E-SERIES
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STATEMENTSOFCONFORMITY
• No compressible material is installed between front
seat assembly and the floor pan.
• Noadditional components ormodifications aremade
to theareasdefinedas theOccupantProtectionZone
shown inFigureDon page 32.
• The Air Bag Supplemental Restraint System as
installed by Ford Motor Company is not removed,
relocated, modified, or altered in any way as shown
inFigureE onpage 33.
• The Air Bag Supplemental Restraint System
InformationLabels that areaffixed 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
(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:
– The seat belt buckle pretensioner, air bags, and
electronic sensor module are bar coded with a
unique serial number which is matched to the
vehicle VIN. The completed vehicle must contain
the same seat belt buckle pretensioner, air bags,
andelectronicsensormodule thatwere installedby
FordMotor Company in the incomplete vehicle.
– 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 configuredas 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 sideof the vehicle centerline).
• All overheadconsolesaredesignedandmanufactured
to provide friendly surfaces on all sides and edges
which could be contactedby an occupant.
Any seat belt assemblies added to this vehicle
must conform to the applicable requirements of this
Standard.
208 Thestatementsbelowareapplicable to the following
incomplete vehicle types when equipped with
untrimmed front seats or seat delete option and
either the GVWR is over 3856 kg [8500 lb], or the
UnloadedVehicleWeight, when completed, is over
2495kg [5500 lb]:
• IncompleteE-SeriesVan
• Cutaway
A seat delete option includes (does not delete) front
seat pedestals, front seat tracks, front seat belt and
buckleassembliesmounted to the seat tracks, restraint
system, and fasteners, and comes with a temporary
transit seat.
This vehicle, when completed, will conform toStandard
208, Occupant CrashProtection, if:
• The seat belt components installed by Ford Motor
Company are not removed, relocated, altered, or
modified. If the seat belt components are temporarily
removed for any reason, they are reinstalled to the
specifications forE-Seriesshown inFigureAonpage
30 andFigureBonpage 31.
• After the front seatsandB-pillar trimare installed, the
seat belt system components 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.
• Noactions are takenwhichwould impair the integrity
of the seat belt systems and the seat belt warning
system.
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TheHeadliner Plane is defined onFigureG3 page 36, for E-Series
vehicleswithout theFord headliner.
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