THE FREIGHTLINER HISTORICAL REFERENCE

Freightliner
FLB-Series family

Research the later Freightliner cabover without using 1995–1998 service applicability as a fabricated production range.

North American referencesImperial + metric

Mid-1990s FLB 110-inch raised-roof tandem-drive sleeper tractor-inspired artwork, painted in acrylic on a warm neutral ground — Mid-1990s FLB 110-inch raised-roof tandem-drive sleeper tractor-inspired artwork · illustrative, not configuration-specific · dated visual reference ↗

01 / IDENTIFY THE TRUCK

Years & generations

FLB is a Freightliner cabover service identity in dated factory bulletins. The evidence establishes model-category use and selected component procedures, not a complete production range.

Research a model year

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 MY1993–MY1995 regulator identities do not establish continuous production, an endpoint or exact FLA coexistence. The MY1999–MY2001 labels do not establish post-Argosy-launch FLB production, final builds or exact overlap.

Select a year, or explore the full family chronology below.

22 dated specification tables Compare available reference editions Identify / inspect the build

MY1991 NHTSA campaign checkpoint Verified

FLB · MY1991 regulator campaign checkpoint

This federal record is retained as a bounded model-year checkpoint. It is not converted into production continuity, an endpoint, factory coexistence, a family cutover or a universal specification.

Two official NHTSA records are joined by exact campaign number. The vehicle query controls model/model-year identity; the campaign record supplies only campaign-wide equipment, population and remedy provenance.

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NHTSA [1] ↗NHTSA · 1997 [2] ↗

MY1992 NHTSA campaign checkpoint Verified

FLB · MY1992 regulator campaign checkpoint

This federal record is retained as a bounded model-year checkpoint. It is not converted into production continuity, an endpoint, factory coexistence, a family cutover or a universal specification.

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NHTSA [1] ↗NHTSA · 1997 [2] ↗

MY1993 NHTSA campaign checkpoint Verified

FLB · MY1993 regulator campaign checkpoint

This remains a bounded regulator checkpoint. Joined campaign details explain affected equipment and remedies without converting report dates or campaign-wide populations into a build span, endpoint or family relationship.

Official NHTSA records are joined by exact campaign number. The vehicle query controls the returned model/model-year identity; campaign records supply campaign-wide equipment, population and remedy provenance. None establishes family production chronology.

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NHTSA [1] ↗NHTSA · 1997 [2] ↗NHTSA · 1996 [3] ↗NHTSA · 1993 [4] ↗NHTSA · 1994 [5] ↗NHTSA · 1993 [6] ↗

MY1994 NHTSA campaign checkpoint Verified

FLB · MY1994 regulator campaign checkpoint

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NHTSA [1] ↗NHTSA · 1997 [2] ↗NHTSA · 1996 [3] ↗NHTSA · 1994 [4] ↗NHTSA · 1995 [5] ↗

February 4 / May 1994 factory bulletin Verified

FLB COE · Series 60 component-production checkpoint

Freightliner records the steel shunt-tube production change and related interference inspection for the named model category. The component event cannot define first/final model years or all available engines.

A dated Freightliner bulletin records a specific Series 60 cooling-component production change. It is not a family production interval.

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Freightliner service bulletin 20-21 · 1994 ↗

MY1995 NHTSA campaign checkpoint Verified

FLB · MY1995 regulator campaign checkpoint

This federal record is retained as a bounded model-year checkpoint. It is not converted into production continuity, an endpoint, a model-family relationship or a universal specification. The FLA and FLB query records show regulator identities only; overlapping model-year labels do not by themselves prove factory coexistence, a retail changeover date, export continuity or an Argosy cutover.

NHTSA's vehicle-specific query explicitly returns Freightliner FLB for MY1995 and the listed campaign identifiers. The FLA and FLB query records show regulator identities only; overlapping model-year labels do not by themselves prove factory coexistence, a retail changeover date, export continuity or an Argosy cutover.

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NHTSA ↗

October 28, 1995 factory release Verified

FLB Series 55 announced availability

The Q2 1996 statement is prospective availability, not proof of the first installation, a model year, continuous production or an FLB/Argosy boundary.

Freightliner stated that Series 55 would be offered in FLB trucks and tractors beginning in the second quarter of 1996.

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Freightliner · 1995 ↗

1995–1998 bulletins Verified

Dated FLB service evidence

Factory service literature distinguishes FLB COE from FLA COE and other Freightliner families. The later fan-clutch bulletin contains Cummins, Detroit Diesel and Caterpillar rows for selected installations, but it is not a complete sales-options matrix.

The interval connects two dated service records; it is not a verified 1995–1998 production run.

Freightliner service bulletin · 1995 [1] ↗Freightliner service bulletin · 1998 [2] ↗

MY1996 NHTSA campaign identity Verified

FLB · MY1996 front-hub campaign identity

This remains a bounded model-year campaign identity. The added detail explains the affected equipment and remedy without converting the report date or campaign-wide population into a family production range.

Two official NHTSA records are joined by exact campaign number. One controls the family/model-year identity and the other supplies campaign-wide component, population and remedy provenance; neither establishes family production chronology.

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NHTSA [1] ↗NHTSA · 1997 [2] ↗

February 20, 1996 factory release Verified

FLB fire and emergency-services programme

The release provides dated application context only. It does not settle FLA/FLB chronology, an FLB endpoint or the Argosy cutover.

Freightliner explicitly included FLB heavy-duty aluminum-cab products in its fire and emergency-services product programme.

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Freightliner · 1996 ↗

April 9, 1996 factory release Verified

FLB South African assembly programme

This export record adds dated FLB identity evidence but does not settle North American FLA/FLB overlap or the Argosy transition.

Freightliner named FLB cabovers in a March 1996 South African kit-assembly launch.

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Freightliner · 1996 ↗

1997–1998 documentary reference Verified

FLB cab sizes and lower FLL identity

The factory distinguishes FLB from FLL. FLL is described as a lower cab-forward derivative for specialist applications, rather than another name for every FLB.

Factory page revised September 30, 1997; archived January 18, 1998. This is a publication snapshot, not an order guide for every 1997 or 1998 model-year truck.

