The complete response contains Argosy, Century Class and Columbia MY2005–MY2006 rows; all six literal rows are retained. |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither continuous availability, universal equipment fitment, family production quantity, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2005 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2005 within this component-qualified campaign. MY2007–MY2008 remain post-endpoint regulator checkpoints and do not displace the documented calendar-2006 factory-complete endpoint or establish complete-truck, export or glider status.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2005 · NHTSA 07V302000 / Freightliner FL-504 |
| Component / condition | Vehicles equipped with Bendix SR-7 spring-brake modulating valves · a Parker brass single-check valve could break apart and obstruct the SR-7, or the SR-7 internal rubber check valve could deform and fail to seat |
| Published consequence | Air leakage could delay spring-brake application; improper exhaust could also cause unintended rollaway or brake drag, increasing crash, injury or death risk |
| Manufacturer remedy | Freightliner notified owners and repaired affected vehicles free of charge; truck and Freightliner Custom Chassis notifications began January 11, 2008, while Thomas Built Bus notifications began February 1, 2008 |
| Combined campaign population | 75,000 vehicles across the complete 126-row response · not a Freightliner-family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | The exact response contains 84 Freightliner-make rows. The 72 truck rows retained here cover 12 literal model labels across MY2003–MY2008. Twelve Freightliner MT-45/MT-55 step-van rows, 18 Sterling rows, 12 Freightliner Custom Chassis rows and 12 Thomas Built Buses rows remain outside this programme. |
| Shared manufacturing description | Manufactured between July 2002 and July 3, 2007 across the mixed complete response · not a family production range, model-year boundary or proof of continuous availability |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal SR-7 fitment, continuous availability, production quantity by family, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence, completed-truck status nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2005 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2005 within the campaign for trucks equipped with a Caterpillar C15 engine. The literal Argosy label is retained as a regulator checkpoint. It does not override the documented calendar-2006 factory-complete endpoint or establish complete-truck, export, glider or North American retail availability.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2005 · NHTSA 09V366000 / Freightliner FL-558 |
| Equipment / condition | Caterpillar C15-equipped trucks · the variable valve actuation oil line could rub against retaining P-clips and leak oil |
| Published consequence | An oil leak may result in a fire |
| Manufacturer remedy | Caterpillar was to inspect and repair the necessary components without charge. The recall began May 5, 2009 |
| Combined campaign population | 25,362 vehicles across the complete 63-row multi-brand response · not a Freightliner-family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | The complete response contains 35 Freightliner rows retained here plus 14 Sterling A-Line/L-Line and 14 Western Star 4900/6900 rows outside this programme. |
| Shared manufacturing window | April 1, 2003–June 30, 2009 across the campaign response · not a family production range, model-year boundary or proof of continuous availability |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal C15 fitment, continuous availability, family production quantity, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Explicit model year · United States
NHTSA’s vehicle-specific response explicitly returns Freightliner Argosy for the requested model year. Each campaign remains limited to its affected equipment population; the combined response is not an Argosy production range or endpoint.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| NHTSA make / model-year identity | Freightliner Argosy · MY2005 |
| Returned campaign identities | 06V190000 · 05V467000 · 07V302000 · 09V366000 |
| Vehicle-specific results | 4 campaign records returned |
| Chronology limit | The vehicle-specific API response establishes the returned make, model label, model year and campaign identities only. It does not establish continuous production or availability, first or final model year, order cut-off, last build, complete-truck versus glider status, export chronology, retail region, universal equipment or production volume. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2006 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2006 within the campaign. The literal Argosy label does not resolve complete-truck versus glider status, export-region availability or an endpoint.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2006 · NHTSA 06V190000 |
| Equipment / condition | The protective cover for the cab power distribution module could be missing or improperly installed |
| Published consequence | The NHTSA response does not publish a separate consequence field; no consequence is inferred here |
| Manufacturer remedy | Install a new cab power distribution module cover. The recall began December 18, 2006 |
| Combined campaign population | 61,000 vehicles across the complete six-row Freightliner response · not a family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | The complete response contains Argosy, Century Class and Columbia MY2005–MY2006 rows; all six literal rows are retained. |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither continuous availability, universal equipment fitment, family production quantity, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2006 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2006 within this component-qualified campaign. MY2007–MY2008 remain post-endpoint regulator checkpoints and do not displace the documented calendar-2006 factory-complete endpoint or establish complete-truck, export or glider status.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2006 · NHTSA 07V302000 / Freightliner FL-504 |
| Component / condition | Vehicles equipped with Bendix SR-7 spring-brake modulating valves · a Parker brass single-check valve could break apart and obstruct the SR-7, or the SR-7 internal rubber check valve could deform and fail to seat |
| Published consequence | Air leakage could delay spring-brake application; improper exhaust could also cause unintended rollaway or brake drag, increasing crash, injury or death risk |
| Manufacturer remedy | Freightliner notified owners and repaired affected vehicles free of charge; truck and Freightliner Custom Chassis notifications began January 11, 2008, while Thomas Built Bus notifications began February 1, 2008 |
| Combined campaign population | 75,000 vehicles across the complete 126-row response · not a Freightliner-family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | The exact response contains 84 Freightliner-make rows. The 72 truck rows retained here cover 12 literal model labels across MY2003–MY2008. Twelve Freightliner MT-45/MT-55 step-van rows, 18 Sterling rows, 12 Freightliner Custom Chassis rows and 12 Thomas Built Buses rows remain outside this programme. |
