
282 Quality Assurance
the requirements for completing the PPAP are the same for all levels. This
is very important because some suppliers assume different interpreta-
tions on what the levels are about. There are ve levels of submission.
They are
Level 1: PSW only submitted to the customer. Supplier self-certies
PPAP documentation and supplier keeps on le for customer
review as requested. (Very important note: Even though the sup-
plier is self-certied, the requirements for Level 1 are exactly the
same as Level 5. In other words, the only difference between Level
1 and Level 5 is the fact that with Level 1 there is generally no site
visit.) ...