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Freightliner · 1997 [1] ↗Freightliner North American product scope · 1997 [2] ↗

MY1998 exact campaign applicability Verified

FLB MY1998 · exact 03V-112 campaign detail

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 FLB MY1998 row with FF98X-series front-hub equipment, condition, consequence, remedy and complete-response population fields.

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NHTSA · 2003 ↗

MY1998 NHTSA campaign identity Verified

FLB · MY1998 front-hub campaign identity

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NHTSA [1] ↗NHTSA · 2003 [2] ↗

MY1999 exact campaign applicability Verified

FLB MY1999 · exact 01V-044 campaign detail

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 FLB MY1999 row with TRW 24-DL tie-rod equipment, condition, consequence, remedy and complete-response population fields.

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NHTSA · 2001 ↗

MY1999 exact campaign applicability Verified

FLB MY1999 · exact 03V-112 campaign detail

NHTSA campaign 03V112000 returns the named FLB MY1999 row with FF98X-series front-hub equipment, condition, consequence, remedy and complete-response population fields.

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NHTSA · 2003 ↗

MY1999 vehicle-specific campaign response Verified

FLB · MY1999 regulator boundary checkpoint

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 FLB for MY1999. Campaign membership is narrower than whole-family production evidence.

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NHTSA ↗

MY2000 exact campaign applicability Verified

FLB MY2000 · exact 03V-112 campaign detail

NHTSA campaign 03V112000 returns the named FLB MY2000 row with FF98X-series front-hub equipment, condition, consequence, remedy and complete-response population fields.

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NHTSA · 2003 ↗

MY2000 vehicle-specific campaign response Verified

FLB · MY2000 regulator boundary checkpoint

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 FLB for MY2000. Campaign membership is narrower than whole-family production evidence.

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NHTSA ↗

MY2001 exact campaign applicability Verified

FLB MY2001 · exact 03V-112 campaign detail

NHTSA campaign 03V112000 returns the named FLB MY2001 row with FF98X-series front-hub equipment, condition, consequence, remedy and complete-response population fields.

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NHTSA · 2003 ↗

MY2001 vehicle-specific campaign response Verified

FLB · MY2001 regulator boundary checkpoint

This exact regulator identity is retained as a bounded post-Argosy-launch chronology checkpoint and is not converted into continued FLB production, overlap or an endpoint.

The official NHTSA response explicitly returns Freightliner FLB for MY2001. Campaign membership is narrower than whole-family production evidence.

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NHTSA ↗

2001 manufacturer VIN filing Verified

FLB High COE · manufacturer VIN identity

Freightliner filed an updated VIN-decoding table that named FLB High COE and assigned code F2. This is useful identity evidence after the 1998 Argosy launch, but the filing alone cannot demonstrate actual FLB production or overlap.

This manufacturer-filed VIN record establishes a dated coding identity only. Its filing date is not a build date, model year, retail-availability date, production interval, order cut-off, last build or family endpoint.

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Freightliner · 2001 ↗

October 2009 factory maintenance-manual revision Corroborated

FLB service identity

The dated factory service publication preserves the FLB COE identity in an October 2009 maintenance-document context. It does not establish that complete trucks were produced, ordered or sold in 2009 and does not move any family endpoint.

Daimler Trucks North America’s October 2009 manual explicitly lists FLB COE in its controlled model scope.

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Daimler Trucks North America · 2009 ↗

Production milestones & claim evidence

December 1995 service identity: FLB COE listed by Freightliner Verified
The bulletin groups FLA, FLB and FLD for an AirLiner procedure; it is not a sales catalogue.
Freightliner service bulletin · 1995 ↗
July 1998 service identity: FLB COE listed in fan-clutch procedure Verified
The document lists selected engine applications for this procedure only.
Freightliner service bulletin · 1998 ↗
First model year / production start: Not established Unresolved
Freightliner service bulletin · 1995 ↗
Final North American build: Not established Unresolved
Freightliner service bulletin · 1998 ↗
Relationship to FLA: Enhanced FLA COE Verified
The factory manual explicitly defines FLB as an enhanced FLA COE. The identity relationship is resolved while cab-generation timing, coexistence and production endpoints remain open.
Freightliner · 2000 ↗
Later family: Argosy replaced FLB at family level Corroborated
An authored industry retrospective explicitly identifies the 1998 Argosy launch as replacing FLB; contemporary launch reporting independently anchors the new Argosy programme. Neither source establishes the final FLB build, final model year, exact cutover, overlap or regional continuation.
10-4 Magazine · 2020 [1] ↗Trailer Body Builders · 1998 [2] ↗
NHTSA VIN identity filing: FLB High COE · code F2 · April 11, 2001 Verified
The filing verifies a Freightliner VIN-decoder identity. It does not prove an MY2001 truck, 2001 production, retail availability, continued manufacture after Argosy’s launch or an FLB endpoint.
Freightliner · 2001 ↗
MY1998 campaign identity: FLB Verified
NHTSA explicitly pairs MY1998 FLB with campaign 03V112000 / Freightliner FL-407. The axle/hub-qualified record does not establish the FLB endpoint or Argosy cutover.
NHTSA ↗
MY1996 campaign identity: FLB Verified
NHTSA campaign 97V196001 supplies a front-axle-qualified identity, not an endpoint or Argosy cutover.
NHTSA ↗

02 / CHOOSE THE APPLICABLE REFERENCE

Choose a reference edition

Start with the model configuration, then choose a publication and explore its documented equipment.

Reference year / edition

Explore a cab / sleeper

Explore a transmission

Catalogue reference

Selecting equipment records your research choice. It does not calculate dimensions, establish an available combination or rate a truck.

About this edition & its evidence

September 1997 factory catalogue. The factory catalogue explicitly identifies this raised-roof sleeper as a 110-inch BBC model. The accepted illustration is narrower: a tandem-drive 6x4 tractor, not every axle, sleeper or front-axle configuration named on the page.

Freightliner · FLB and FLL catalogue, September 1997 revision ↗

Validated dimension illustration scope: September 1997 FLB 110-inch-BBC raised-roof sleeper tandem-drive 6x4 tractor orientation. The side illustration matches the reviewed FLB cabover architecture; only A has a factory-published numerical value. Use the cited dimension table for the published values; unverified letters remain measurement prompts. Read the dimension evidence.

