IATF 16949 Certification Revision

The  First  Edition  of  IATF  16949  herein  referred  to  as  “IATF  16949”  represents  the  revised automotive quality management system standard developed by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF).

This revised standard cancels and replaces ISO/TS 16949:2009.

Certificates to ISO/TS 16949:2009 will no longer be valid after 14th September 2018.

This document provides guidance for the transition from ISO/TS 16949:2009 to IATF 16949 and has been approved by the IATF.

This document is applicable to all relevant parties (e.g. organizations certified and/or using ISO/TS 16949, certification bodies and auditors) and supersedes the previously communicated IATF transition plan posted on the IATF Global Oversight website in April 2016.

Additional clarifications to this strategy can be expected in future revisions of this document.

REVISION 1 – DATED 3 OCTOBER 2016

 

This revised Transition Strategy document incorporates Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)  that were approved by the IATF. Additionally minor grammatical errors were corrected and

— a  harmonization  of  two  misleading  timing  requirements  on  page  4  and  page  10   (concerning  the  failure  to  conduct  a  transition  audit  to  IATF  16949  in-time)  was introduced

— the misunderstanding of the last bullet point on page 4 (concerning the question at what audits a transition audit is permitted) was eliminated
 

— the certification body will be permitted to use one auditor from the transition audit team to participate in the following surveillance audits as audit team member
 

— a clarification was added to clarify that a (new) subsequent audit cycle starts from the last day of the transition audit. 

REVISION 2 – DATED 21 NOVEMBER 2016

This second revision of this Transition Strategy document incorporates changes to the transition  audit team requirements.

REVISION 3 – DATED 19 JUNE 2017

This  third  revision  of  this  Transition  Strategy  document  incorporates  changes  to  the requirement(s)  for  submitting  documentation  for  the  off-site  documentation  review.  The organization is required to submit documentation to allow the certification body to conduct an off-site documentation review.

REVISION 4 – DATED 14 OCTOBER 2017

This  fourth  revision  of  this  Transition  Strategy  document  incorporates  changes  based  on feedback received from the September IATF 16949 Stakeholder Conference:
 

— allowable timing for surveillance and recertification audits to remove the requirement for the audits to be conducted only within -1 month, -2 months and -3 months.

— clarify how to handle situations where the organization fails to conduct a transition audit on time.
 

— clarify the off-site documentation review requirements and that the audit planning shall determination sufficient readiness to proceed with a transition audit.
 

— added  new  option  E  for  situations  where  an  organization  had  their  certificate withdrawn (or the certificate expired) due to failure to implement corrective actions.

 

— added new FAQ no.
 

— add  deviations  for  the  Internal  Witness  Audit  requirements  during  the  transition period.

REVISION 5 – DATED 1 MARCH 2018

This fifth revision of this Transition Strategy document incorporates a new FAQ no. 20 that clarifies questions for those situations where a previously certified ISO/TS 16949 organization has to start over with an initial certification audit to IATF 16949.

Power by https://www.iatfglobaloversight.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IATF-16949-Transition-Strategy-and-Requirements_REV05.pdf