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E-SERIES (May, 2004)2
E-SERIES (May, 2004) 3
Information in this manual is furnished pursuant to United States and Canadian
safety regulations or, in some cases where the information is not required by
regulation, is furnished for the convenience of intermediate or nal stage vehicle
manufacturers. Incomplete vehicles manufactured for sale or importation into
the U.S., are specially equipped for the United States. The descriptions and
statements contained in the manual relate only to motor vehicle safety standards
issued under the National Trafc and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 as
amended.
An incomplete vehicle manufactured for sale or importation into Canada is
specially equipped for Canada. This vehicle conforms to the applicable Canadian
Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS) on the date of manufacture printed on
the cover of this manual. Requirements unique to vehicles for use in Canada are
identied in the Statements of Conformity and the “Canadian Vehicles”, page 48.
The Emission Certication Information section of this manual contains information
regarding conformity to exhaust emission regulations of the United States,
Canada, and the State of California and fuel economy regulations of the United
States.
This manual should not be relied upon with respect to compliance with any
regulation of the Federal Highway Administration or regulations issued pursuant
to the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) or any other federal,
state, or local regulations governing the performance or construction of motor
vehicles (except for those requirements shown under the headings “Unleaded
Gasoline Label,” page 49, “Warranty and Maintenance,” page 50, and “Emission
Control Information Label,” page 50). It is the responsibility of the nal stage
manufacturer to determine applicability and comply with any federal, state, or
local requirements not detailed in this manual.
IMPORTANT:
UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN VEHICLES
Alterations to an incomplete vehicle by someone other than Ford Motor Company, or
damage in transit, may affect compliance statements that are furnished in this manual,
or representations that are printed on the label that may be afxed to a vehicle.
IMPORTANT:
UNITED STATES VEHICLES
Ford Motor Company has endeavored, whenever possible, to state the specific
conditions under which an incomplete vehicle may be completed to conform to each
applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard. These specic statements are
intended to aid subsequent stage manufacturers in avoiding instances of inadvertent
noncompliance to particular standards.
Note that the nal responsibility for the compliance of the completed vehicle rests with
the nal stage manufacturer who is required by law to certify, as prescribed by Section
567.5 of Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, that the completed vehicle conforms to
all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and that all applicable federal,
state and California emission/noise standards are conformed with.
Ford Motor Company does not make any representation as to the appropriateness
of modications for any particular application other than expressly stated herein.
Intermediate and nal stage manufacturers must exercise proper engineering judgment
to determine if a modication is appropriate for their specic application.
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION