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Warranty Obligations | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract] |
Warranty Obligations | 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. Certain prior period amounts in the following table previously included in amounts accrued for current period sales have been reclassified to adjustments of prior period estimates. Changes in warranty liabilities —
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | 66 |  |  | $ | 72 |
Amounts accrued for current period sales | 19 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 20 |
Adjustments of prior estimates | 18 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 4 |
Settlements of warranty claims | (41 | ) |  | (34 | ) |  | (31 | )
Currency impact | (3 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | 1 |
Balance, end of period | $ | 47 |  |  | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | 66 |
In 2007, we were notified of an alleged quality issue at a foreign subsidiary of Dana that produced engine coolers for a unit of Sogefi SpA (Sogefi) that were used in modules supplied to Volkswagen. In December 2014, we reached settlement agreements with Sogefi and their insurance carriers resulting in a charge to warranty expense that was not material.

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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 + Details
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