ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc.On the public register
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- On the public register for IATF 16949.
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Framework Quality & Manufacturing
IATF 16949
IATF 16949 is the automotive quality management system standard. It is used together with ISO 9001:2015 (which it supplements rather than reproduces) and adds automotive requirements on product safety, embedded software, warranty management, supplier development, control plans, error-proofing, total productive maintenance, contingency planning, and customer-specific requirements.
Certification is controlled by the International Automotive Task Force through its Rules for achieving and maintaining IATF recognition; the 6th edition of the Rules took effect January 1, 2025.
In writing, an organization needs a documented QMS covering ISO 9001 and the IATF additions, a quality manual (explicitly required), documented processes with performance indicators, control plans and PFMEAs for every product, a product safety process, contingency plans, an internal audit program covering system, manufacturing process, and product audits, supplier monitoring records, and evidence of meeting each customer's specific requirements.
Only certificates issued by IATF-recognized certification bodies and bearing the IATF logo and number are accepted by the OEMs.
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Who has to comply
Suppliers of production parts, service parts, and materials to automotive OEMs that mandate it (most global OEMs and many tier 1s flow it down). Certification is site-based and limited to sites where automotive production or service parts are made; remote support functions are covered under the manufacturing site's certificate.
What the assessor asks to see
Quality manual, scope, and process map with owners and indicators; customer-specific requirements matrix and evidence of compliance; product safety process and responsibilities; contingency plans tested at least annually; control plans, PFMEAs, and process flow for each product family; PPAP or customer approval records; measurement system analysis and calibration; internal audit program covering QMS, manufacturing process, and product audits; supplier monitoring, second-party audits, and supplier development; total productive maintenance records; error-proofing verification; warranty and customer complaint analysis; customer scorecards and performance data; management review with the required inputs; corrective action records with problem-solving method; embedded software assessment where applicable; layered process audit records where required by customers.
Where the requirement sits: ISO 9001 7.5 inherited; IATF 4.4.1.2 product safety; 6.1.2.3 contingency plans; 7.2.3/7.2.4 auditor competence; 8.5.6.1 change control - all 'documented process'
IATF Rules 6th edition
The Rules for achieving and maintaining IATF recognition, 6th edition, became effective January 1, 2025 and govern how certification bodies audit, how audit days are calculated, remote auditing, nonconformity management, and certificate decisions.
Around 50 certification bodies are under contract with the IATF worldwide (check the IATF Global Oversight list for the current count). A certificate from any other body is not IATF 16949 certification in the eyes of the OEMs.
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Assessors
Who assesses IATF 16949
IATF-recognized certification bodies under contract with an IATF Global Oversight Office, using IATF-qualified auditors. Accredited by IATF Global Oversight Offices (IAOB in the US, VDA QMC in Germany, ANFIA in Italy, SMMT in the UK, IATF France) recognize and witness certification bodies; there is no national accreditation body route.
Public register of assessors: https://www.iatfglobaloversight.org/certification-bodies/under-contract/
AFNOR CertificationOn the public register
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Amtivo (USA) Inc.On the public register
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- On the public register for IATF 16949.
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British Standards Institution (BSI)On the public register
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- On the public register for IATF 16949.
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Bureau Veritas Certification HoldingOn the public register
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- On the public register for IATF 16949.
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Consultants
Who helps with IATF 16949
A large automotive quality consultant ecosystem exists, including trainers licensed by the IATF oversight offices for core tools (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC). Consultants run gap analyses, build process maps and turtle diagrams, write control plans and FMEAs, set up layered process audits, prepare for certification, and coach through the corrective action process after audits.
First certifications commonly take six to twelve months.
Firms that name this framework in their own material. Listings we have not verified yet come from public filings and partner lists. Each firm can confirm its own.
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Software
Tools for IATF 16949
Tools that name this framework in their own material.
Related reading
- IATF 16949:2016 - sanctioned interpretations and FAQsThe scheme owner's own binding interpretations and FAQs, which override any second-hand reading of a clause during an audit.International Automotive Task Force
- IATF 16949:2016 automotive quality management standardExplains how the core tools - APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC - hang off the standard and why customers ask for them.Automotive Industry Action Group
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