Tap each statement, then choose whether it is the effect, the failure mode or the cause.

Add prevention control

Add detection control

Detection never lowers Occurrence. Catching a bad part does not stop you making the next one.
Severity belongs to the effect. It normally only comes down with a design change.
A high RPN and a high priority are not the same thing.

In each pair, the line with the lower RPN needs attention first.

Check one line of your own FMEA. Nothing you type is saved or sent.

Cause (why it happens) Failure mode (what is wrong with the part at this step) Effect (what the customer or vehicle user feels)

There is a prevention control for this cause There is a detection control at this station