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28 September 2023
The contract between the IATF-recognized certification body NSF-ISR and their joint venture partner, Jiangsu AQA International Standard Certification Co. Ltd, terminated in July 2023 and NSF-ISR had decided to discontinue IATF certification services in China as of September 2023.
As a result, all clients with NSF-ISR IATF 16949 certificates in China are required to start the transfer process immediately to another IATF-recognized certification body. In response to this, the IATF has developed a transfer process including several waivers and concessions to support those organizations currently certified by NSF-ISR to transfer to another IATF-recognized Certification Body. Please see below for the process.
IATF Transfer Requirements for clients certified to IATF 16949 by NSF-ISR in China
10 August 2023
GM has updated their Customer Specific Requirements for IATF 16949. The primary changes include:
- IATF 16949:2016 Deviations (Waivers)
- New Business Hold, updated process
- Added CQI-14 (Warranty) requirements
Please find below the updated file:
General Motors Customer Specific Requirements for IATF 16949:2016 – Effective 31 August 2023
27 July 2023
The IATF has approved Stakeholder Communiqué SC-2023-002, Release of Sanctioned Interpretations (SIs) related to Rules 5th Edition.
The purpose of this Communiqué is to advise all IATF Stakeholders that the IATF has revised Rules 5th Edition Sanctioned Interpretations SI 29 and SI 32.
IATF Stakeholder Communique SC-2023-002
Rules 5th Edition Sanctioned Interpretations SI 29 and SI 32 revised and reissued July 2023
05 July 2023
Ford has updated their Customer Specific Requirements for both IATF 16949 and PPAP. The primary changes include:
IATF 16949 CSRs
- Clarification added for Safe Launch Control Plans.
- Update reference to eCAR.
- Updates for Gauge R&R Requirements.
- Clarification on Bulk Material Requirements for FMEA software.
- Administrative update to correct nomenclature of AIAG & VDA FMEA.
PPAP CSRs
- Updated clarification for capability studies with quantity of parts less than 125.
- Updates for Gauge R&R Requirements.
- Administrative updates to outdated references and links.
Please find below the updated files:
Ford Motor Company Customer Specific Requirements for IATF 16949:2016 – Effective 1 July 2023
Ford Motor Company Customer Specific Requirements for PPAP Fourth Edition – Effective 1 July 2023
25 May 2023
Register to Provide Feedback on Rules 6th Edition Draft!
The IATF has completed the draft of the Rules 6th Edition – a major revision of the current Rules 5th Edition – and is ready to engage stakeholders in providing feedback on the changes before the final draft is approved and released later this year. The Rules requirements are binding on the IATF-recognized certification bodies, but there are also certain requirements that should be understood by any organization certified to IATF 16949.
The IATF is inviting IATF 16949 certified organizations to participate in providing feedback on the Rules 6th Edition draft. Your organization’s opinion matters, and your responses help us to improve the readability and practicality of the requirements. The Rules 6th draft will only be available in English and any feedback provided must be written in English to be considered.
IATF 16949 certified organizations wishing to provide feedback must complete a registration form by clicking here no later than 6 June 2023, midnight US Eastern Time (ET). Only one registration per IATF 16949 certified company is permitted. A work email address, the organization’s name, and the organization’s IATF certificate number are required to register, and the accuracy of the information supplied will be verified by the IATF. Information that is unable to be verified will result in the registrant being excluded from participation in the survey for feedback. Once the registration window closes, an email will be sent the week of 12 June 2023 to each verified registrant with a link to access the documents needed to complete the review of Rules 6th draft.
IVECO Group Supplier Quality Scorecard
IVECO Group has published their Supplier Quality Scorecard Rules as their Quick Reference Guide for IATF 16949:2016, please see the link below.
IVECO Group Supplier Quality Scorecard Rules May 2023
27 April 2023
The IATF has approved Stakeholder Communiqué SC-2023-001, Release of Sanctioned Interpretations (SIs) related to Rules 5th Edition.
The purpose of this Communiqué is to advise all IATF Stakeholders that the IATF has issued Rules 5th Edition Sanctioned Interpretation SI 32.
