Volvo FH

Volvo FH series
Overview
Manufacturer	Volvo Trucks
Production	1993–present
Assembly	Gothenburg, Sweden Ghent, Belgium Brisbane, Australia Durban, South Africa Kaluga, Russia Bangalore, India Curitiba, Brazil Tehran, Iran Cairo, Egypt(Ghabbour Group)
Body and chassis
Class	Heavy truck
Body style	COE Day cab Sleeper cab Globetrotter High cab
Powertrain
Engine	Inline 6 turbodiesel intercooled Volvo D12A(12.1 L) 420 309kw 1993–1998 D12C (12.1 L) 420 309kw, 460 340kw 1998–2001 D12D (12.1 L) 420 309kw. 460 340kw 2001–2005 D12F (12,1 L) 420 309kw, 460 340kw 2004–2006 EGR D13A,B,C(12.7 L)2005–present D13K (12.9 L) 2012-present (Euro VI) D16A,B(16.1 L)1993–2001 D16C,E,G(16.1 L)2006–present Cummins ISX600(14.91 L)1998–2006 (Australia)
Transmission	14 speed synchro manual SR1900 (1993–1998) SR(O)2400 (1993–1998) VT2514(OD) (1998–present) VT2814(OD) (2006–present) VT(O)2214B (2012-present) VT(O)2514B (2012-present) VT(O)2814B (2012-present) 16 speed synchro manual (ZF) ZT1816 12 speed semi-automatic (I-Shift) V2512AT (2007–present) V(O)2812AT (2007–present) VO3112AT (2008–present) AT2412D (2012-present) AT(O)2612D (2012-present) AT2812D (2012-present) ATO3112D (2012-present) ATO3512D (2012-present) 6 speed automatic (Powertronic) VT1706PT VT1906PT
Chronology
Predecessor	F series

COE

Inline 6 turbodiesel intercooled

The Volvo FH is a heavy truck range produced by Swedish truck manufacturer Volvo Trucks. Introduced in late 1993 as FH12 and FH16, production still continues with the now the second generation of FH range model lineup. FH stands for Forward control High entry where numbers denominate engine capacity in litres. The FH range is one of the most successful truck series ever having sold more than 400,000 units worldwide.

In September, 2012, Volvo Trucks re-launched the Volvo FH with significant technology upgrades.

In late 1993 Volvo had unveiled its replacement for the legendary F cabover series in production for almost 15 years. The development of FH in what it appeared to be a clean sheet of paper design took seven long years. The development of the all-new design 12 litre engine with its overhead camshaft and electronic unit injectors technology placed Volvo among the world's leading engine designers.

There were two models, FH12 and FH16 which shared common cabs and chassis and the FH12 immediately won "Truck of the year" award in 1994. The 16 litre engine, gearboxes and the driveline were carried over from previous generation albeit with many improvements and the host of additional features including all new Volvo engine management and its diagnostics for the D12A engine.

The cab produced at Umeå from hot dip galvanized, high tensile steel allowed for greater strength at thinner panels and box sections while reducing overall weight. The new FH cab was a logical progression from, for its days spacious but boxy F series cab to more aerodynamically efficient, with much improved ergonomics and much better seating unit while reducing overall weight of the cab by almost 30%. The cabin was extensively tested in a wind tunnel to confirm shape aerodynamics properties to reduce air-drag thus improving fuel efficiency. The cab featured more sharply raked windscreen while wedge shaped sides rounded into front panel at much wider radius corners and the rear vision mirrors were also streamlined. The cabin was subject to the toughest cab impact test where procedure involved placing a 15 tonne static weight on the roof and one tonne pendulum striking at the cab rear wall and at the windscreen pillars, at the end of which the cab doors must be able to be opened. In 1995 Volvo FH series became first heavy duty truck to be fitted with a SRS airbag to further improve passive safety.

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