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This 2^nd edition updates the changes of the process description due to the revisions of 4^th edition of VDA Volume 1 “Documented Information and Retention”, the 1^st edition of IATF 16949:2016-10 “Quality management system requirements for automotive production and relevant service parts organizations”, and the 1^st edition of “AIAG & VDA FMEA Handbook”. Additional changes of links to standards and VDA Volumes are updated.

The terms “major characteristics” and “critical characteristics” are replaced by “special characteristics”.