IATF Stakeholder Communique SC-2023-001
Rules 5th Edition Sanctioned Interpretation SI 32 issued April 2023
16 March 2023
Geely Group has updated their Zeekr Quick Reference Guide for IATF 16949:2016, please see the link below.
16 February 2023
Geely Group has issued their Quick Reference Guides for IATF 16949:2016. Please see the links below.
22 December 2022
The IATF has approved Stakeholder Communiqué SC-2022-012 Turkey to Türkiye country name change.
22 December 2022
General Motors have updated their Customer Specific Requirements.
General Motors Customer Specific Requirements for IATF 16949 – January 2023
General Motors have also updated their Quick Reference Guides.
General Motors Quick Reference Guide – January 2023
General Motors Quick Reference Guide Screen Images – January 2023
15 December 2022
The IATF has approved Stakeholder Communiqué SC-2022-011, Release of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to Rules 5th Edition.
The purpose of this Communiqué is to advise all IATF Stakeholders that the IATF has issued Rules 5th Edition Frequently Asked Questions 9 and 10.
Rules 5th Edition Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 9-10 issued December 2022
05 December 2022
The IATF has approved the following CB Communiqué which details new IATF ADP Mandatory Training/Quiz Requirements.
CB Communique_2022-003 – AIAG_VDA Harmonized approach to FMEA
The purpose of this Communiqué is to advise all IATF-recognized certification bodies, including their auditors and free ticket candidates, about training and quiz materials for the AIAG/VDA harmonized approach to FMEA on the IATF Auditor Development Process (ADP). The training and quiz modules for the harmonized AIAG/VDA approach to FMEA will be available from 7 December 2022 in the IATF ADP. These training and quiz modules contain important information for understanding and auditing this approach to FMEA.
For all active auditors and free ticket candidates, the first initial take of the training and quiz module must be completed by 7 March 2023 with successful completion of the quiz no later than 7 June 2023, which includes up to 3 retakes after the initial quiz testing.
27 October 2022
The IATF has developed a brochure to highlight “The Value Add of Successful IATF 16949 Implementation” which has been published on this IATF Global Oversight web page.
The brochure is available through the icon link on this page and through the following link IATF16949 Value Add Brochure.
IATF has approved Stakeholder Communique SC-2022-10 describing the monthly publication of the following:
- Top 10 major nonconformities from certification body audits globally Top Ten NCs Major
- Top 10 minor nonconformities from certification body audits globally Top Ten NCs Minor
- IATF certificate distribution map showing the total number of IATF 16949 certificates for countries with greater than 500 certificates and by region globally Global Cert Distribution
A new menu tab called “Statistics” has been added to the website. The charts will be uploaded to this location on a monthly basis, available through Statistics.
14 September 2022
The purpose of this Stakeholder Communiqué is to advise all IATF Stakeholders about the introduction of a unique identification number for IATF 16949 certified organizations.
22 June 2022
IVECO Group has issued their Customer Specific Requirements for IATF 16949:2016. Please see the link below.
26 May 2022
The IATF has approved Stakeholder Communique SC-2022-008 Release of Sanctioned Interpretations (SIs) and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to IATF 16949:2016 and an SI for Rules 5th Edition
The purpose of this Communiqué is to advise all IATF Stakeholders that the IATF has issued IATF 16949 Sanctioned Interpretation SI 23 – SI 25, Rules 5th Edition Sanctioned Interpretation SI 31 and a revised IATF 16949 Frequently Asked Question FAQ 29.
- IATF Stakeholder Communique SC-2022-008 – Release of SIs and FAQs related to IATF 16949 and an SI for Rules 5thEdition
- IATF 16949:2016 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – FAQ 29 revised and reissued in May 2022
- IATF 16949:2016 Sanctioned Interpretations (SIs) #23-25 issued in May 2022, effective June 2022
- Rules 5th Edition Sanctioned Interpretations (SIs) #1-31
08 April 2022
The IATF has approved Stakeholder Communique SC-2022-007 IATF certification activities in Ukraine. The purpose of this Communiqué is to advise all IATF Stakeholders regarding global waivers and measures of the IATF (International Automotive Task Force) in response to the situation in Ukraine. Please see below the link to IATF Stakeholder Communique SC-2022-007.