| Shared manufacturing description | Manufactured between July 2002 and July 3, 2007 across the mixed complete response · not a family production range, model-year boundary or proof of continuous availability |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal SR-7 fitment, continuous availability, production quantity by family, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence, completed-truck status nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2006 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2006 within this equipment-qualified campaign. MY2007–MY2008 remain post-endpoint regulator checkpoints and do not displace the documented calendar-2006 factory-complete endpoint or establish complete-truck, export or glider status.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2006 · NHTSA 07V530000 / Freightliner FL-514 |
| Equipment / condition | Truck-tractors with Holland Simplex SE or SE II fifth wheels · an over-tightened latch-lever pivot-bolt assembly could distort the spacer sleeve, allowing corrosion or contaminants to bind the pivot and prevent secure jaw latching |
| Published consequence | The fifth wheel could fail to latch without the driver knowing; the trailer could disengage after drive-away and increase crash risk |
| Manufacturer remedy | Replace the pivot bolt and sleeve with a hex-head shoulder bolt and washer; the recall began January 3, 2008 |
| Combined campaign population | 38,000 vehicles across the complete 39-row response · not a Freightliner-family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | The exact response contains 27 Freightliner rows retained here: Argosy, Business Class M2, Century ST, Classic, Classic XL, Columbia, Coronado, FLD and FLD120 for MY2006–MY2008. Nine Sterling rows and three Western Star 4900 rows remain outside this programme. |
| Shared manufacturing window | January 1, 2006–May 31, 2007 across the complete response · not a family production range, model-year boundary or proof of continuous availability |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal fifth-wheel fitment, continuous availability, family production quantity, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, complete-truck/glider status, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Specific Argosy vehicles fitted with the subject Holland Simplex fifth wheel; no complete-truck, glider or export allocation · United States · regulator-filed manufacturer notice
Freightliner expressly named Argosy among the model families covered by this fifth-wheel campaign. The January 2, 2006–June 29, 2007 manufacturing interval is shared across the notice and is not allocated to individual families.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Campaign | NHTSA 07V-530 · Freightliner FL514AB |
| Named family | Argosy |
| Shared affected-vehicle manufacturing window | January 2, 2006–June 29, 2007 |
| Equipment and condition | Holland Simplex fifth-wheel latch-lever pivot bolt and spacer sleeve; over-tightening or distortion could combine with contamination or corrosion and bind the pivot |
| Safety consequence | The locking jaw might not latch completely, creating a risk that the trailer could disengage |
| Manufacturer remedy | Replace the pivot bolt and spacer sleeve with a shoulder bolt and washer |
| Evidence limit | The shared multi-model window is not a family production range and does not prove that this family spans both endpoints, that all examples used the equipment, an exact model year, production quantity, complete-truck or glider status, or a family endpoint |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2006 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2006 within the campaign for trucks equipped with a Caterpillar C15 engine. The literal Argosy label is retained as a regulator checkpoint. It does not override the documented calendar-2006 factory-complete endpoint or establish complete-truck, export, glider or North American retail availability.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2006 · NHTSA 09V366000 / Freightliner FL-558 |
| Equipment / condition | Caterpillar C15-equipped trucks · the variable valve actuation oil line could rub against retaining P-clips and leak oil |
| Published consequence | An oil leak may result in a fire |
| Manufacturer remedy | Caterpillar was to inspect and repair the necessary components without charge. The recall began May 5, 2009 |
| Combined campaign population | 25,362 vehicles across the complete 63-row multi-brand response · not a Freightliner-family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | The complete response contains 35 Freightliner rows retained here plus 14 Sterling A-Line/L-Line and 14 Western Star 4900/6900 rows outside this programme. |
| Shared manufacturing window | April 1, 2003–June 30, 2009 across the campaign response · not a family production range, model-year boundary or proof of continuous availability |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal C15 fitment, continuous availability, family production quantity, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2006 row within the 86-row campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2006 within this campaign. The U.S. campaign row is not evidence for export-market availability, another model year, a cab configuration or a North American endpoint.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2006 · NHTSA 20V214000 / DTNA FL848 |
| Equipment / condition | Rear conspicuity reflective tape could be partially covered by the mudflap hanger bracket, reducing rearward visibility and failing FMVSS 108. |
| Published consequence | Reduced rearward visibility could increase crash risk. |
| Manufacturer remedy | Inspect and reposition the reflective tape so it is completely visible, free of charge; the recall began May 29, 2020. |
| Combined campaign population | 63,175 vehicles across the complete campaign scope · not a Freightliner-family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | The exact endpoint returns 86 model/year rows: 82 Freightliner rows retained across nine programme families, plus three Sterling rows and one Western Star 5700 row outside this programme. |
| Narrative range | The campaign summary names model-year spans for the covered labels, but this table is limited to the exact returned row and does not prove continuous family availability or production. |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal configuration fitment, continuous availability, family production quantity, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Retrospective manufacturer-attributed boundary · North America / NAFTA
DTNA's manager for Cab and Glider Sales states that the fully assembled Argosy was taken out of production in 2006 because of low demand. The same report says the model remained available in NAFTA as a glider and continued in complete-truck production for export. This establishes a calendar-year factory-complete endpoint, not a final model year or universal family endpoint.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Factory-complete production | Taken out of production in 2006 |
| Reason reported by DTNA | Low market demand |
| NAFTA continuation | Glider kit remained available after complete-truck production ended |
| Export continuation | Complete Argosy tractors continued for export markets |
| Boundary limit | Calendar-year production endpoint only; no final model year, final glider year or final export year established |
Explicit model year · United States
NHTSA’s vehicle-specific response explicitly returns Freightliner Argosy for the requested model year. Each campaign remains limited to its affected equipment population; the combined response is not an Argosy production range or endpoint.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| NHTSA make / model-year identity | Freightliner Argosy · MY2006 |
