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Automotive FMEAs
Many companies in the automotive industry perform FMEAs based on SAE, AIAG, or Ford FMEA standards. For example, DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors Corporation jointly developed SAE J1739, Potential FMEA Manual. It defines the FMEA procedures that major automobile companies and their suppliers use.
Because the standards used by the automotive industry are all very similar, for the sake of simplicity, this document refers generically to the SAE, AIAG, and Ford FMEA standards as automotive FMEAs. The following table contains descriptions of standards for automotive FMEAs. For information about ordering these standards, see Ordering Reliability Standards.
Standard
Description
SAE J1739, Potential FMEA Manual
Describes how to perform FMEAs for design (design FMEAs), for manufacturing and assembly processes (process FMEAs), and effects analysis for machinery (machinery FMEAs).
AIAG FMEA-3, Potential Failure Effects and Modes Analysis
Introduces the FMEA and gives general guidance in the application of techniques for both design and process FMEAs.
Ford, Potential FMEA Instruction Manual
Describes how to use FMEAs to identify and prevent potential problems during conceptualizing and design of a procedure or process. This standard is provided as part of Ford FMEA courses.
Automotive FMEAs are generally either design FMEAs or process FMEAs. In the FMEA module, design FMEAs are called functional FMEAs. While the methods for performing these two FMEA types are similar, the emphasis is different. For more information, see FMEA Types.