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EMISSION CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
CAUTION:
U.S.:
2005 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES ARE EMISSION
CERTIFIED FOR REGISTRATION IN SPECIFIC AREAS
OF THE UNITED STATES. FOR EXAMPLE,
VEHICLES
CERTIFIED AND LABELED FOR SALE IN CALIFORNIA
CAN NOT BE SOLD IN THE STATES THAT REQUIRE
FEDERALLY CERTIFIED VEHICLES AND VEHICLES
CERTIFIED TO FEDERAL STANDARDS CAN NOT
BE SOLD IN STATES THAT REQUIRE CALIFORNIA
CERTIFIED VEHICLES.
IT IS THE SUBSEQUENT STAGE
MANUFACTURER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO PURCHASE
A VEHICLE CERTIFIED FOR THE STATE/AREA IN WHICH
THE VEHICLE WILL BE SOLD. EPA HAS STATED THAT
UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES THEY WILL NOT
ENFORCE THESE REQUIREMENTS. FOR FURTHER
GUIDANCE CONSULT EPA’S “POLICY ON CROSS
BORDER SALES OF CALIFORNIA VEHICLES.”
CANADA:
IF THE COMPLETED VEHICLE IS INTENDED FOR
SALE OR USE IN CANADA, THE INTERMEDIATE OR
FINAL STAGE MANUFACTURER MUST INSURE THAT
THE INCOMPLETE VEHICLE IS ORDERED THROUGH
A CANADIAN DEALER OR IS ORDERED FROM FORD
MOTOR COMPANY WITH THE APPROPRIATE CANADIAN
MARKET OPTION CODE. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY
RESULT IN AN INCOMPLETE VEHICLE THAT IS BUILT
WITH AN EMISSIONS SYSTEM AND LABELING THAT ARE
NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF
THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT.
MEDIUM DUTY PASSENGER VEHICLES (MDPV)
EPA has adopted separate emissions standards and
requirements for MDPVs beginning in 2005. A MDPV is
defined as a heavy-duty vehicle with a GVWR under 10,000
lbs. designed primarily for the transportation of persons (with
seating for up to 12 persons, or up to 9 persons rearward
of the drivers seat). E-Series vehicles ordered with the
RV-Prep package are certified to MDPV standards and may
be converted to MDPVs without requiring additional emission
certification.
FRONTAL AREA AND WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS:
All 4.6L and some 5.4L E-Series Vans and Wagons are certified
to complete light duty <3856 kg [8500 lb] protocol and require
vehicle weight and frontal area restrictions.
Complete 5.4L and
6.8L Vans and Wagons certified to California >3856 kg [8500
lb] Medium Duty Vehicle (MDV) protocol also have vehicle
weight and frontal area restrictions. Modifiers that add weight
to a vehicle or increase the frontal area of a light-duty/MDV
vehicle prior to sale and delivery to the ultimate purchaser,
may be required to re-certify the vehicle for compliance with
applicable federal or California emission standards. Refer
to guidance under “Emission Control Modifications” in the
Ford “Body Builders Layout Book”. Starting in 2005, some
heavy-duty
incomplete
vehicles are certified using chassis
certification protocol and will require vehicle weight and
frontal area restrictions (to retain emission certification). If your
vehicle is affected, the frontal area and unloaded vehicle weight
information will be found on the VECI label, which is located
in the engine compartment. Incomplete vehicles with engines
certified using heavy-duty engine protocol are not limited by
weight and frontal area restriction for exhaust emissions.
It is important that the final stage manufacturer observe vehicle
restrictions from vehicle safety requirements, etc., which are
located elsewhere in this manual. Additional emissions
certification information is contained in the
Ford Truck Body
Builders Layout Book
for the model year and type of this
incomplete vehicle.
HIGH ALTITUDE REQUIREMENTS
United States Environmental Protection Agency regulations
for the 2005 model year do not contain unique emission
certification requirements for trucks that will be sold or
delivered to customers for principal use above 1,219 m
[4,000 ft.].
EMISSION CONTROL HARDWARE
Any body builder, installer, or subsequent stage manufacturer
must also assure that all emission control hardware furnished
with incomplete vehicles is on the vehicle and is operational
and that applicable instructions for incorporating such
hardware into the completed vehicle’s electrical or mechanical
systems are strictly followed.
Further, to avoid any question of certification coverage,
approval of any modification or use of an engine or vehicle
which may render inoperative any of the emission control
components must be obtained from the United States
Environmental Protection Agency by the manufacturer making
such modification or use prior to distribution, sale, offering for
sale, introduction, or delivery for introduction of the subject
vehicle into U.S. commerce. Additionally, the manufacturer
making such modification or use must obtain approval from
the California Air Resources Board if the new vehicle will be
delivered for sale or use in the State of California.
UNLEADED GASOLINE LABEL
Regulations no longer require the manufacturer to affix
permanent labels reading “Unleaded Gasoline Only” or
“Unleaded Fuel Only” to vehicles destined for sale in the United
States or Canada. Such labels may however be required for
vehicles sold into other markets. It is the responsibility of
the body builder, installer, or any subsequent manufacturer
to properly label vehicles for the market in which they are
sold.
IMPORTANT:
For purposes of Government Regulation, a body builder,
installer, or any subsequent manufacturer may be considered
a manufacturer.
IMPORTANT:
It is the responsibility of the body builder, installer, or
subsequent stage manufacturer to ensure that the maximum
completed vehicle curb weight and frontal area specified by
Ford are not exceeded. If these restrictions are exceeded,
or if the vehicle is modified such that it will not comply with
applicable emission standards throughout its useful
life, the body builder, installer, or subsequent stage
manufacturer will be considered a manufacturer for purposes
of complying with U.S. Federal, California, or Canadian
exhaust and evaporative emission requirements, and
Federal fuel economy standards, labeling, and certain
other requirements.
EMISSION CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