| Returned campaign identities | 06V190000 · 07V302000 · 07V530000 · 09V366000 · 20V214000 |
| Vehicle-specific results | 5 campaign records returned |
| Chronology limit | The vehicle-specific API response establishes the returned make, model label, model year and campaign identities only. It does not establish continuous production or availability, first or final model year, order cut-off, last build, complete-truck versus glider status, export chronology, retail region, universal equipment or production volume. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2007 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2007 within this component-qualified campaign. MY2007–MY2008 remain post-endpoint regulator checkpoints and do not displace the documented calendar-2006 factory-complete endpoint or establish complete-truck, export or glider status.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2007 · NHTSA 07V302000 / Freightliner FL-504 |
| Component / condition | Vehicles equipped with Bendix SR-7 spring-brake modulating valves · a Parker brass single-check valve could break apart and obstruct the SR-7, or the SR-7 internal rubber check valve could deform and fail to seat |
| Published consequence | Air leakage could delay spring-brake application; improper exhaust could also cause unintended rollaway or brake drag, increasing crash, injury or death risk |
| Manufacturer remedy | Freightliner notified owners and repaired affected vehicles free of charge; truck and Freightliner Custom Chassis notifications began January 11, 2008, while Thomas Built Bus notifications began February 1, 2008 |
| Combined campaign population | 75,000 vehicles across the complete 126-row response · not a Freightliner-family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | The exact response contains 84 Freightliner-make rows. The 72 truck rows retained here cover 12 literal model labels across MY2003–MY2008. Twelve Freightliner MT-45/MT-55 step-van rows, 18 Sterling rows, 12 Freightliner Custom Chassis rows and 12 Thomas Built Buses rows remain outside this programme. |
| Shared manufacturing description | Manufactured between July 2002 and July 3, 2007 across the mixed complete response · not a family production range, model-year boundary or proof of continuous availability |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal SR-7 fitment, continuous availability, production quantity by family, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence, completed-truck status nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2007 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2007 within this component-qualified campaign. MY2007–MY2008 remain post-endpoint regulator checkpoints and do not displace the documented calendar-2006 factory-complete endpoint or establish complete-truck, export or glider status.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2007 · NHTSA 07V335000 / Freightliner FL-508 |
| Component / condition | Fuel-system delivery · a manufacturing error in the fuel-water-separator preheater thermoswitch could keep the preheater energized when the ignition was left on; adding fuel during factory filling or a filter change could produce a small flame inside the filter cover |
| Published consequence | The flame could spread and cause personal injury |
| Manufacturer remedy | Dealers inspected the fuel-filter date code and thermoswitch lot code for the suspect component free of charge; the recall began October 4, 2007 |
| Combined campaign population | 4,299 vehicles across the complete 24-row response · not a Freightliner-family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | Sixteen programme rows are retained across eight literal Freightliner model labels for MY2007–MY2008. Two Freightliner MT-45 step-van rows plus six A9500, L9500 and 4900 rows from adjacent truck brands remain outside this programme. |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal preheater fitment, production quantity by family, continuous availability, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, completed-truck status, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2007 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2007 within this equipment-qualified campaign. MY2007–MY2008 remain post-endpoint regulator checkpoints and do not displace the documented calendar-2006 factory-complete endpoint or establish complete-truck, export or glider status.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2007 · NHTSA 07V530000 / Freightliner FL-514 |
| Equipment / condition | Truck-tractors with Holland Simplex SE or SE II fifth wheels · an over-tightened latch-lever pivot-bolt assembly could distort the spacer sleeve, allowing corrosion or contaminants to bind the pivot and prevent secure jaw latching |
| Published consequence | The fifth wheel could fail to latch without the driver knowing; the trailer could disengage after drive-away and increase crash risk |
| Manufacturer remedy | Replace the pivot bolt and sleeve with a hex-head shoulder bolt and washer; the recall began January 3, 2008 |
| Combined campaign population | 38,000 vehicles across the complete 39-row response · not a Freightliner-family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | The exact response contains 27 Freightliner rows retained here: Argosy, Business Class M2, Century ST, Classic, Classic XL, Columbia, Coronado, FLD and FLD120 for MY2006–MY2008. Nine Sterling rows and three Western Star 4900 rows remain outside this programme. |
| Shared manufacturing window | January 1, 2006–May 31, 2007 across the complete response · not a family production range, model-year boundary or proof of continuous availability |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal fifth-wheel fitment, continuous availability, family production quantity, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, complete-truck/glider status, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2007 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2007 within the campaign for trucks equipped with a Caterpillar C15 engine. The literal Argosy label is retained as a regulator checkpoint. It does not override the documented calendar-2006 factory-complete endpoint or establish complete-truck, export, glider or North American retail availability.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2007 · NHTSA 09V366000 / Freightliner FL-558 |
| Equipment / condition | Caterpillar C15-equipped trucks · the variable valve actuation oil line could rub against retaining P-clips and leak oil |
| Published consequence | An oil leak may result in a fire |
| Manufacturer remedy | Caterpillar was to inspect and repair the necessary components without charge. The recall began May 5, 2009 |
| Combined campaign population | 25,362 vehicles across the complete 63-row multi-brand response · not a Freightliner-family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | The complete response contains 35 Freightliner rows retained here plus 14 Sterling A-Line/L-Line and 14 Western Star 4900/6900 rows outside this programme. |
| Shared manufacturing window | April 1, 2003–June 30, 2009 across the campaign response · not a family production range, model-year boundary or proof of continuous availability |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal C15 fitment, continuous availability, family production quantity, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Literal Freightliner Argosy regulator label · United States
