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Process · Part fitment to warranty decision

Part fitment to warranty decision

Review vehicle compatibility and decide a reported part failure using its own evidence.

Step by step

  1. Prepare fitment evidence Industry Specialist

    Industry Specialist selects the part and records the vehicle make, model and model year in vehicle fitments. Fitment status stays Review while compatibility is being checked. Industry Specialist checks the required vehicle description before handing the evidence to review.

    • Compatibility evidence prepared
    • Updates Vehicle fitments, Products
  2. Review compatibility Industry Reviewer

    Industry Reviewer approves suitable evidence through the agreed controlled action before fitment status changes from Review to Verified. Withdrawn evidence remains distinguishable from Verified evidence. Keep the independent decision with the evidence the reviewer checked.

    • Reviewed fitment decision
    • Updates Vehicle fitments, People
    ApprovalA person approves before the work moves on.
  3. Capture the claim Industry Specialist

    Industry Specialist submits a warranty claim with the part, vehicle VIN, failure date and requested amount. Check the selected part against the reported failure before handing the claim to review.

    • VIN-based claim submitted
    • Updates Warranty claims, Products
  4. Inspect and decide Industry Reviewer

    Industry Reviewer examines the evidence at Inspection and approves or rejects the claim through the agreed decision. The success path is Submitted to Inspection to Approved. Rejected is a separate result, with its explanation retained by the agreed action.

    • Claim approved or rejected
    • Updates Warranty claims
    ApprovalA person approves before the work moves on.
  5. Confirm the payout outcome Industry Specialist

    Industry Specialist records the permitted Paid outcome only after the agreed confirmation requirements are met. Set up payout confirmation as a connection and agree who checks the returned result before recording payment.

    • Confirmed permitted payout state
    • Updates Warranty claims

Where it usually breaks

And how to keep it from happening.

  • A part description is used to assume compatibility with a different model year.
  • The claim reaches review before the specialist gathers the sale evidence required by the warranty policy.
  • The specialist records an outcome before the independent reviewer has checked the case.
  • Approved is treated as proof that a payout cleared.
Industry Specialist
, Industry Reviewer.

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