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DEFINITIONS
The following denitions are from Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 567.3, 568.3 and 571.3 where
noted. Canadian denitions are from Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations, Section 2(1), and are in italics.
Ford Motor Company denitions are for the purpose of this manual only. Some terms are followed by an
abbreviation that is used throughout this manual.
Ambulance – is a vehicle for emergency medical care which
provides: A driver’s compartment; a patient compartment
to accommodate an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT),
Paramedic, and two litter patients (one patient on the
primary cot and secondary patient on folding litter located
on the squad bench) so positioned that the primary patient
can be given intensive life-support during transit; equipment
and supplies for emergency care at the scene as well as
during transport; two-way radio communication; and, when
necessary, equipment for light rescue/extrication procedures.
The Ambulance shall be designed and constructed to afford
safety, comfort, and avoid aggravation of the patient’s injury
or illness. (From Federal Specication KKK-A-1822-E).
Ford Motor Company also includes within its denition
of ambulance any vehicle that is used for transporting
life-support equipment, for rescue operations, or for non-
emergency patient transfer if the engine of the vehicle is
equipped with a “throttle kicker” device, which enables an
operator to increase engine speed over normal idle speed
when the vehicle is not moving.
B-Pillar – is the vehicle body structure located directly
rearward of each front door. This structure will include
the outer panel, all inner panels or reinforcements which
support the door opening, the door latching system, and/or
the roof structure. (Ford Motor Company)
Basic (Stripped) Chassis – an incomplete vehicle, without
occupant compartment, that requires the addition of
an occupant compartment and cargo-carrying, work
performing, or load-bearing components to perform its
intended function. (Ford Motor Company)
Bus – a motor vehicle with motive power, except a
trailer, designed for carrying more than 10 persons.
(49CFR571.3)
Bus (Canada) – a vehicle having a designated seating capacity
of more than 10, but does not include a trailer or a vehicle
imported temporarily for special purposes. (autobus)
Chassis Cab – an incomplete vehicle, with completed occupant
compartment, that requires only the addition of cargo-
carrying, work performing, or load-bearing components to
perform its intended functions. (49CFR567.3)
Completed Vehicle – a vehicle that requires no further
manufacturing operations to perform its intended function,
other than the addition of readily attachable components,
such as mirrors or tire and rim assemblies, or minor
nishing operations such as painting. (49CFR568.3)
Critical Control Item – is a component or procedure which
may affect compliance with a federal regulation or, which
could directly affect the safe operation of the vehicle.
The identifying symbol is an inverted delta ( ). (Ford
Motor Company)
Cutaway Chassis – an incomplete vehicle that has the back
of the cab cut out for the intended installation of a structure
that permits access from the driver’s area to the back of the
completed vehicle. (Ford Motor Company)
Cutaway Chassis (Canada) – an incomplete vehicle that has
the back of the cab cut out for the intended installation of a
structure that permits access from the driver’s area to the
back of the vehicle. (châssis tronqué)
Designated Seating Position – any plan view location
capable of accommodating a person at least as large as a
5th percentile adult female, if the overall seat conguration
and design and vehicle design is such that the position is
likely to be used as a seating position while the vehicle is in
motion, except for auxiliary seating accommodations such
as temporary or folding jump seats. Any bench or split-bench
seat in passenger car, truck, or multipurpose passenger
vehicle with a GVWR less than 4,536 kilograms (10,000
pounds), or having greater than 50 inches of hip room
(measured in accordance with SAE Standard J1100(a))
shall have not less than three designated seating positions,
unless the seat design or vehicle design is such that the
center position cannot be used for seating. (49CFR571.3)
(abbreviated by Ford Motor Company)
Designated Seating Position (Canada) – any plan view
position capable of accommodating a person at least as
large as a 5th percentile adult female, as dened in section
100 of Schedule IV, where the overall seat conguration
and design and the vehicle design are such that the position
is likely to be used as a seating position while the vehicle
is in motion, but does not include any plan view position of
temporary or folding jump seats or other auxiliary seating
accommodation. (place assise désignée)
Final-Stage Manufacturer – a person who performs such
manufacturing operations on an incomplete vehicle that it
becomes a completed vehicle. (49CFR568.3)
Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) – the value specied
by the vehicle manufacturer as the load-carrying capacity
of a single axle system, as measured at the tire-ground
interfaces. (49CFR571.3)
Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) – the value
specied by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a
combination vehicle. (49CFR571.3)
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) – the value specied
by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single
vehicle. (49CFR571.3)
H-Point – the mechanically hinged hip point of a manikin
which simulates the actual pivot center of the human
torso and thigh, described in SAE Recommended Practice
J826, “Manikins For Use in Defining Vehicle Seating
Accommodations,” November 1962. (49CFR571.3)
H-point (Canada) – the mechanically hinged hip point of a
manikin that simulates the actual pivot centre of the human
torso and thigh, described in SAE Standard J826 APR80,
Devices for Use in Dening and Measuring Vehicle Seating
Accommodation. (point H)
Incomplete Vehicle – an assemblage consisting, as a
minimum, of frame and chassis structure, power train,
steering system, suspension system, and braking system,
to the extent that those systems are to be part of the
completed vehicle, that requires further manufacturing
operations, other than the addition of readily attachable
components such as mirrors or tire and rim assemblies, or
minor nishing operations, such as painting, to become a
completed vehicle. (49CFR568.3)
DEFINITIONS