NHTSA’s exact vehicle response returns the literal Freightliner Argosy label for MY2007. The response is retained as bounded campaign-membership and taxonomy evidence, not as a production chronology.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| NHTSA make / model-year identity | Freightliner Argosy · MY2007 |
| Vehicle-specific campaign records returned | 5 |
| Campaign identifiers returned | 06V205000 · 07V530000 · 07V302000 · 07V335000 · 09V366000 |
| Chronology boundary | The regulator model-year label does not convert the documented calendar-2006 factory-complete endpoint into a final model year. Export production, NAFTA gliders, registrations, service support and regulator taxonomy remain separate. |
| Evidence limit | No production count, continuous range, exact first/final model year, first/last build, order cut-off, complete-truck/glider distinction, regional availability or universal equipment is inferred. |
Certain MY2003–MY2008 Argosy vehicles fitted with specified Bendix SR-7 spring-brake modulating valves. The shared MY2003–MY2008 recall scope does not prove complete-truck production after the separately documented calendar-2006 factory-complete endpoint; export, glider and regulator-taxonomy questions remain separate. · United States · regulator-filed manufacturer report
Freightliner expressly included Argosy in its Part 573 filing and attached Bendix's component-investigation chronology. The filing's model-year span, July 2002-to-filing-date vehicle window and approximately 75,000-vehicle estimate apply to the combined multi-brand, multi-model campaign population, not this family alone.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Campaign | NHTSA 07V-302 · Freightliner FL-504 |
| Named model / stated model years | Argosy · MY2003–MY2008 |
| Shared vehicle manufacturing scope | July 2002 to the July 3, 2007 filing date · combined affected population, not a family production range |
| Shared estimated vehicle population | Approximately 75,000 Freightliner, Sterling, FCCC and Thomas Built vehicles · not a family production count |
| Component manufacturing interval | November 4, 2005–April 17, 2007 · Bendix SR-7 valve population, not vehicle build dates |
| Investigation opened | August 2006 first returned valve; two further leakage reports in October; Bendix Product Integrity Committee investigation opened February 2007 |
| Vehicle reproduction / field event | March 2007 · a vehicle manufacturer reproduced the leakage issue and Bendix received a separate field rollaway report involving minor property damage |
| Root-cause / defect decision | April–May 2007 · Bendix identified an unauthorized supplier process change, confirmed the post-cure and molding-temperature effects, and decided on May 31 that a safety-related defect existed |
| Evidence limit | The report does not allocate population or manufacturing endpoints by model, prove universal SR-7 fitment, continuous production, a first/final model year, a last build, complete-truck versus glider status or a successor relationship |
The filing’s literal Argosy designation; complete-truck, export, glider and North American retail states remain unresolved · United States · manufacturer-filed NHTSA identification record
The dated filing verifies only that Freightliner included the literal model designation in its Part 566 manufacturer summary. The letter date is not converted into production, model-year, retail-availability or endpoint evidence.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Literal filed designation | Argosy |
| Filing class | 49 CFR Part 566 manufacturer identification summary |
| Filed manufacturer | Freightliner LLC · 4747 N. Channel Avenue · Portland, Oregon |
| Submittal / letter date | April 27, 2007 |
| Vehicle types | Truck · incomplete vehicle · bus |
| Publication limit | The roster is not labelled as a model-year catalogue, production report, order guide or sales list |
| Chronology limit | No 2007 production, model-year availability, continuous run, first/final year, last build or successor relationship inferred |
| Configuration limit | No cab, axle, powertrain, regional, completed-vehicle/glider or equipment allocation inferred |
| Visual limit | The filing supplies no complete model-matched A–H dimensions or usable orthographic geometry |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2008 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2008 within this component-qualified campaign. MY2007–MY2008 remain post-endpoint regulator checkpoints and do not displace the documented calendar-2006 factory-complete endpoint or establish complete-truck, export or glider status.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2008 · NHTSA 07V302000 / Freightliner FL-504 |
| Component / condition | Vehicles equipped with Bendix SR-7 spring-brake modulating valves · a Parker brass single-check valve could break apart and obstruct the SR-7, or the SR-7 internal rubber check valve could deform and fail to seat |
| Published consequence | Air leakage could delay spring-brake application; improper exhaust could also cause unintended rollaway or brake drag, increasing crash, injury or death risk |
| Manufacturer remedy | Freightliner notified owners and repaired affected vehicles free of charge; truck and Freightliner Custom Chassis notifications began January 11, 2008, while Thomas Built Bus notifications began February 1, 2008 |
| Combined campaign population | 75,000 vehicles across the complete 126-row response · not a Freightliner-family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | The exact response contains 84 Freightliner-make rows. The 72 truck rows retained here cover 12 literal model labels across MY2003–MY2008. Twelve Freightliner MT-45/MT-55 step-van rows, 18 Sterling rows, 12 Freightliner Custom Chassis rows and 12 Thomas Built Buses rows remain outside this programme. |
| Shared manufacturing description | Manufactured between July 2002 and July 3, 2007 across the mixed complete response · not a family production range, model-year boundary or proof of continuous availability |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal SR-7 fitment, continuous availability, production quantity by family, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence, completed-truck status nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2008 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2008 within this component-qualified campaign. MY2007–MY2008 remain post-endpoint regulator checkpoints and do not displace the documented calendar-2006 factory-complete endpoint or establish complete-truck, export or glider status.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2008 · NHTSA 07V335000 / Freightliner FL-508 |
| Component / condition | Fuel-system delivery · a manufacturing error in the fuel-water-separator preheater thermoswitch could keep the preheater energized when the ignition was left on; adding fuel during factory filling or a filter change could produce a small flame inside the filter cover |
| Published consequence | The flame could spread and cause personal injury |
| Manufacturer remedy | Dealers inspected the fuel-filter date code and thermoswitch lot code for the suspect component free of charge; the recall began October 4, 2007 |
| Combined campaign population | 4,299 vehicles across the complete 24-row response · not a Freightliner-family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | Sixteen programme rows are retained across eight literal Freightliner model labels for MY2007–MY2008. Two Freightliner MT-45 step-van rows plus six A9500, L9500 and 4900 rows from adjacent truck brands remain outside this programme. |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal preheater fitment, production quantity by family, continuous availability, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, completed-truck status, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2008 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2008 within this equipment-qualified campaign. MY2007–MY2008 remain post-endpoint regulator checkpoints and do not displace the documented calendar-2006 factory-complete endpoint or establish complete-truck, export or glider status.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2008 · NHTSA 07V530000 / Freightliner FL-514 |
| Equipment / condition | Truck-tractors with Holland Simplex SE or SE II fifth wheels · an over-tightened latch-lever pivot-bolt assembly could distort the spacer sleeve, allowing corrosion or contaminants to bind the pivot and prevent secure jaw latching |
| Published consequence | The fifth wheel could fail to latch without the driver knowing; the trailer could disengage after drive-away and increase crash risk |
| Manufacturer remedy | Replace the pivot bolt and sleeve with a hex-head shoulder bolt and washer; the recall began January 3, 2008 |
| Combined campaign population | 38,000 vehicles across the complete 39-row response · not a Freightliner-family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | The exact response contains 27 Freightliner rows retained here: Argosy, Business Class M2, Century ST, Classic, Classic XL, Columbia, Coronado, FLD and FLD120 for MY2006–MY2008. Nine Sterling rows and three Western Star 4900 rows remain outside this programme. |
| Shared manufacturing window | January 1, 2006–May 31, 2007 across the complete response · not a family production range, model-year boundary or proof of continuous availability |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal fifth-wheel fitment, continuous availability, family production quantity, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, complete-truck/glider status, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Literal MY2008 Argosy row returned by NHTSA campaign 07V592000 · United States · official regulator campaign record
The exact endpoint returns this row within a 13-row Freightliner, Sterling and Western Star roster. This post-endpoint regulator row does not displace the separately documented calendar-2006 end of fully assembled production or resolve export and glider continuations.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Freightliner Argosy · MY2008 · NHTSA 07V592000 / Freightliner FL-519 |
| Equipment / condition | Certain trucks equipped with TRW TAS85 and RCS85 steering gears · some sector shafts had an incorrect gear tooth that could interfere with the rack-piston teeth and bind |
| Published consequence | The steering gear could stall or restrict turning angle, increasing crash risk |
| Remedy / timing | Freightliner and TRW would replace the defective steering gear free of charge · recall began April 18, 2008 |
| Complete campaign population | 220 vehicles across all 13 returned Freightliner, Sterling and Western Star rows · not a family, model or model-year production count |
| Evidence limit | The endpoint supplies no manufacturing dates and establishes neither universal steering-gear fitment, allocation within the 220-vehicle population, production chronology, first/final model year, derivative succession nor a distinct equipment era. |
Literal MY2008 Argosy row returned by NHTSA campaign 08V159000 · United States · official regulator campaign record
The exact endpoint returns this row within a nine-row Freightliner, Sterling and Western Star roster. This post-endpoint regulator row does not displace the separately documented calendar-2006 end of fully assembled production or prove MY2008 North American retail availability.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Freightliner Argosy · MY2008 · NHTSA 08V159000 / Daimler FL-528 |
| Equipment / condition | Certain trucks equipped with Bendix MV-3 dash control valves · an incorrect injection-mold core pin could leave the double-check-valve area oversized and allow the rubber valve to lodge in the body opening |
| Published consequence | After a primary-reservoir failure, air could leak past a lodged valve and deplete the secondary reservoir, reducing emergency service-brake modulation and increasing crash risk |
| Remedy / timing | Dealers would inspect the MV-3 production date code and replace valves from affected lots free of charge · recall began October 9, 2008 |
| Complete campaign population | 900 vehicles across all nine returned Freightliner, Sterling and Western Star rows · not a family, model or model-year production count |
| Evidence limit | The endpoint supplies no manufacturing dates and establishes neither universal MV-3 fitment, allocation within the 900-vehicle population, retail-market availability, production chronology, first/final model year nor a distinct equipment era. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2008 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2008 within the campaign for trucks equipped with a Caterpillar C15 engine. The literal Argosy label is retained as a regulator checkpoint. It does not override the documented calendar-2006 factory-complete endpoint or establish complete-truck, export, glider or North American retail availability.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2008 · NHTSA 09V366000 / Freightliner FL-558 |
| Equipment / condition | Caterpillar C15-equipped trucks · the variable valve actuation oil line could rub against retaining P-clips and leak oil |
| Published consequence | An oil leak may result in a fire |
| Manufacturer remedy | Caterpillar was to inspect and repair the necessary components without charge. The recall began May 5, 2009 |
| Combined campaign population | 25,362 vehicles across the complete 63-row multi-brand response · not a Freightliner-family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | The complete response contains 35 Freightliner rows retained here plus 14 Sterling A-Line/L-Line and 14 Western Star 4900/6900 rows outside this programme. |
| Shared manufacturing window | April 1, 2003–June 30, 2009 across the campaign response · not a family production range, model-year boundary or proof of continuous availability |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal C15 fitment, continuous availability, family production quantity, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Literal Freightliner Argosy regulator label · United States
NHTSA’s exact vehicle response returns the literal Freightliner Argosy label for MY2008. The response is retained as bounded campaign-membership and taxonomy evidence, not as a production chronology.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| NHTSA make / model-year identity | Freightliner Argosy · MY2008 |
| Vehicle-specific campaign records returned | 6 |
| Campaign identifiers returned | 08V159000 · 07V530000 · 07V592000 · 07V302000 · 07V335000 · 09V366000 |
| Chronology boundary | The regulator model-year label does not convert the documented calendar-2006 factory-complete endpoint into a final model year. Export production, NAFTA gliders, registrations, service support and regulator taxonomy remain separate. |
| Evidence limit | No production count, continuous range, exact first/final model year, first/last build, order cut-off, complete-truck/glider distinction, regional availability or universal equipment is inferred. |
