E-SERIES
(May, 2004)
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Information in thismanual is furnished pursuant toUnitedStates andCanadian
safety regulations or, in some caseswhere the information is not required by
regulation, is furnished for the convenience of intermediate or final stage vehicle
manufacturers. Incomplete vehiclesmanufactured for sale or importation into
theU.S., are specially equipped for theUnitedStates.The descriptions and
statements contained in themanual relate only tomotor vehicle safety standards
issuedunder theNational Traffic andMotorVehicleSafetyAct of 1966as
amended.
An incomplete vehiclemanufactured for saleor importation intoCanada is
specially equipped for Canada.This vehicle conforms to theapplicableCanadian
MotorVehicleSafetyStandards (CMVSS) on the date of manufacture printed on
the cover of thismanual.Requirements unique to vehicles for use inCanada are
identified in theStatements of Conformity and the “CanadianVehicles”, page 48.
TheEmissionCertification Information sectionof thismanual contains information
regarding conformity to exhaust emission regulations of theUnitedStates,
Canada, and theState of California and fuel economy regulations of theUnited
States.
Thismanual should not be relied uponwith respect to compliancewith any
regulation of theFederal HighwayAdministration or regulations issued pursuant
to theOccupational Safety andHealthAct (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 andMaintenance,” page 50, and “Emission
Control Information Label,” page 50). It is the responsibility of the final stage
manufacturer to determineapplicability and complywith any federal, state, or
local requirements not detailed in thismanual.
IMPORTANT:
UNITEDSTATESANDCANADIANVEHICLES
Alterations to an incomplete vehicle by someone other than FordMotor Company, or
damage in transit,mayaffect compliance statements that are furnished in thismanual,
or representations that are printed on the label that may be affixed to a vehicle.
IMPORTANT:
UNITEDSTATESVEHICLES
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 specific statements are
intended to aid subsequent stagemanufacturers in avoiding instances of inadvertent
noncompliance to particular standards.
Note that the final responsibility for the compliance of the completed vehicle restswith
the final stagemanufacturer who is requiredby law to certify, as prescribedbySection
567.5ofTitle49, Codeof Federal Regulations, that the completed vehicle conforms to
all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and that all applicable federal,
state andCalifornia emission/noise standards are conformedwith.
Ford Motor Company does not make any representation as to the appropriateness
of modifications for any particular application other than expressly stated herein.
Intermediateandfinal stagemanufacturersmust exerciseproperengineering judgment
to determine if amodification is appropriate for their specific application.
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