DIMENSION GUIDE / A–H

Precision visual reference

Select a measurement to highlight its endpoints and see what the chosen publication confirms.

Freightliner FLB-Series · FLB 110 Raised Roof · September 1997 factory catalogue · 1 published / 7 to verify

Front-view illustration pending. Width and height definitions remain available in the cards below.

Side referenceCab, chassis & couplingMid-1990s FLB 110-inch raised-roof tandem-drive sleeper tractor

Published value Needs verificationSchematic · not to scale

A / SIDE VIEW

Bumper to back of cab (BBC)

Front bumper to the back of the driving cab. Excludes an additional sleeper; it is not overall tractor length.

110 in2,794 mm

Published for this reference; confirm the individual build.

Factory-published BBC for the named 110-inch raised-roof FLB; do not transfer it to the 100-inch sleeper, other cab lengths or the lower FLL.

September 1997 FLB 110-inch-BBC raised-roof sleeper tandem-drive 6x4 tractor orientation. The side illustration matches the reviewed FLB cabover architecture; only A has a factory-published numerical value. The artwork is schematic and not to scale; published values come from the cited factory diagram, never from image pixels.

Selected reference: Freightliner · FLB and FLL catalogue, September 1997 revision. Published values remain tied to this edition.

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03 / PERIOD-APPROPRIATE EVIDENCE

Dated specifications by era

Each table retains its printed edition, market and configuration. A publication snapshot is not a specification for every year in the family.

MY1991 NHTSA campaign checkpoint

FLB · MY1991 regulator campaign checkpoint

MY1991 · vehicle query reviewed September 23, 2026 · FLB · MY1991 regulator campaign checkpoint

Explicit model year · United States

The exact vehicle query and official campaign record are joined by campaign number. The result remains a bounded regulator checkpoint, not production chronology or a cabover relationship boundary.

FLB · MY1991 regulator campaign checkpoint
Specification	Documented value / configuration
NHTSA make / model-year identity	Freightliner FLB · MY1991
Vehicle-specific campaign records returned	1
Campaign identifier returned	97V114001
97V114001 · equipment / defect scope	Heavy-duty trucks whose Grote turn-signal switch shoulder bolt could loosen and cause turn-signal malfunction
97V114001 · campaign-wide potentially affected	77,000 vehicles across campaign 97V114001 · not an FLB-only production count
97V114001 · remedy	Inspect the switch; tighten loose bolts, then remove, clean and reinstall the shoulder bolt with thread-locking compound
Evidence limit	The exact vehicle query establishes only the returned Freightliner model label, model-year identity, record count and campaign identifier. It does not establish a production count, continuous range, first or final model year, last build, sales availability, universal equipment specification, factory coexistence, the FLA/FLB changeover or the FLB/Argosy cutover. The joined campaign record controls only campaign-wide component, defect, affected-population and remedy fields. Its population is not model-specific, and its received date is not a build date or production boundary.

NHTSA [1] ↗NHTSA · 1997 [2] ↗

MY1992 NHTSA campaign checkpoint

FLB · MY1992 regulator campaign checkpoint

MY1992 · vehicle query reviewed September 23, 2026 · FLB · MY1992 regulator campaign checkpoint

Explicit model year · United States

The exact vehicle query and official campaign record are joined by campaign number. The result remains a bounded regulator checkpoint, not production chronology or a cabover relationship boundary.

FLB · MY1992 regulator campaign checkpoint
Specification	Documented value / configuration
NHTSA make / model-year identity	Freightliner FLB · MY1992
Vehicle-specific campaign records returned	1
Campaign identifier returned	97V114001
97V114001 · equipment / defect scope	Heavy-duty trucks whose Grote turn-signal switch shoulder bolt could loosen and cause turn-signal malfunction
97V114001 · campaign-wide potentially affected	77,000 vehicles across campaign 97V114001 · not an FLB-only production count
97V114001 · remedy	Inspect the switch; tighten loose bolts, then remove, clean and reinstall the shoulder bolt with thread-locking compound
Evidence limit	The exact vehicle query establishes only the returned Freightliner model label, model-year identity, record count and campaign identifier. It does not establish a production count, continuous range, first or final model year, last build, sales availability, universal equipment specification, factory coexistence, the FLA/FLB changeover or the FLB/Argosy cutover. The joined campaign record controls only campaign-wide component, defect, affected-population and remedy fields. Its population is not model-specific, and its received date is not a build date or production boundary.

NHTSA [1] ↗NHTSA · 1997 [2] ↗

MY1993 NHTSA campaign checkpoint

FLB · MY1993 regulator campaign checkpoint

MY1993 · vehicle query reviewed September 20, 2026 · FLB · MY1993 regulator campaign checkpoint

Explicit model year · United States

The vehicle-specific query and official campaign records are joined by exact campaign number. Campaign details remain campaign-wide, not model- or family-wide, and do not establish production chronology or a relationship boundary.

FLB · MY1993 regulator campaign checkpoint
Specification	Documented value / configuration
NHTSA make / model-year identity	Freightliner FLB · MY1993
Vehicle-specific campaign records returned	6
Campaign identifiers returned	96V232000 · 97V114001 · 93V191000 · 94V068000 · 95E003005 · 93V202000
Evidence limit	The vehicle-specific query establishes only the returned Freightliner model label, model-year identity, result count and campaign identifiers. It does not establish a production count, continuous range, first or final model year, last build, retail availability, universal equipment specification or an FLA/FLB/FLC/FLD succession boundary. Individual campaign equipment, populations, manufacturing windows and remedies require their own campaign-level records. The FLA and FLB query records show regulator identities only; overlapping model-year labels do not by themselves prove factory coexistence, a retail changeover date, export continuity or an Argosy cutover.
97V114001 · equipment / defect scope	Heavy-duty trucks whose Grote turn-signal switch shoulder bolt could loosen and cause turn-signal malfunction
97V114001 · campaign-wide potentially affected	77,000 vehicles across campaign 97V114001 · not an FLB-only production count
97V114001 · remedy	Inspect the switch; tighten loose bolts, then remove, clean and reinstall the shoulder bolt with thread-locking compound
97V114001 · detail limit	The vehicle-specific query controls the returned Freightliner model/model-year/campaign identity. This campaign record controls only campaign-wide component, defect, affected-population and remedy fields. The joined records do not establish family-specific production counts, manufacturing windows, first or final model years, continuous availability, an FLA/FLB cutover or an FLC-to-FLD replacement event.
96V232000 · equipment / defect scope	Heavy-duty trucks with Horton fan drives whose reconfigured control systems could increase activation demand, stress components and contribute to premature bearing failure and a locked fan
96V232000 · campaign-wide potentially affected	27,500 vehicles across campaign 96V232000 · not an FLB-only production count
96V232000 · remedy	Replace the fan-clutch drive disc with one incorporating a thermally activated pressure relief
96V232000 · detail limit	The vehicle-specific query controls the returned Freightliner model/model-year/campaign identity. This campaign record controls only campaign-wide component, defect, affected-population and remedy fields. The joined records do not establish family-specific production counts, manufacturing windows, first or final model years, continuous availability, factory coexistence, an FLA/FLB cutover or an Argosy cutover.
93V191000 · equipment / defect scope	Heater/defroster doors that could over-travel their stop, remain in heater mode and impede the defroster
93V191000 · campaign-wide potentially affected	1,800 vehicles across campaign 93V191000 · not an FLB-only production count
93V191000 · remedy	Install a positive heater/defroster-door stop
93V191000 · detail limit	The vehicle-specific query controls the returned Freightliner model/model-year/campaign identity. This campaign record controls only campaign-wide component, defect, affected-population and remedy fields. The joined records do not establish family-specific production counts, manufacturing windows, first or final model years, continuous availability, factory coexistence, an FLA/FLB cutover or an Argosy cutover.
94V068000 · equipment / defect scope	Oversize power-junction-block mounting screws that could reduce terminal clearance and cause an engine-compartment electrical short
94V068000 · campaign-wide potentially affected	1,400 vehicles across campaign 94V068000 · not an FLB-only production count
94V068000 · remedy	Replace the oversize screws with correctly sized recessed mounting fasteners
94V068000 · detail limit	The vehicle-specific query controls the returned Freightliner model/model-year/campaign identity. This campaign record controls only campaign-wide component, defect, affected-population and remedy fields. The joined records do not establish family-specific production counts, manufacturing windows, first or final model years, continuous availability, factory coexistence, an FLA/FLB cutover or an Argosy cutover.
93V202000 · equipment / defect scope	Rockwell interaxle driveline universal joints with excessive low-mileage failure rates that could permit driveline separation
93V202000 · campaign-wide potentially affected	11,000 vehicles across campaign 93V202000 · not an FLB-only production count
93V202000 · remedy	Replace the Rockwell interaxle universal joints with joints of a different design
93V202000 · detail limit	The vehicle-specific query controls the returned Freightliner model/model-year/campaign identity. This campaign record controls only campaign-wide component, defect, affected-population and remedy fields. The joined records do not establish family-specific production counts, manufacturing windows, first or final model years, continuous availability, factory coexistence, an FLA/FLB cutover or an Argosy cutover.

NHTSA [1] ↗NHTSA · 1997 [2] ↗NHTSA · 1996 [3] ↗NHTSA · 1993 [4] ↗NHTSA · 1994 [5] ↗NHTSA · 1993 [6] ↗

MY1994 NHTSA campaign checkpoint

FLB · MY1994 regulator campaign checkpoint

MY1994 · vehicle query reviewed September 20, 2026 · FLB · MY1994 regulator campaign checkpoint

Explicit model year · United States

FLB · MY1994 regulator campaign checkpoint
Specification	Documented value / configuration
NHTSA make / model-year identity	Freightliner FLB · MY1994
Vehicle-specific campaign records returned	5
Campaign identifiers returned	96V232000 · 97V114001 · 95V085000 · 94V068000 · 95E003005
Evidence limit	The vehicle-specific query establishes only the returned Freightliner model label, model-year identity, result count and campaign identifiers. It does not establish a production count, continuous range, first or final model year, last build, retail availability, universal equipment specification or an FLA/FLB/FLC/FLD succession boundary. Individual campaign equipment, populations, manufacturing windows and remedies require their own campaign-level records. The FLA and FLB query records show regulator identities only; overlapping model-year labels do not by themselves prove factory coexistence, a retail changeover date, export continuity or an Argosy cutover.
97V114001 · equipment / defect scope	Heavy-duty trucks whose Grote turn-signal switch shoulder bolt could loosen and cause turn-signal malfunction
97V114001 · campaign-wide potentially affected	77,000 vehicles across campaign 97V114001 · not an FLB-only production count
97V114001 · remedy	Inspect the switch; tighten loose bolts, then remove, clean and reinstall the shoulder bolt with thread-locking compound
97V114001 · detail limit	The vehicle-specific query controls the returned Freightliner model/model-year/campaign identity. This campaign record controls only campaign-wide component, defect, affected-population and remedy fields. The joined records do not establish family-specific production counts, manufacturing windows, first or final model years, continuous availability, an FLA/FLB cutover or an FLC-to-FLD replacement event.
96V232000 · equipment / defect scope	Heavy-duty trucks with Horton fan drives whose reconfigured control systems could increase activation demand, stress components and contribute to premature bearing failure and a locked fan
96V232000 · campaign-wide potentially affected	27,500 vehicles across campaign 96V232000 · not an FLB-only production count
96V232000 · remedy	Replace the fan-clutch drive disc with one incorporating a thermally activated pressure relief
96V232000 · detail limit	The vehicle-specific query controls the returned Freightliner model/model-year/campaign identity. This campaign record controls only campaign-wide component, defect, affected-population and remedy fields. The joined records do not establish family-specific production counts, manufacturing windows, first or final model years, continuous availability, factory coexistence, an FLA/FLB cutover or an Argosy cutover.
94V068000 · equipment / defect scope	Oversize power-junction-block mounting screws that could reduce terminal clearance and cause an engine-compartment electrical short
94V068000 · campaign-wide potentially affected	1,400 vehicles across campaign 94V068000 · not an FLB-only production count
94V068000 · remedy	Replace the oversize screws with correctly sized recessed mounting fasteners
94V068000 · detail limit	The vehicle-specific query controls the returned Freightliner model/model-year/campaign identity. This campaign record controls only campaign-wide component, defect, affected-population and remedy fields. The joined records do not establish family-specific production counts, manufacturing windows, first or final model years, continuous availability, factory coexistence, an FLA/FLB cutover or an Argosy cutover.
95V085000 · equipment / defect scope	Swing-out side-window glass that could separate from its frame
95V085000 · campaign-wide potentially affected	4,630 vehicles across campaign 95V085000 · not an FLB-only production count
95V085000 · remedy	Replace the swing-out side windows with adhesive-retained windows
95V085000 · detail limit	The vehicle-specific query controls the returned Freightliner model/model-year/campaign identity. This campaign record controls only campaign-wide component, defect, affected-population and remedy fields. The joined records do not establish family-specific production counts, manufacturing windows, first or final model years, continuous availability, factory coexistence, an FLA/FLB cutover or an Argosy cutover.