Literal MY2008 Argosy RHD row returned by NHTSA campaign 08V159000 · United States · official regulator campaign record
The exact endpoint returns this row within a nine-row Freightliner, Sterling and Western Star roster. The right-hand-drive label remains literal; it is not treated as evidence of U.S. or Canadian retail availability, an export-market range, a glider continuation or a second family generation.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Freightliner Argosy RHD · MY2008 · NHTSA 08V159000 / Daimler FL-528 |
| Equipment / condition | Certain trucks equipped with Bendix MV-3 dash control valves · an incorrect injection-mold core pin could leave the double-check-valve area oversized and allow the rubber valve to lodge in the body opening |
| Published consequence | After a primary-reservoir failure, air could leak past a lodged valve and deplete the secondary reservoir, reducing emergency service-brake modulation and increasing crash risk |
| Remedy / timing | Dealers would inspect the MV-3 production date code and replace valves from affected lots free of charge · recall began October 9, 2008 |
| Complete campaign population | 900 vehicles across all nine returned Freightliner, Sterling and Western Star rows · not a family, model or model-year production count |
| Evidence limit | The endpoint supplies no manufacturing dates and establishes neither universal MV-3 fitment, allocation within the 900-vehicle population, retail-market availability, production chronology, first/final model year nor a distinct equipment era. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2009 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2009 within the campaign for trucks equipped with a Caterpillar C15 engine. The literal Argosy label is retained as a regulator checkpoint. It does not override the documented calendar-2006 factory-complete endpoint or establish complete-truck, export, glider or North American retail availability.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2009 · NHTSA 09V366000 / Freightliner FL-558 |
| Equipment / condition | Caterpillar C15-equipped trucks · the variable valve actuation oil line could rub against retaining P-clips and leak oil |
| Published consequence | An oil leak may result in a fire |
| Manufacturer remedy | Caterpillar was to inspect and repair the necessary components without charge. The recall began May 5, 2009 |
| Combined campaign population | 25,362 vehicles across the complete 63-row multi-brand response · not a Freightliner-family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | The complete response contains 35 Freightliner rows retained here plus 14 Sterling A-Line/L-Line and 14 Western Star 4900/6900 rows outside this programme. |
| Shared manufacturing window | April 1, 2003–June 30, 2009 across the campaign response · not a family production range, model-year boundary or proof of continuous availability |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal C15 fitment, continuous availability, family production quantity, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2010 row within the campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA lists Argosy MY2010 within the campaign for trucks equipped with a Caterpillar C15 engine. The literal Argosy label is retained as a regulator checkpoint. It does not override the documented calendar-2006 factory-complete endpoint or establish complete-truck, export, glider or North American retail availability.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2010 · NHTSA 09V366000 / Freightliner FL-558 |
| Equipment / condition | Caterpillar C15-equipped trucks · the variable valve actuation oil line could rub against retaining P-clips and leak oil |
| Published consequence | An oil leak may result in a fire |
| Manufacturer remedy | Caterpillar was to inspect and repair the necessary components without charge. The recall began May 5, 2009 |
| Combined campaign population | 25,362 vehicles across the complete 63-row multi-brand response · not a Freightliner-family or model-year production count |
| Response roster boundary | The complete response contains 35 Freightliner rows retained here plus 14 Sterling A-Line/L-Line and 14 Western Star 4900/6900 rows outside this programme. |
| Shared manufacturing window | April 1, 2003–June 30, 2009 across the campaign response · not a family production range, model-year boundary or proof of continuous availability |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal C15 fitment, continuous availability, family production quantity, exact first/final model year, build endpoint, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2014 row within the original response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA returns Argosy MY2014 in this IMMI L9 seat-belt-buckle campaign. The row is retained as post-factory-complete regulator taxonomy and does not override the documented calendar-2006 North American factory-complete endpoint or establish glider/export production.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2014 · NHTSA 13V604000 / DTNA FL-654 |
| Equipment / condition | Certain vehicles equipped with IMMI-brand L9 seat-belt buckles · after the release button is pressed, the latch plate can remain partly engaged and make the belt difficult to unlatch |
| Compliance / consequence | The response says the condition fails FMVSS No. 209. Hindered emergency egress can increase injury risk. |
| Manufacturer remedy | The filing-time response said DTNA would inspect the buckle and replace it as necessary, free of charge, with the recall expected to begin by January 26, 2014. The forecast date is not presented as an achieved repair event. |
| Original / expansion boundary | This is the original FL-654 campaign. The later 14V-150 / FL-661 response explicitly identifies itself as an expansion; the two populations and rosters remain separate. |
| Response roster boundary | Eight in-scope Freightliner rows are retained: 108SD, 114SD, 122SD, Argosy, Cascadia, Columbia, Coronado and Business Class M2, each returned as MY2014. Three Western Star rows remain outside these dossiers. |
| Manufacturing-window boundary | The summary gives August 5–November 15, 2013 for the affected campaign population. It is not allocated to an individual family or row and is not a complete production range. |
| Population boundary | 26,310 vehicles across the complete 11-row campaign response. The figure is not allocated by family or model year and is not a production count. |
| Model-year boundary | The exact model-year row is equipment-qualified campaign applicability, not a continuous availability statement or a first/final model year. |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal L9-buckle fitment, a family production quantity, exact first/final model year, last build, generation assignment, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2014 row within the expansion response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA returns Argosy MY2014 in this IMMI L9 seat-belt-buckle campaign. The row is retained as post-factory-complete regulator taxonomy and does not override the documented calendar-2006 North American factory-complete endpoint or establish glider/export production.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2014 · NHTSA 14V150000 / DTNA FL-661 |
| Equipment / condition | Certain vehicles equipped with IMMI-brand L9 seat-belt buckles · after the release button is pressed, the latch plate can remain partly engaged and make the belt difficult to unlatch |
