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Warranty Obligations | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Warranty Obligations | Note 13. Warranty Obligations We record a liability for estimated warranty obligations at the dates our products are sold. We record the liability based on our estimate of costs to settle future claims. Adjustments are made as new information becomes available. Changes in warranty liabilities —
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | March 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | 72 |  |  | $ | 85 |
Amounts accrued for current period sales |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 10 |
Adjustments of prior accrual estimates |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |
Settlements of warranty claims |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | (13 | )
Currency impact |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2 |
Balance, end of period |  | $ | 77 |  |  | $ | 85 |
We have been notified of an alleged quality issue at a foreign subsidiary of Dana that produces engine coolers for a unit of Sogefi SpA that were used in modules supplied to Volkswagen. Based on the information currently available to us, we do not believe that this matter will result in a material liability to Dana.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for standard and extended product warranties and other product guarantee contracts, including a tabular reconciliation of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability for the reporting period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name FASB Interpretation (FIN) -Number 45 -Paragraph 14 -Subparagraph a, b -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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