NHTSA [1] ↗NHTSA · 1997 [2] ↗NHTSA · 1996 [3] ↗NHTSA · 1994 [4] ↗NHTSA · 1995 [5] ↗

February 4 / May 1994 factory bulletin

FLB COE · Series 60 component-production checkpoint

May 1994 · Freightliner service bulletin 20-21 · FLB COE · Series 60 cooling-system production checkpoint

FLB COE with DDC Series 60 installation covered by the bulletin · North America

Component-production evidence only. The February 4 change does not establish the family production start, model-year availability, continuous production or endpoint.

FLB COE · Series 60 cooling-system production checkpoint
Specification	Documented value / configuration
Production change	Steel shunt tube replaced the former rubber hose as of February 4, 1994
Named model category	FLB COE
Inspection context	Production vehicles inspected for interference; shorter alternator-bracket bolt planned by the end of May 1994
Chronology limit	Component event only; not a family start, final year or complete equipment matrix

Freightliner service bulletin 20-21 · 1994 ↗

MY1995 NHTSA campaign checkpoint

FLB · MY1995 regulator campaign checkpoint

MY1995 · vehicle query reviewed September 20, 2026 · FLB · MY1995 regulator campaign checkpoint

Explicit model year · United States

The NHTSA vehicle-specific result is retained as a bounded model-year and campaign-membership checkpoint. Counts and campaign lists are query provenance, not production chronology. The FLA and FLB query records show regulator identities only; overlapping model-year labels do not by themselves prove factory coexistence, a retail changeover date, export continuity or an Argosy cutover.

FLB · MY1995 regulator campaign checkpoint
Specification	Documented value / configuration
NHTSA make / model-year identity	Freightliner FLB · MY1995
Vehicle-specific campaign records returned	1
Campaign identifiers returned	95E003005
Evidence limit	The vehicle-specific query establishes only the returned Freightliner model label, model-year identity, result count and campaign identifiers. It does not establish a production count, continuous range, first or final model year, last build, retail availability, universal equipment specification or an FLA/FLB/FLC/FLD succession boundary. Individual campaign equipment, populations, manufacturing windows and remedies require their own campaign-level records. The FLA and FLB query records show regulator identities only; overlapping model-year labels do not by themselves prove factory coexistence, a retail changeover date, export continuity or an Argosy cutover.

NHTSA ↗

October 28, 1995 factory release

FLB Series 55 announced availability

October 28, 1995 factory release · FLB · Series 55 announced application

Publication snapshot · North America

Forward availability statement for FLB trucks and tractors; achieved production timing remains unverified.

FLB · Series 55 announced application
Specification	Documented value / configuration
Named application	FLB series COE trucks and tractors
Availability statement	Beginning in second quarter 1996 · forecast in the release
Initial ratings	300–365 nominal hp
Torque endpoints	1,150–1,450 lb-ft across the stated rating endpoints · 1,100–1,500 rpm
Evidence limit	The forecast is not treated as an achieved first build, exact model year, continuous range, final year or Argosy cutover.

Freightliner · 1995 ↗

1995–1998 bulletins

Dated FLB service evidence

Use the full FLB suffix, VIN and build record to select cab, engine, drivetrain and suspension information.
Later service support, parts applicability or registration cannot silently extend production.

Freightliner service bulletin · 1995 [1] ↗Freightliner service bulletin · 1998 [2] ↗

MY1996 NHTSA campaign identity

FLB · MY1996 front-hub campaign identity

November 4, 1997 · NHTSA campaign 97V196001 · FLB · MY1996 front-hub campaign identity

Explicit model year · United States

The vehicle-specific model-year query and official campaign record are joined by exact campaign number. The campaign details remain campaign-wide rather than family-wide and do not establish production chronology.

FLB · MY1996 front-hub campaign identity
Specification	Documented value / configuration
NHTSA make / model-year identity	Freightliner FLB · MY1996
Campaign equipment / defect scope	Heavy-duty trucks with design-level-1 Rockwell FF980-series front axles whose hub flanges could crack under high stress
Campaign-wide potentially affected	4,048 vehicles across campaign 97V196001 · not an FLB-only production count
Manufacturer campaign	Not reported
Campaign remedy	Replace the front hubs with improved design-level-2 hubs
Evidence join limit	The vehicle-specific query controls the family/model-year/campaign identity. The campaign record controls campaign-wide equipment, defect, potentially-affected and remedy fields. The campaign population is not family-specific and neither record establishes production, availability, build dates, continuous chronology, first or final model year or an endpoint.

NHTSA [1] ↗NHTSA · 1997 [2] ↗

February 20, 1996 factory release

FLB fire and emergency-services programme

February 20, 1996 factory release · FLB · fire and emergency-services programme

Publication snapshot · North America

Factory programme statement for FLB heavy-duty aluminum-cab fire-service products.

FLB · fire and emergency-services programme
Specification	Documented value / configuration
Named family	FLB heavy-duty aluminum-cab products
Programme context	Specific fire-service options being introduced across commercial and custom chassis
Related development	Powertrain, suspension, electronics and safety work linked to the American LaFrance programme
Evidence class	Factory announcement and application scope
Evidence limit	No exact FLB configuration, model year, continuous range, production count, FLA overlap or Argosy cutover is established.

