Likelihood of Failure Rank Probability of Failure Occurrence of Cause - Reliability of Prevention Controls Rank Occurrence of Cause - PFMEA 0.1 DFMEA (Incidents per items/vehicles) Very High 10 Probability of failure is >/= 100(Incidents per per thousand No prevention controls exist or are 10 More than two occurrences every shift greater than 0.1 items/vehicles) vehicles/items used or more than two occurrences in 25 events 0.09 High 9 Probability of failure is 50 per thousand Prevention control(s) are general in 9 Two occurrences every shift or two about 0.05 vehicles/items nature and are only marginally or occurrences in 25 events partially applicable to the new 0.08 High 8 Probability of failure is 20 per thousand design Prevention control(s) are indicative 8 One occurrence every shift or one about 0.02 vehicles/items to the new design but may apply to occurrences in 25 events different products or products used 0.07 in different applications High 7 Probability of failure is 10 per thousand Prevention control(s) are mostly 7 Two occurrences every day or one about 0.01 vehicles/items applicable to the new design and occurrence in 50 events 0.06 design characteristics are influenced by the controls Moderately High 6 Probability of failure is 5 per thousand Prevention control(s) are mostly 6 One occurrence every two days or one about 0.005 vehicles/items applicable to the new design and occurrence in 100 events 0.05 have been used for similar propducts in similar applications Moderate 5 Probability of failure is 2 per thousand Prevention control(s) are directly 5 One occurrence every month or one 0.04 about 0.002 vehicles/items applicable to the new design and occurrence in 200 events inform design characteristics Moderately Low 4 Pprobability of failure is 1 per thousand Prevention control(s) are directly 4 One occurrence every four to six 0.03 about 0.001 vehicles/items applicable to the new design and months or one occurrence in 1,500 define product characteristics events Low 3 Probability of failure is 0.5 per thousand Multiple prevention controls are 3 One occurrences every six months or 0.02 about 0.0005 vehicles/items directly applicable to the new one occurrence in 2,500 events design and provide clear design Low 2 Probability of failure is less Greater than 0 but less than direction Multiple proven prevention controls 2 One occurrence every five years or one 0.01 than 0.0001 0.1 per thousand are directly applicable to the new occurrence in 25,000 events vehicles/items design and provide clear design Remote 1 Failure is unlikely Failure is unlikely direction reliable and proven Extremely 1 One occurrence in greater than five multiple prevention controls exist years or less than one occurrence in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 with historical evidence to support 25,000 events the new design Probability 0.1 0.05 0.02 0.01 0.005 0.002 0.001 0.0005 0.0001 5E-05