| Compliance / consequence | The response says the condition fails FMVSS No. 209. Hindered emergency egress can increase injury risk. |
| Manufacturer remedy | DTNA dealers were to inspect the buckle and replace it as necessary, free of charge; the response says the recall began May 22, 2014. |
| Original / expansion boundary | NHTSA identifies FL-661 as an expansion of 13V-604 / FL-654. The expansion is not merged into the original population or silently treated as a revision of each original row. |
| Response roster boundary | Eight in-scope Freightliner rows are retained: 108SD, 122SD, Argosy, Cascadia, Columbia, Coronado and M2 as MY2014, plus 114SD as MY2015. Two Western Star rows remain outside these dossiers. |
| Manufacturing-window boundary | The summary gives August 5–November 15, 2013 for the affected campaign population. It is not allocated to an individual family or row and is not a complete production range. |
| Population boundary | 938 vehicles across the complete 10-row expansion response. The figure is not allocated by family or model year and is not a production count. |
| Model-year boundary | The exact model-year row is equipment-qualified campaign applicability, not a continuous availability statement or a first/final model year. |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal L9-buckle fitment, a family production quantity, exact first/final model year, last build, generation assignment, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2014 row within the complete response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA returns Argosy MY2014 in this equipment-qualified air-brake campaign. The literal Argosy row remains post-factory-complete regulator taxonomy and does not override the documented calendar-2006 North American factory-complete endpoint or prove glider, export or retail chronology.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2014 · NHTSA 14V717000 / DTNA FL-673 |
| Equipment / condition | Certain vehicles equipped with Wabco Quick Release Valves with Double Check made February 6, 2013–April 19, 2014 · a defective valve seat could be installed |
| Published consequence | Improper valve seating could alter air-pressure adjustment, reduce braking performance and increase crash risk. |
| Manufacturer remedy | Daimler announced free valve inspection and replacement; the response says the recall began December 30, 2015. |
| Campaign separation | This is the Wabco quick-release-valve campaign. It is separate from the Haldex Life Seal brake-chamber campaign 14V-758 / FL-676; shared years do not make the records one equipment era. |
| Response roster boundary | All six literal rows are retained: Cascadia, Argosy and 122SD, each for MY2014 and MY2015. |
| Manufacturing-window boundary | July 22, 2013–October 13, 2014 across the complete campaign response · not allocated by family or model year and not a complete family production range |
| Population boundary | 2,618 vehicles across the complete six-row Freightliner response · not allocated by family or model year and not a production count |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal component fitment, continuous availability, a family production quantity, exact first/final model year, last build, generation assignment, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Five listed 6×4 TT powertrain variants; dimensional table does not assign a specific 63-, 90-, 101- or 110-inch cab length · South Africa · regional complete-truck specification
Exact printed values are preserved as a regional configuration table. The January 1, 2014 warranty threshold, October 6, 2014 PDF metadata and September 2016 dealer archive path are separate evidence classes and are not treated as model-year or production boundaries.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Listed variants | DDC 12.7-1650 NG · DDC 14.0-1850 NG · CUM 500-NG · CUM 530-NG · CUM 620-NG |
| Chassis designation | 6×4 TT for all five variants |
| Overall length | 6,807 mm |
| Overall width | 2,590 mm excluding mirrors |
| Overall height | 4,144 mm |
| Front / rear overhang | 1,032 / 1,448 mm |
| Wheelbase | 4,325 mm |
| Bumper to back of cab | 2,260 mm excluding exhaust and intake protrusions |
| Back of cab to centre rear axle | 3,073 mm |
| Manufacturer gross vehicle / combination mass | 28,115 / 60,000 kg |
| Engines | Detroit Diesel Series 60 12.7 or 14.0 · Cummins 500, 530 or 620 |
| Maximum power | 373–462 kW across the five discrete columns; not a continuous order range |
| Maximum torque | 2,237–2,800 N·m across the five discrete columns; not a continuous order range |
| Transmission family | Eaton-Fuller UltraShift PLUS · four named gearbox models across five columns |
| Printed warranty context | Warranty valid for vehicles NATIS registered from January 1, 2014 |
| Document / archive dates | PDF creation metadata October 6, 2014 · dealer URL archive path September 2016 |
| Regional boundary | South African complete-truck specification only; no North American availability, glider status or production continuity inferred |
| Chronology limit | No first/final model year, first/final build, production start, last order or export endpoint inferred |
| Visual limit | Exact A, B, C, D, E and H values are usable, but no complete model-matched side/front orthographic geometry is supplied; the A–H guide remains withheld |
Exact NHTSA Argosy MY2015 row within the complete response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA returns Argosy MY2015 in this equipment-qualified air-brake campaign. The literal Argosy row remains post-factory-complete regulator taxonomy and does not override the documented calendar-2006 North American factory-complete endpoint or prove glider, export or retail chronology.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy · MY2015 · NHTSA 14V717000 / DTNA FL-673 |
| Equipment / condition | Certain vehicles equipped with Wabco Quick Release Valves with Double Check made February 6, 2013–April 19, 2014 · a defective valve seat could be installed |
| Published consequence | Improper valve seating could alter air-pressure adjustment, reduce braking performance and increase crash risk. |
| Manufacturer remedy | Daimler announced free valve inspection and replacement; the response says the recall began December 30, 2015. |
| Campaign separation | This is the Wabco quick-release-valve campaign. It is separate from the Haldex Life Seal brake-chamber campaign 14V-758 / FL-676; shared years do not make the records one equipment era. |
| Response roster boundary | All six literal rows are retained: Cascadia, Argosy and 122SD, each for MY2014 and MY2015. |
| Manufacturing-window boundary | July 22, 2013–October 13, 2014 across the complete campaign response · not allocated by family or model year and not a complete family production range |
| Population boundary | 2,618 vehicles across the complete six-row Freightliner response · not allocated by family or model year and not a production count |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal component fitment, continuous availability, a family production quantity, exact first/final model year, last build, generation assignment, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
Exact NHTSA Argosy Glider MY2015 row within the complete response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record
NHTSA returns Argosy Glider MY2015 in this equipment-qualified air-brake campaign. The glider-qualified row is not converted into a complete-truck record, export-production statement or North American factory-complete continuation.