Freightliner · 1996 ↗

April 9, 1996 factory release

FLB South African assembly programme

April 9, 1996 factory release · FLB · South Africa assembly programme

Publication snapshot · Republic of South Africa

Export-region kit assembly; identity evidence only.

FLB · South Africa assembly programme
Specification	Documented value / configuration
Named family	FLB COEs
Operation timing	Manufacturing operations began in March 1996
Plant	East London, Republic of South Africa
Supply form	Kits built in the United States
Programme scope	Heavy-duty product-line launch in South Africa
Evidence limit	No North American model year, production quantity, continuous range, FLA overlap, final year or Argosy cutover is established.

Freightliner · 1996 ↗

1997–1998 documentary reference

FLB cab sizes and lower FLL identity

September 1997 factory page · FLB cabover catalogue

Publication snapshot · North America

These BBC figures belong to the named cabover units; no complete powertrain matrix is supplied.

FLB cabover catalogue
Specification	Documented value / configuration
100-inch sleeper unit	100 in BBC (2,540 mm)
110-inch raised-roof unit	110 in BBC (2,794 mm)
Other cab lengths named	63-in non-sleeper; 75-, 90- and 110-in sleepers
Chassis choices	Single/tandem drive; set-forward/set-back axle
FLL distinction	11 in (279 mm) lower than standard COE; specialist truck/tractor applications

Freightliner · 1997 ↗

Freightliner North American product scope · 1997 ↗

MY1998 exact campaign applicability

FLB MY1998 · exact 03V-112 campaign detail

NHTSA 03V-112 / 03V112000 · Freightliner FL-407 · received March 21, 2003 · FLB MY1998 · 03V-112 front-hub campaign

Exact NHTSA FLB MY1998 row within the complete 40-row campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record

NHTSA lists FLB MY1998 within this equipment-qualified front-hub campaign. The rows do not establish FLB-to-Argosy cutover timing, overlap, regional continuation or an FLB endpoint.

FLB MY1998 · 03V-112 front-hub campaign
Specification	Documented value / configuration
Exact campaign identity	FLB · 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.

NHTSA · 2003 ↗

MY1998 NHTSA campaign identity

FLB · MY1998 front-hub campaign identity

March 21, 2003 · NHTSA campaign 03V112000 / Freightliner FL-407 · FLB · MY1998 front-hub campaign identity

Explicit model year · United States

FLB · MY1998 front-hub campaign identity
Specification	Documented value / configuration
NHTSA make / model-year identity	Freightliner FLB · MY1998
Campaign equipment / defect scope	Certain trucks with SKF hub units on ArvinMeritor FF98X non-drive steer axles whose bearings could wear prematurely
Campaign-wide potentially affected	5,716 vehicles across campaign 03V112000 · not an FLB-only production count
Manufacturer campaign	FL-407
Campaign remedy	Replace both front hubs
Evidence join limit	The vehicle-specific query controls the family/model-year/campaign identity. The campaign record controls campaign-wide equipment, defect, potentially-affected and remedy fields. The campaign population is not family-specific and neither record establishes production, availability, build dates, continuous chronology, first or final model year or an endpoint.

NHTSA [1] ↗NHTSA · 2003 [2] ↗

MY1999 exact campaign applicability

FLB MY1999 · exact 01V-044 campaign detail

NHTSA 01V-044 / 01V044002 · received February 21, 2001 · FLB MY1999 · 01V-044 TRW tie-rod campaign

Exact NHTSA FLB MY1999 row within the complete 19-row campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record

NHTSA lists FLB MY1999 within this equipment-qualified steering campaign. The row does not establish FLB-to-Argosy cutover timing, overlap, regional continuation or an FLB endpoint.

FLB MY1999 · 01V-044 TRW tie-rod campaign
Specification	Documented value / configuration
Exact campaign identity	FLB · 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.

NHTSA · 2001 ↗

MY1999 exact campaign applicability

FLB MY1999 · exact 03V-112 campaign detail

NHTSA 03V-112 / 03V112000 · Freightliner FL-407 · received March 21, 2003 · FLB MY1999 · 03V-112 front-hub campaign

Exact NHTSA FLB MY1999 row within the complete 40-row campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record

NHTSA lists FLB MY1999 within this equipment-qualified front-hub campaign. The rows do not establish FLB-to-Argosy cutover timing, overlap, regional continuation or an FLB endpoint.

FLB MY1999 · 03V-112 front-hub campaign
Specification	Documented value / configuration
Exact campaign identity	FLB · 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.

NHTSA · 2003 ↗

MY1999 vehicle-specific campaign response

FLB · MY1999 regulator boundary checkpoint

NHTSA vehicle query · MY1999 · FLB · MY1999 regulator boundary checkpoint

Literal Freightliner FLB regulator label · United States

NHTSA’s exact vehicle response returns the literal Freightliner FLB label for MY1999. The response is retained as bounded campaign-membership and taxonomy evidence, not as a production chronology.

FLB · MY1999 regulator boundary checkpoint
Specification	Documented value / configuration
NHTSA make / model-year identity	Freightliner FLB · MY1999
Vehicle-specific campaign records returned	2
Campaign identifiers returned	03V112000 · 01V044002
Chronology boundary	The post-launch FLB regulator label does not establish continued FLB production, final orders/builds, factory overlap with Argosy or a different family-succession decision.
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.

NHTSA ↗

MY2000 exact campaign applicability

FLB MY2000 · exact 03V-112 campaign detail

NHTSA 03V-112 / 03V112000 · Freightliner FL-407 · received March 21, 2003 · FLB MY2000 · 03V-112 front-hub campaign

Exact NHTSA FLB MY2000 row within the complete 40-row campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record

NHTSA lists FLB MY2000 within this equipment-qualified front-hub campaign. The rows do not establish FLB-to-Argosy cutover timing, overlap, regional continuation or an FLB endpoint.

FLB MY2000 · 03V-112 front-hub campaign
Specification	Documented value / configuration
Exact campaign identity	FLB · 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.

NHTSA · 2003 ↗

MY2000 vehicle-specific campaign response

FLB · MY2000 regulator boundary checkpoint

NHTSA vehicle query · MY2000 · FLB · MY2000 regulator boundary checkpoint

Literal Freightliner FLB regulator label · United States

NHTSA’s exact vehicle response returns the literal Freightliner FLB label for MY2000. The response is retained as bounded campaign-membership and taxonomy evidence, not as a production chronology.

FLB · MY2000 regulator boundary checkpoint
Specification	Documented value / configuration
NHTSA make / model-year identity	Freightliner FLB · MY2000
Vehicle-specific campaign records returned	1
Campaign identifiers returned	03V112000
Chronology boundary	The post-launch FLB regulator label does not establish continued FLB production, final orders/builds, factory overlap with Argosy or a different family-succession decision.
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.

NHTSA ↗

MY2001 exact campaign applicability

FLB MY2001 · exact 03V-112 campaign detail

NHTSA 03V-112 / 03V112000 · Freightliner FL-407 · received March 21, 2003 · FLB MY2001 · 03V-112 front-hub campaign

Exact NHTSA FLB MY2001 row within the complete 40-row campaign response · United States · NHTSA exact campaign record

NHTSA lists FLB MY2001 within this equipment-qualified front-hub campaign. The rows do not establish FLB-to-Argosy cutover timing, overlap, regional continuation or an FLB endpoint.

FLB MY2001 · 03V-112 front-hub campaign
Specification	Documented value / configuration
Exact campaign identity	FLB · 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.

NHTSA · 2003 ↗

MY2001 vehicle-specific campaign response

FLB · MY2001 regulator boundary checkpoint

NHTSA vehicle query · MY2001 · FLB · MY2001 post-Argosy-launch regulator checkpoint

Literal Freightliner FLB regulator label · United States

NHTSA’s exact vehicle response returns the literal Freightliner FLB label for MY2001 and one campaign record. It is retained as bounded regulator-taxonomy evidence after the Argosy launch, not as proof of continued FLB production or factory overlap.

FLB · MY2001 post-Argosy-launch regulator checkpoint
Specification	Documented value / configuration
NHTSA make / model-year identity	Freightliner FLB · MY2001
Vehicle-specific campaign records returned	1
Campaign identifier returned	03V112000
Chronology boundary	The post-launch FLB label does not establish continued production, final orders/builds, a final model year, exact factory overlap with Argosy, regional availability or a different family-succession decision.
Evidence limit	No production count, continuous range, first/last build, order cut-off, complete-truck/glider distinction, derivative assignment or universal equipment is inferred.

NHTSA ↗

2001 manufacturer VIN filing

FLB High COE · manufacturer VIN identity

April 11, 2001 · Freightliner filing received by NHTSA · FLB High COE · manufacturer VIN identity

VIN-decoder identity · United States

FLB High COE · manufacturer VIN identity
Specification	Documented value / configuration
VIN positions	5 and 6
Code	F2
Model / cab	FLB High COE / COE
GVWR class	33,001 lb and over · Class 8
Chronology limit	Filing checkpoint only; no build, model year, availability, overlap or endpoint inferred

Freightliner · 2001 ↗

October 2009 factory maintenance-manual revision

FLB service identity

DTNA Heavy-Duty Trucks Maintenance Manual · STI-329-1 (10/09P) · FLB · October 2009 service-publication identity

FLB COE as named on the factory manual cover · North America · factory service-publication scope

The October 2009 maintenance-manual revision explicitly lists FLB COE. This is a service-document identity checkpoint only: the revision date is not a production, order, sale, registration or model-year boundary.

FLB · October 2009 service-publication identity
Specification	Documented value / configuration
Published model identity	FLB COE
Publication	Heavy-Duty Trucks Maintenance Manual · STI-329-1
Revision	10/09P · October 2009
Publisher	Daimler Trucks North America LLC · Portland, Oregon
Document function	Routine maintenance procedures, intervals, fluid capacities and adjustment checks
Production limit	Service-document inclusion does not prove October 2009 production, ordering, sales or North American availability
Chronology limit	No first/final model year, build endpoint, continuous range or successor relationship inferred
Visual limit	No complete model-matched A–H endpoints or accepted orthographic geometry supplied

Daimler Trucks North America · 2009 ↗

04 / DIMENSIONS

Published dimensions

FLB 110 Raised Roof · September 1997 factory catalogue

FLB 110 Raised Roof dimensions · selected reference · imperial first, rounded metric equivalents
Measurement	Reference value	Scope / how to verify
Bumper to back of cab (BBC)	110 in2,794 mm	Factory-published BBC for the named 110-inch raised-roof FLB; do not transfer it to the 100-inch sleeper, other cab lengths or the lower FLL.Freightliner · FLB and FLL catalogue, September 1997 revision ↗

7 dimensions still to verify · build record / measurement

Measurements needed from the individual truck · imperial first, rounded metric equivalents
Measurement	Reference value	Scope / how to verify
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.

Planning to transport the truck?

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

Powertrain & chassis

Cabover · tandem-drive 6x4 raised-roof sleeper tractor orientation. Read engine, gearbox and axle ratings together.

Numerical powertrain ratings need a dated configuration-specific source.

Documented cab options

110 in Raised Roof sleeper

Documented transmissions

Read the installed unit’s identification plate and build record.

The factory catalogue explicitly identifies this raised-roof sleeper as a 110-inch BBC model. The accepted illustration is narrower: a tandem-drive 6x4 tractor, not every axle, sleeper or front-axle configuration named on the page.

06 / IDENTIFICATION & BUYER RESEARCH

Identify and inspect the truck

Publication dates and launch milestones do not establish continuous model-year ranges. Match the VIN, production date and equipment era.

Reference milestones & edition links

Inspection and build evidence

Verify the full FLB model suffix and factory build record. Record cab and sleeper, engine, transmission, suspension and axles; a later service bulletin or replacement powertrain does not redefine the production year.

VIN-linked factory build record and production date
Engine and transmission identification plates
Axle ratings, tyre ratings and fifth-wheel installation
Physical measurements of the individual tractor

07 / TRANSPORT & TRAILER RESEARCH

Match the trailer to the whole truck.

FLB tractors require cabover-specific access, cab-tilt, sleeper, wheelbase and coupling checks. Separate North American complete trucks from export, glider or later registration evidence.

HIGHWAYTRAILERS.CA

Flatbed

Start with deck length, load placement, axle distribution and cab-to-trailer clearance.

