IATF 16949:2016 Replaces ISO/TS 16949: What Automotive Suppliers Need to Know
IATF 16949 was published in October 2016 as the new quality management standard for the automotive supply chain. It is used together with ISO 9001:2015, not instead of it.
Key points
- IATF 16949:2016 was published on 1 October 2016 and replaces ISO/TS 16949:2009.
- It is not a stand-alone standard: it adds automotive requirements to ISO 9001:2015.
- Suppliers must complete their transition by 14 September 2018.
A supplement to ISO 9001:2015
The new standard follows the structure of ISO 9001:2015 and must be read with it. An organisation seeking automotive certification has to meet both documents, plus the customer-specific requirements of the vehicle manufacturers it supplies.
New and strengthened topics
- Product safety
- Risk analysis and contingency planning
- Requirements for products with embedded software
- Warranty management
- Supplier development and second-party audits
- Corporate responsibility, including an ethics policy
The transition
There is no extension beyond September 2018, and the transition audit is the size of a recertification audit. Suppliers should run a full gap analysis in early 2017 and include their remote support locations in the plan.