It is not specified for extended automotive under-hood environments (125°C) or avionics hot-spots — if your design lives in a heated enclosure or conditioned space, the 85°C ceiling is comfortable; if it shares a sealed motor-drive compartment, you will need the automotive-grade sibling from the same FL-S family.
Listed as Active in the product lifecycle, so no end-of-life notice or last-time-buy pressure for current production builds.
The 16-pin SOIC footprint is common and well-supported by assembly houses. The shipping medium is a Tray — if your pick-and-place line prefers tape-and-reel, confirm the reel option variant before ordering.