Read the guide HIGHWAYTRAILERS.CA

Step deck

Compare deck height, gooseneck geometry and the loaded combination’s height.

Read the guide HIGHWAYTRAILERS.CA

RGN / equipment hauling

Check neck compatibility, fifth-wheel loading, wet-kit requirements and the complete axle layout.

Read the guide HIGHWAYTRAILERS.CA

How trailer capacity works

Review the tractor, coupling, trailer, tyres and load as one combination.

Read the guide

Pulling a trailer

Confirm 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.

Moving the tractor as cargo

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 ↗

There is no single “FLB-Series towing capacity”.

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

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.

Year boundaries still under research

First and final model years, exact factory build cut-offs and regional overlap still need dated model-specific evidence.
Find factory announcement and production evidence for the FLB model hierarchy, first model year and final North American build.
Resolve final FLB orders/builds, exact Argosy cutover and regional overlap; family-level succession is corroborated, while export and glider continuations remain separate.
The factory catalogue now establishes cab choices; FLA-to-FLB changeover, FLB launch and final-year boundaries still need primary evidence.

How to read the evidence

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 2026-09-30.

Reference-specific evidence needed

Factory announcement, first model year and final North American build.
Model-specific cab-generation and drivetrain order guides.
Documented relationship to FLA and Argosy, including any regional or glider overlap.

All Freightliner specifications

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Years & generations

FLB · MY1991 regulator campaign checkpoint

FLB · MY1992 regulator campaign checkpoint

FLB · MY1993 regulator campaign checkpoint

FLB · MY1994 regulator campaign checkpoint

FLB COE · Series 60 component-production checkpoint

FLB · MY1995 regulator campaign checkpoint

FLB Series 55 announced availability

Dated FLB service evidence

FLB · MY1996 front-hub campaign identity

FLB fire and emergency-services programme

FLB South African assembly programme

FLB cab sizes and lower FLL identity

FLB MY1998 · exact 03V-112 campaign detail

FLB · MY1998 front-hub campaign identity

FLB MY1999 · exact 01V-044 campaign detail

FLB MY1999 · exact 03V-112 campaign detail

FLB · MY1999 regulator boundary checkpoint

FLB MY2000 · exact 03V-112 campaign detail

FLB · MY2000 regulator boundary checkpoint

FLB MY2001 · exact 03V-112 campaign detail

FLB · MY2001 regulator boundary checkpoint

FLB High COE · manufacturer VIN identity

FLB service identity

Choose a reference edition

Precision visual reference

Bumper to back of cab (BBC)

Dated specifications by era

FLB · MY1991 regulator campaign checkpoint

MY1991 · vehicle query reviewed September 23, 2026 · FLB · MY1991 regulator campaign checkpoint

FLB · MY1992 regulator campaign checkpoint

MY1992 · vehicle query reviewed September 23, 2026 · FLB · MY1992 regulator campaign checkpoint

FLB · MY1993 regulator campaign checkpoint

MY1993 · vehicle query reviewed September 20, 2026 · FLB · MY1993 regulator campaign checkpoint

FLB · MY1994 regulator campaign checkpoint

MY1994 · vehicle query reviewed September 20, 2026 · FLB · MY1994 regulator campaign checkpoint

FLB COE · Series 60 component-production checkpoint

May 1994 · Freightliner service bulletin 20-21 · FLB COE · Series 60 cooling-system production checkpoint

FLB · MY1995 regulator campaign checkpoint

MY1995 · vehicle query reviewed September 20, 2026 · FLB · MY1995 regulator campaign checkpoint

FLB Series 55 announced availability

October 28, 1995 factory release · FLB · Series 55 announced application

Dated FLB service evidence

FLB · MY1996 front-hub campaign identity

November 4, 1997 · NHTSA campaign 97V196001 · FLB · MY1996 front-hub campaign identity

FLB fire and emergency-services programme

February 20, 1996 factory release · FLB · fire and emergency-services programme

FLB South African assembly programme

April 9, 1996 factory release · FLB · South Africa assembly programme

FLB cab sizes and lower FLL identity

September 1997 factory page · FLB cabover catalogue

FLB MY1998 · exact 03V-112 campaign detail

NHTSA 03V-112 / 03V112000 · Freightliner FL-407 · received March 21, 2003 · FLB MY1998 · 03V-112 front-hub campaign

FLB · MY1998 front-hub campaign identity

March 21, 2003 · NHTSA campaign 03V112000 / Freightliner FL-407 · FLB · MY1998 front-hub campaign identity

FLB MY1999 · exact 01V-044 campaign detail

NHTSA 01V-044 / 01V044002 · received February 21, 2001 · FLB MY1999 · 01V-044 TRW tie-rod campaign

FLB MY1999 · exact 03V-112 campaign detail

NHTSA 03V-112 / 03V112000 · Freightliner FL-407 · received March 21, 2003 · FLB MY1999 · 03V-112 front-hub campaign

FLB · MY1999 regulator boundary checkpoint

NHTSA vehicle query · MY1999 · FLB · MY1999 regulator boundary checkpoint

FLB MY2000 · exact 03V-112 campaign detail

NHTSA 03V-112 / 03V112000 · Freightliner FL-407 · received March 21, 2003 · FLB MY2000 · 03V-112 front-hub campaign

FLB · MY2000 regulator boundary checkpoint

NHTSA vehicle query · MY2000 · FLB · MY2000 regulator boundary checkpoint

FLB MY2001 · exact 03V-112 campaign detail

NHTSA 03V-112 / 03V112000 · Freightliner FL-407 · received March 21, 2003 · FLB MY2001 · 03V-112 front-hub campaign

FLB · MY2001 regulator boundary checkpoint

NHTSA vehicle query · MY2001 · FLB · MY2001 post-Argosy-launch regulator checkpoint

FLB High COE · manufacturer VIN identity

April 11, 2001 · Freightliner filing received by NHTSA · FLB High COE · manufacturer VIN identity

FLB service identity

DTNA Heavy-Duty Trucks Maintenance Manual · STI-329-1 (10/09P) · FLB · October 2009 service-publication identity

Published dimensions

Planning to transport the truck?

Powertrain & chassis

Documented cab options

Documented transmissions

Identify and inspect the truck

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