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17F-SERIES (March, 2005)
202 The statements below are applicable to the Chassis
Cab if the GVWR is 4536 kg [10,000 lb] or less:
This vehicle when completed, will conform to Standard
202, Head Restraints, if:
• No alterations are made to the head restraints, the
seat assemblies and their anchorages, the floor pan,
or floor pan reinforcements.
• The added seat trim, on vehicles equipped with
untrimmed front seats, is installed so that the physical
dimension requirements for the head restraint, in this
Standard, are met.
Any front outboard passenger seat, added to a cutaway
equipped with the School Bus Prep Package and when
completed as a truck, MPV, or bus (not school bus), must
conform with the requirements of this Standard.
203 The statement below is applicable to the Chassis Cab
if the GVWR is 4536 kg [10,000 lb] or less:
This vehicle, when completed, will conform to Standard
203, Impact Protection for the Driver from the Steering
Control System, if the steering control system is not
removed, relocated, altered, or modified in any way and
no components or attachments are added to the steering
control system that can catch the driver’s clothing or
jewelry during normal driving maneuvers.
203 Canadian Requirements:
The preceding statements for FMVSS 203 are
appropriate compliance representations for CMVSS
203, Driver Impact Protection, if this incomplete vehicle
was manufactured for sale or use in Canada. In such
a case, the Basic (Stripped) Chassis will comply if no
components or attachments are added to the steering
control system that can catch the driver’s clothing or
jewelry during normal driving maneuvers.
204 INFORMATION
Refer to the Design Recommendation section of the Ford
Truck Body Builders Layout Book for Second Unit Body
Attachment information that may aid in designing second
unit bodies and their attachments to be compatible with
F-Series vehicles.
204 The statements below are applicable to the Chassis
Cab if the GVWR is 4536 kg [10,000 lb] or less and the
Unloaded Vehicle Weight, when completed, is 2495 kg
[5,500 lb] or less:
This vehicle, when completed, will conform to Standard
204, Steering Control Rearward Displacement, if:
• The Unloaded Vehicle Weight does not exceed the
appropriate weight on Table F page 11, for F-Series
Chassis Cab type vehicles.
• No components are added which could influence the
rearward displacement of the steering column.
• The steering column, steering intermediate and
coupling shaft, steering wheel, steering gear, steering
linkage, related structural components, and attaching
hardware, as installed by Ford Motor Company, are not
removed, relocated, altered, or modified in any way.
• No alteration or modifications are made to the body
chassis, drivetrain, or front suspension from the B-pillar
forward.
205 The statement below is applicable to the Chassis
Cab:
This vehicle, when completed, will conform to Standard
205, Glazing Materials, if no alterations to or replacements
of the installed glazing materials are made and if
additional glazing materials installed by a subsequent
stage manufacturer conforms to the requirements of
Standard 205.
206 The statements below are applicable to the Chassis
Cab when completed as a Truck:
This vehicle, when completed, will conform to Standard
206, Door Locks and Door Retention Components, if no
alterations or adjustments are made to the door, door
pillar structure, door locks, door latches, striker plates,
hinges, and attaching hardware as installed by Ford
Motor Company.
Any door added to this vehicle by a subsequent stage
manufacturer must be equipped with door locks and door
retention components that conform with this Standard.
207 The statements below are applicable to the Chassis
Cab when equipped with trimmed front seats:
This vehicle, when completed, will conform to Standard
207, Seating Systems, if no alterations are made to the
seat assemblies, their anchorages, the floor pan, or floor
pan reinforcements. Any seating system added to this
vehicle must conform to applicable requirements of this
Standard.
208 The statement below is applicable to the Chassis
Cab when equipped with Ford trimmed front seats
and either the GVWR is over 3856 kg [8,500 lb], the
Unloaded Vehicle Weight, when completed, is over
2495 kg [5,500 lb], or the vehicles are manufactured
for operation by persons with disabilities:
This vehicle, when completed, will conform to Standard
208, Occupant Crash Protection, if:
• The seat belts, seat belt warning system, passenger air
bag deactivation switch (if so equipped), and attaching
hardware installed by Ford Motor Company are not
removed, relocated, altered, or modified.
• No actions are taken which would impair the integrity
of the belt and seat belt warning systems. (A seat belt
warning system is not required for a vehicle with a
GVWR over 4536 kg [10,000 lb] ).
• The Air Bag Supplemental Restraint System Information
Labels that are affixed to the front sunvisors are visible
and not altered, modified, or removed. If the Air Bag
Supplemental Restraint System Information Labels are
not affixed to the front visors but shipped in dunnage,
the following is necessary to meet Standard 208:
– The information label must be permanently affixed
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 specified in Section
4.5.1(c) of Standard 208.
• Front blocker beams may be removed to allow the
installation of snow plow attachment hardware. The
truck must not be operated without either the blocker
beam or snow plow attachment hardware in place.
Any seat belt assemblies added to this vehicle
must conform to the applicable requirements of this
Standard.
STATEMENTS OF CONFORMITY