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E-SERIES (May, 2004)28
E-SERIES (May, 2004) 29
STATEMENTS OF CONFORMITY
• No compressible material is installed between front
seat assembly and the oor pan.
• No additional components or modications are made
to the areas dened as the Occupant Protection Zone
shown in Figure D on page 32.
• The Air Bag Supplemental Restraint System as
installed by Ford Motor Company is not removed,
relocated, modied, or altered in any way as shown
in Figure E on page 33.
• The Air Bag Supplemental Restraint System
Information Labels that are afxed to the front sun visors
are visible and not altered, modied, or removed. If the
Air Bag Supplemental Restraint System Information
Labels are not afxed to the front visors but shipped in
dunnage, the following is necessary to meet Standard
208:
– The information label must be permanently afxed
to each visor in an upright position readable from
the driver’s or passenger’s seating position.
– If the label is not visible when the visor is stored
(up position), an Air Bag Alert Label shall be placed
on the visible surface of the visor as specied in
Section 4.5.1(c) of Standard 208.
• After the front seats and B-pillar trim are installed, the
seat belt system components must comply with:
– The seat belt buckle pretensioner, air bags, and
electronic sensor module are bar coded with a
unique serial number which is matched to the
vehicle VIN. The completed vehicle must contain
the same seat belt buckle pretensioner, air bags,
and electronic sensor module that were installed by
Ford Motor Company in the incomplete vehicle.
– Adjustment requirements specified by s7.1 as
these requirements apply to seat belt t, to the
intersection of the upper torso belt with the lap belt,
and to child seat lockability, and
– Latch mechanism requirements specied by s7.2
as these requirements apply to the accessibility of
seat belt components, and
– Latch plate access, retraction, seat belt guides, and
hardware requirements specied by s7.4 as these
requirements apply to comfort and convenience
requirements of the seat belt system.
• The seat hardware including the seat back frames
are free of sharp edges to prevent damage to the
seat belt webbing during an impact.
• Do not obstruct the E-Series seat belt path in the
area of “Point A” (Figure C, page 32). All seat belt
contactable surfaces must be free of burrs, parting
lines, sharp edges, or any other impediment that
could impair or damage the seat belt in load bearing
situations.
• No alteration or modifications are made to the
body, chassis (including front bumper), drivetrain,
body mounts, or front suspension from the B-pillar
forward.
• Any front overhead console installed on an Incomplete
E-Series is congured as follows:
– Front header (full width) overhead consoles may
extend down no more than 2 inches as measured
from the Ford installed headliner† and extend
rearward no more than 6 inches as measured from
the midpoint between the Ford installed sun visor
inboard retaining clips (vehicle centerline).
– Center roof mounted consoles may extend down
no more than 3 inches as measured from the Ford
installed headliner† and width is limited to 8 inches
(4 inches either side of the vehicle centerline).
• All overhead consoles are designed and manufactured
to provide friendly surfaces on all sides and edges
which could be contacted by an occupant.
Any seat belt assemblies added to this vehicle
must conform to the applicable requirements of this
Standard.
208 The statements below are applicable to the following
incomplete vehicle types when equipped with
untrimmed front seats or seat delete option and
either the GVWR is over 3856 kg [8500 lb], or the
Unloaded Vehicle Weight, when completed, is over
2495 kg [5500 lb]:
• Incomplete E-Series Van
• Cutaway
A seat delete option includes (does not delete) front
seat pedestals, front seat tracks, front seat belt and
buckle assemblies mounted to the seat tracks, restraint
system, and fasteners, and comes with a temporary
transit seat.
This vehicle, when completed, will conform to Standard
208, Occupant Crash Protection, if:
• The seat belt components installed by Ford Motor
Company are not removed, relocated, altered, or
modied. If the seat belt components are temporarily
removed for any reason, they are reinstalled to the
specications for E-Series shown in Figure A on page
30 and Figure B on page 31.
• After the front seats and B-pillar trim are installed, the
seat belt system components comply with:
– Adjustment requirements specified by s7.1 as
these requirements apply to seat belt t, to the
intersection of the upper torso belt with the lap belt,
and to child seat lockability, and
– Latch mechanism requirements specied by s7.2
as these requirements apply to the accessibility of
seat belt components, and
– Latch plate access, retraction, seat belt guides, and
hardware requirements specied by s7.4 as these
requirements apply to comfort and convenience
requirements of the seat belt system.
• No actions are taken which would impair the integrity
of the seat belt systems and the seat belt warning
system.
† The Headliner Plane is dened on Figure G3 page 36, for E-Series
vehicles without the Ford headliner.
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