Field help (NCSSEVER)

Use this field to indicate the urgency of corrective or preventive action on this non-conformance. This field is mandatory.

The following four severity levels are associated with the urgency of corrective or preventive action on a non-conformance incident:

Critical
The non-conformance must be corrected or prevented for the product to be approved as 'fit for purpose'. Corrections for the reported incident are therefore considered critical for the quality of the product or the success of the design.
For example, if a vehicle's airbag failed to deploy in an accident, elements of the design specification have failed. You would therefore raise a non-conformance incident with the severity level 'Critical'.

Major
Correcting or preventing the non-conformance is considered high-priority and should be considered.

Moderate
Correcting or preventing the non-conformance is regarded as advisable.

Minor (cosmetic)
Correcting or preventing the non-conformance is regarded as low-priority, for when time permits.

The list of severity levels is defined in Local menu 2030.