E-SERIES
(May, 2004)
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STATEMENTSOFCONFORMITY
• The Air Bag Supplemental Restraint System as
originally installed (see Figure E on page 33), is not
removed, relocated, altered, ormodified in anyway.
• The Air Bag Supplemental Restraint System
Information Labels that are affixed to the front sun
visors are visible, and not altered, modified, or
removed.If theAirBagSupplementalRestraintSystem
Information Labels are not affixed to the front visors
but shipped indunnage, the following isnecessary 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
(upposition), anAirBagAlert Label shall beplaced
on the visible surface of the visor as specified in
Section 4.5.1(c) of Standard 208.
• After the front seatsandB-pillar trimare installed, the
seat belt system componentsmust complywith:
– Adjustment requirements specified by s7.1 as
these requirements apply to seat belt fit, to the
intersectionof theupper torsobeltwith the lapbelt,
and to child seat lockability, and
– Latch mechanism requirements specified by s7.2
as these requirements apply to the accessibility of
seat belt components, and
– Latchplateaccess, retraction, seat belt guides, and
hardware requirements specified 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 overheadconsole installedonan Incomplete
E-Series is configured as follows:
– Front header (full width) overhead consoles may
extend down nomore than 2 inches asmeasured
from the Ford installed headliner
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and extend
rearwardnomore than6 inchesasmeasured from
the midpoint between the Ford installed sun visor
inboard retaining clips (vehicle centerline).
– Center roof mounted consoles may extend down
nomore than 3 inches asmeasured from theFord
installedheadliner
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andwidth is limited to8 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.
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208 Thestatementsbelowareapplicable to the incomplete
E-SeriesVanwith seat delete option, if theGVWR is
3856 kg [8,500 lb] or less and the UnloadedVehicle
Weight, when completed, is 2495 kg [5,500 lb] or
less:
Aseat deleteoption includes (doesnot delete) front seat
pedestals, front seat tracks, front seat belt and buckle
assembliesmounted to theseat tracks, restraint system,
and fasteners, and comes with a temporary transit
seat. Because the permanent seats to be installed
by a subsequent stage manufacturer are critical to
the performance of the completed vehicle and to the
dynamic test requirements of Standard 208, Occupant
Crash Protection, conformity to this Standard is not
substantially affected by the design of this incomplete
vehicle.
Ford offers the following information and guidelines to
assist subsequent stage manufacturers who choose
to install front seat assemblies in Incomplete E-Series
Van vehicles.
• The completed front seat assemblies include the
following Ford Motor Company components: Seat
pedestal, seat tracks, restraint system, and all
fasteners provided, and the fasteners are torqued to
the specifications listed inFigureB onpage 31.
• Thecompleted front seat assemblies,when installed,
will have the same location, construction, and spatial
relationship to the seating system as provided by
FordMotor Company.
• TheUnloadedVehicleWeight exceeds2166kg [4775
lb] for theE150and2268 kg [5000 lb] for theE250.
• The steering column, steering intermediate and
couplingshaft, steeringwheel, steeringgear, steering
linkage, relatedstructural components, andattaching
hardware, as installed by Ford Motor Company, are
not removed, relocated, altered, or modified in any
way.
• No components are addedwhich could influence the
rearward displacement of the steering column.
• The seat belt components installed by Ford Motor
Companyarenot removed, relocated, oraltered. If the
seat belt componentsare temporarily removed forany
reason, theymust be reinstalled to the specifications
as shown inFigureAon page 30.
• The completed front seats are installed to the
specifications as shown inFigureB onpage 31.
• The seats, seating hardware, seat belt warning
system, and all attaching hardware are installed in
accordancewith, and complywith, thisStandardand
Standard207, SeatingSystems.
• Thecompleted front seats,when installed, are located
within the dimensional specifications for the Seating
ReferencePoint and the torso angle is positioned as
specified inFigureC onpage 32.
• Window or roof modifications do not exceed the
defined cut out areas shown in the Figures G1, G2
andG3 on pages 34, 35, and 36.
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TheHeadliner Plane is defined onFigureG3 page 36, for E-Series
vehicleswithout theFord headliner.