| Specification | Documented value / configuration |
|---|---|
| Exact campaign identity | Argosy Glider · MY2015 · NHTSA 14V758000 / DTNA FL-676 |
| Equipment / condition | Certain vehicles equipped with Haldex Life Seal brake chambers · an improperly seated diaphragm could cause brake drag |
| Published consequence | Brake drag at highway speed could cause loss of vehicle control and increase crash risk. |
| Manufacturer remedy | DTNA announced free diaphragm inspection and repair as necessary; an interim notice was sent January 27, 2015 and the response says the recall began September 25, 2015. |
| Campaign separation | This is the earlier FL-676 response for the specified September–November 2014 population. The later 15V-185 / FL676 campaign is already retained separately; its population, interval and six-row Freightliner roster are not merged with this response. |
| Response roster boundary | Seven literal Freightliner rows are retained: Business Class M2, 108SD, 114SD, 122SD, Coronado, Columbia Glider and Argosy Glider, all MY2015. Western Star 4700 and 4900 remain outside these dossiers. |
| Manufacturing-window boundary | September 17–November 10, 2014 across the complete campaign response · not allocated by family or model year and not a complete family production range |
| Population boundary | 1,580 vehicles across the complete nine-row response · not allocated by family or model year and not a production count |
| Evidence limit | Campaign applicability establishes neither universal component fitment, continuous availability, a family production quantity, exact first/final model year, last build, generation assignment, derivative equivalence nor successor relationship. |
04 / DIMENSIONS
Argosy · February 2015 driver manual · STI-385-2
This source establishes equipment context. Verified numerical dimensions have not been added for this configuration.
| Measurement | Reference value | Scope / how to verify |
|---|---|---|
| Bumper to back of cab (BBC) | Not verified | Build record / measurement required. |
| Wheelbase | Not verified | Build record / measurement required. |
| Overall tractor length | Not verified | Build record / measurement required. |
| Overall height | Not verified | Build record / measurement required. |
| Cab / body exterior width | Not verified | Build record / measurement required. |
| Width across mirrors | Not verified | Build record / measurement required. |
| Fifth-wheel height | Not verified | Build record / measurement required. |
| Bumper to front axle (BA) | Not verified | Build record / measurement required. |
Measure fixed exterior width and mirror width separately, plus overall length, the highest accessory, fifth-wheel height and actual transport weight. Interior bunk width is not exterior width.
05 / POWERTRAIN & CHASSIS
Configuration and ratings require the individual factory build record. Read engine, gearbox and axle ratings together.
Numerical powertrain ratings need a dated configuration-specific source. Detroit Diesel Series 60 12.7 · 373 kW · Detroit Diesel Series 60 14.0 · 373 kW · Cummins 500 · 373 kW · Cummins 530 · 395 kW · Cummins 620 · 462 kW
Confirm the original order.
Read the installed unit’s identification plate and build record.
Operating and identification reference. This edition does not establish North American 2015 production, a universal cab length, or a regional powertrain options list.
06 / IDENTIFICATION & BUYER RESEARCH
Publication dates and launch milestones do not establish continuous model-year ranges. Match the VIN, production date and equipment era.
Confirm original market, steering position and complete-truck versus glider history. Match cab tilt and access-step equipment to the operator manual. Cab replacements, grille changes and export registration dates can obscure the original build.
07 / TRANSPORT & TRAILER RESEARCH
A cabover’s cab-over-engine layout changes access and packaging relative to a conventional tractor. Evaluate actual cab, sleeper, wheelbase, coupling position and service connections before assuming a trailer fit. Export and North American configurations must be compared on their own records.
Start with deck length, load placement, axle distribution and cab-to-trailer clearance.
Read the guide HIGHWAYTRAILERS.CACompare deck height, gooseneck geometry and the loaded combination’s height.
Read the guide HIGHWAYTRAILERS.CACheck neck compatibility, fifth-wheel loading, wet-kit requirements and the complete axle layout.
Read the guide HIGHWAYTRAILERS.CAReview the tractor, coupling, trailer, tyres and load as one combination.
Read the guideConfirm build-specific combination, axle, tyre and coupling ratings, kingpin and service connections, clearance and actual axle weights. GVW is the loaded truck; GCW is the loaded combination. Neither is trailer payload.
Give the carrier measured length, exterior and mirror widths, height, ground clearance and transport weight. Assess deck access, breakover, loaded height and securement together.
Deck height & loaded height ↗The model badge, artwork and catalogue option selectors cannot rate an individual combination. Obtain the actual build limits and scale weights.
09 / SOURCES & OPEN QUESTIONS
Reviewed September 14, 2026. Manufacturer figures remain tied to their stated reference; converted equivalents are rounded; original source units are retained. Application and inspection notes are editorial guidance.
Verified: primary evidence for the stated claim. Corroborated: independent supporting sources. Provisional: useful evidence needing confirmation. Unresolved: conflicting or insufficient evidence. A verified service document or announcement does not verify a production range.
Reference-specific values retain their edition. Build-specific values require a VIN or order record; transport dimensions may require physical measurement. Research intervals locate references, not continuous model-year availability. Reviewed 2026-10-01.