07 April 2022
The IATF has approved Stakeholder Communique SC-2022-006 IATF Rules 5th Edition Frequently Asked Questions and Sanctioned Interpretations.
The purpose of this Communiqué is to advise all IATF Stakeholders that the IATF has revised and reissued Rules 5th Edition Sanctioned Interpretation SI 29, along with the issuance of SI 30 and Frequently Asked Question FAQ 8.
- IATF Stakeholder Communique SC-2022-006 – Rules 5th Edition FAQs and SIs
- Rules 5th Edition Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) #1-8
- Rules 5th Edition Sanctioned Interpretations (SIs) #1-30 – Note: SI 29 has been revised and reissued April 2022, effective 1 May 2022. SI 30 issued in April 2022, effective 1 May 2022
31 March 2022
IATF has launched the Chinese IATF website and the IATF Performance Complaint Management System (IATF CMS) within the IATF database. Below are the details for both.
Chinese IATF website
This website is designed to specifically translate the predominately English content of the English IATF website into Chinese language. The IATF Chinese website will further promote the IATF brand in China and improve the understanding of the needs of the IATF, especially for China-based OEMs, China-based Certification Bodies and their auditors and China-based Suppliers.
The Chinese IATF website is available through https://iatfglobaloversight.org.cn/
The Stakeholder Communique announcing the launch of this Chinese IATF website is available through IATF Stakeholder Communique SC-2022-005 – Launch of the IATF Website in Chinese
IATF Performance Complaint Management System (IATF CMS) within the IATF Database
The IATF CMS is a workflow tool which provides a standard approach for the submission and management of performance complaints against IATF 16949 certified organizations initiated by IATF OEMs or IATF Oversight offices and is aligned to the certificate decertification process defined in the Rules for Achieving and Maintaining IATF Recognition 5th Edition.
An IATF Performance Complaint Management System user manual is provided in the IATF database and client portal to support the implementation of this initiative.
Refer to IATF Stakeholder Communique 2022-004 for further information. (see below)
IATF Stakeholder Communique SC-2022-004 – Launch of the IATF CMS
11 March 2022
Mercedes-Benz Group AG have updated their Customer Specific Requirements. The primary changes include:
- Refer to the current version of Mercedes-Benz Special Terms (2020) and updated specific section and paragraph numbers
- Added non-discrimination to the CSR for Sustainability / Health and Safety
- Updates links and use of “Mercedes-Benz AG” name throughout
- Removed reference to use of Certus system to upload IATF 16949 certificates
- Included the Mercedes-Benz Special Terms 2020 document
Mercedes-Benz AG Customer Specific Requirements for IATF 16949 – February 2022
Mercedes-Benz Special Terms 2020
03 March 2022
The following IATF 16949 Sanctioned Interpretations and Rules 5th Sanctioned Interpretations have been updated
Italian
- IATF 16949:2016 Sanctioned Interpretations (SIs) #21-22- issued in July 2021, effective November 2021 – Note: SI# 10 has been revised and reissued in July 2021, effective August 2021 and SI#3 revised and reissued in July 2021, effective November 2021
- Rules 5th Edition Sanctioned Interpretations (SIs) #1-29 – SI 9 & 10 have been revised and reissued in February 2022.
Polish
- Rules 5th Edition Sanctioned Interpretations (SIs) #1-29 – SI 9 & 10 have been revised and reissued in February 2022.
28 February 2022
The IATF has approved Stakeholder Communique SC-2022-003 and IATF Rules 5th Edition Sanctioned Interpretations. The purpose of this Communiqué is to advise all IATF Stakeholders that the IATF has revised Rules 5th Edition Sanctioned Interpretations SI 9 (Foreword) and 10 (Conducting onsite audit activities). Please see below link to IATF Stakeholder Communique SC-2022-003 and IATF Rules 5th Edition Sanctioned Interpretations
- IATF Stakeholder Communique SC-2022-003 – Rules 5th Edition Sanctioned Interpretations
- Rules 5th Edition Sanctioned Interpretations (SIs) #1-29 – SI 9 & 10 have been revised and reissued in February 2022.
