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Free-issue items

Also known as ‘owner furnished (supplied) equipment (OFE)’, may be loans, transfers of components/products of the ordering party/end customer/operator (user). Ownership remains with the contributor, unless a further/supplementary/deviating agreement has been made.

Reference Volume (and volume-specific, additional or differing definitions to the standard):
VDA Volume Standardized Process for Handling Customer Complaints, 2nd edition (revised), December 2020