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Section 2
Safety & Compliance
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FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY
STANDARDS COMPLIANCE
As an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Kenworth Truck Co. ensures that our products comply with all applicable
U.S. or Canadian Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. However, the fact that this vehicle has no fifth wheel and that a
Body Builder (Intermediate or Final Stage Manufacturer) will be doing additional modifications means that the vehicle was
incomplete when it left the build plant. See next section and Appendix A for additional information.
Incomplete Vehicle Certification
An Incomplete Vehicle Document is shipped with the vehicle, certifying that the vehicle is not complete. See Figure 2–1.
In addition, affixed to the driver’s side door frame or edge is an Incomplete Vehicle Certification label. See Figure 2–2. For
further information on Vehicle Certification and Identification, see APPENDIX A “VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION.”
These documents list the U.S. or Canadian Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard regulations that the
vehicle complied with when it left the build plant. You should be aware that if you add, modify or alter any
of the components or systems covered by these regulations, it is your responsibility as the Intermediate or
Final Stage Manufacturer to ensure that the complete vehicle is in compliance with the particular regula-
tions upon completion of the modifications.
FIGURE 2-1.
Incomplete Ve-
hicle Certification Document
FIGURE 2-2. Locations of Certifica
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tion Labels - Driver’s Door and Frame
NOTE
U.S. EPA Noise Label (U.S. registered vehicles only)
Final Stage Manufacturer
Label to be Installed by
Final Stage Manufacturer
Chassis Serial
Number
Major Components and
Weights Label
Incomplete Vehicle
Certification Label
Safety Mark (Canadian
Registry Only)
Tire, Rim and
Weight Rating
Data label
As the Intermediate or Final Stage Manufacturer, you should retain the Incomplete Vehicle Document for your records. In
addition, you should record and retain the manufacturer and serial number of the tires on the vehicle. Upon completion
of the vehicle (installation of the body and any other modifications), you should affix your certification label to the vehicle
as required by Federal law. This tag identifies you as the “Intermediate or Final Stage Manufacturer” and certifies that the
vehicle complies with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. (See Figure 2–2.) Be advised that regulations affecting the
intermediate and final stage manufacturer may change without notice. Ensure you are referencing the most updated copy
of the regulation during the certification and documentation processes.
In part, if the final stage manufacturer can complete and certify the vehicle within the instruction in the incomplete vehicle
document (IVD) the certification label would need a statement that reads, “This vehicle has been completed in accordance
with the prior manufacturers‚ IVD where applicable. This vehicle conforms to all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards [and Bumper and Theft Prevention Standards if applicable] in effect in (month, year).”
However, if the vehicle can not be completed and certified with in the guidance provided in the IVD, the final stage manu -
facturer must ensure the vehicle conforms to all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS). The final
stage manufactures certification label would need a statement that reads, “This vehicle conforms to all applicable Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standards [and Bumper and Theft Prevention Standards if applicable] in effect in (month, year).”