18 February 2022
The IATF has published Stakeholder Communique SC-2022-002 – Use of Authorized Versions of IATF Publications. This communique emphasizes the importance of using authorized IATF publications, including translations, and states where to find the authorized documents. Please see below link to IATF Stakeholder Communique SC-2022-002.
IATF Stakeholder Communique 2022-002 – Use of Authorized Publications_Feb2022
Volkswagen Group have also updated their Customer Specific Requirements. The primary changes include:
- Updated name for the Product Conformity Safety Representative (4.4.1.2)
- Several updated chapter numbers for Formel-Q-konkret references throughout the CSRs
- Additional layout requirements for D/TLD products (8.6.2)
- Eliminated CSRs for clauses 8.6.5 (statutory and regulatory conformity) and 8.7.1.7 (Nonconforming product disposition)
- Added requirement for software development capability assessment (9.2.2.1)
Volkswagen Group – Customer Specific Requirements – March 2022
27 January 2022
Effective 1 February 2022, the seventh Revision of the IATF Measures Coronavirus Pandemic COVID-19 document incorporates the following updates:
- Revised requirements to add time for remote audits
- New requirements added to clarify that the certification decisions shall be made prior to the original expiration date of the existing certificate
- New requirement added to clarify when to cancel certificates that were granted a global six (6) months extension
- Clarified applicability of audit days reduction associated with a Letter of Conformance after a remote initial audit
- Clarified that Stage 1 is a Readiness Review
- Added new FAQ 12
- Clarified in Annex A which topics are for the opening meeting agenda of remotely conducted audits
- Requirements previously contained within Revision 4 have been moved to a linked separate document for historical reference.
- All changes to the previously communicated Revision 6 are highlighted in red.
20 January 2022
At the IATF 2021 November virtual meeting, the IATF unanimously voted to welcome IVECO Group into the IATF as an OEM voting member. This marks a significant milestone in the history of the IATF as IVECO Group will be the first dedicated Heavy Truck and Commercial Vehicle member to join the IATF and is a clear signal of IATF’s intent to boost the scheme’s growth in different areas of the automotive sector.
Please see below links to IATF Stakeholder Communique SC-2022-001 announcing IVECO Group’s membership in the IATF.
IATF Stakeholder Communique SC-2022-001 January 2022 IVECO Group
21 December 2021
The IATF has approved the following CB Communiques to be released.
CB Communique 2021-012 IATF ADP Pre study requirements for New Auditor Candidates
The purpose of this Communiqué is to advise all IATF-recognized certification bodies, including their auditors and free ticket candidates, about changes in the ADP pre study requirements for new auditor candidates previously communicated in CB Communique #2020-003 “Auditing FMEA and Control Plan” & “Auditing MSA and SPC” on the IATF ADP (Mandatory Training/Quiz Requirements).
Effective 1 January 2022, New auditor candidates are now required to complete and pass the Auditing FMEA and Control Plan & Auditing MSA and SPC training and quiz modules in the IATF ADP before they are able to register for a New Auditor Training Event.
17 December 2021
Ford has updated their Customer Specific Requirements. The primary changes include:
FMEA updates:
- Acceptance (rather than approval) of Organization Design Responsible DMFEA
- New requirement to use Foundation FMEAs
- FMEA Information Flow and Linkage requirement clarified from Foundation FMEA through to part FMEAs and through to work instructions
- FMEA Software required to ensure linkage between affected documents
- Use of reverse FMEA Process
Please find below the updated file.
Ford Motor Company Customer Specific Requirements for IATF 16949:2016 – Effective 03 January 2022
07 October 2021
Geely Group has issued their Customer Specific Requirements for IATF 16949:2016. Please see below links for IATF Stakeholder Communique SC-2021-003 and Geely Customer Specific Requirements in Chinese and English
06 October 2021
At the request of LGAI Technological Center SA, the contract with the IATF will be terminated effective 31st December 2021. Therefore LGAI Technological Center SA will no longer be recognized by the IATF as a Certification Body for IATF 16949 certification effective 1st January 2022. In response to this, the IATF developed a transfer process including several waivers and concessions to support those organizations currently certified by LGAI to transfer to another IATF-recognized Certification Body. Please see below for the process.