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IATF 16949 First Quarter 2019 Nonconformance Review
IATF 16949:2015 – Most Frequent Nonconformance’s:
9.3 Internal Auditing (22 NCs)
IATF 16949 Internal Auditor Training
An internal audit helps identify gaps in performance or the defined processes. The effectiveness of the internal audit depends on the expertise, knowledge, and attention to detail of the person appointed to conduct the audit.
Total Productive Maintenance - Major Non Conformance Findings
As of October 2017, the top major findings were with Total Productive Maintance in the IATF 16949 certification audits.
IAOB released the top 10 major and minor IATF 16949 findings as of August 2017. Total Productive Maintenance ranked number two as a major finding, and number one as a minor finding.
Example 1 of Major and Minor NCR - Missing PFMEA
Top 10 Majors and Minors – IATF 16949:2016
Courtesy – IAOB (International Automotive Oversight Bureau)
Through August 2017, IAOB has released to IATF registrars a complete list of the top 10 IATF 16949 major and minor findings by third-party auditors:
Example 2 of Major and Minor NCR - Calibration Problem
IATF 16949 Common Findings - by the IAOB
IATF 16949:2016's top 10 major and minor nonconformance's have been released by IAOB as auditing of the revised standard is underway by third-party auditors. What's interesting - 3 of the 10 NCs have been written in both categories.
Shared Common Findings
Example 3 of Major and Minor NCR - Past Due Preventative Maintenance
Risk Analysis - Section 6.1.2.1 (new IATF 16949 standard)
Here is some useful information about Risk Analysis in the new IATF 16949 standard. Click Play to listen to Brandon Kerkstra explain.
Example 4 of Major and Minor NCR - Leaking Storage Tank
In auditing the chemical storage area, the auditor observed oil leaking from a tank to a grate which appeared to be flowing to a sewer outlet and perhaps to the municipal sewer system.
IATF 16949 Required Documentation
Included with this note is a table (see page 2 / 3) that lists the documentation that is required for the implementation of a conforming system under the IATF 16949 Standard.
In the IATF Standard there needs to be evidence that documentation requirements have been met. The table is divided into three sections.
New Tool for IATF 16949 Audits
January 2021
The IATF has mandated that all certification bodies begin using a new tool for IATF audit reporting and nonconformance management, called the Common Audit Report Application or CARA. This tool will standardize reporting across the industry. This means your report will look different, but more importantly, the process for answering nonconformances will change.
Comparing the Context of the Organization in IATF 16949
Comparing the new IATF 16949 and the ISO 9001:2015 Standard with the old ISO/TS 16949:2009 Standard
CARA NC Management Tool Instructions for Clients
IATF CARA NC Management Tool: (https://nc-cara.iatfglobaloversight.org)
Click here to download the instructions about using this tool. 
Context of the Organization in IATF 16949 - Determining the Scope
DETERMINING THE SCOPE: Comparing the IATF 16949 and the ISO 9001:2015 Standard
Year 2020 IATF 16949 NC’s Written by ASR Auditors
Standardized (8.5.1.2) work instructions and visual standards (48) together with contingency (6.1.2.3) planning (37) were the top two nonconformances written by ASR’s IATF 16949 auditors during 2020. These numbers reflect on-site audits conducted before COVID-19 forced a large number of automotive suppliers to curtail operations.
ASR's 2nd Party Auditing Service
Did you know that ASR provides second-party auditing services?
Audit services include internal auditing, gap analysis, pre-assessments, IATF 16949supplier audits, and the CQI customer specific audit series including 8, 9, 11, and 12. Click here for a complete list of the special process assessments.
IAOB OEM Red Supplier Program
The IAOB initiated the Red Supplier Program in 2019. This program disseminates OEM performance data to each Certification Body on a monthly basis for ASR to review against Customer Specific Requirements.
Currently only GM, Ford and PSA are participating but FCA will soon become part of the program as well, with other OEMs likely to follow. If ASR’s review of the performance complaint results in a suspension and subsequent special audit the IAOB has indicated, they plan to witness as many of these special audits as possible.
ASR covers the IAOB cost for all normal witness audits; however, the potential volume of these special audits in addition to our normal witness audits requires ASR to pass the cost of these witness audits resulting from a customer performance issue through to the client.
IATF 16949 2016 Revision Update
Click here to read and download the bulletin.The ISO has also sent a press release about this with more information.
Their press release titled, "A New Evolution for Quality Management in the Automotive Industry" can be read or downloaded - by clicking this link. 
What’s Inside AIAG / VDA’s FMEA First Edition?
Management Solutions Group
February 2020
As automotive suppliers begin implementing the many features of the new AIAG/VDA FMEA Handbook, ASR invited Brandon Kerkstra to highlight in a three-part summary the key FMEA changes found in this First Edition. Mr. Kerkstra is founder of Management Solutions Group, a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based management systems solutions firm.
IATF 16949 Rule Changes
- The Pre-Assessment auditors are not able to perform the registration audits
- Pre-Assessment on-site time is limited to 80% of Stage 2 on-site time
- Corporate quoting methodologies are permitted for manufacturing or value added organizations. Corporate refers to the quoting scheme only. Each value added site must have a separate audit report and a separate certificate
Heads Up – New FMEA Roll Out
AIAG and VDA have released their new joint FMEA Handbook to automotive suppliers. ASR’s automotive clients recently received an e/mail from our corporate office announcing the FMEA release.
The handbook is available for immediate use by Fiat Chrysler. Ford suppliers will be required to us the new FMEA format on a per program basis potentially starting with the 2022 programs.
Honda North America is accepting the AIAG & VDA FMEA format at any time, but on or about February 1, 2022 suppliers will be required to apply PFMEA for new production processes, lines, and parts. By January 2027, supplies are required to use the new format for all PFMEA documents.
General Motors plans to implement the new FMEA methodology with programs that start in 2023. GM is in the investigative stage of determining when they will start accepting FMEAs developed with the new FMEA Handbook. Auto suppliers can expect to see the transition roll out through GM’s customer specific requirements.
If you have questions regarding the new AIAG and VDA FMEA Handbook, reach out to ASR.
ASR Has Been Selected...
There are only a handful of other invitees to this special meeting. We are grateful to have been selected and honored to be respected by the members of this committee.
Challenges Face AIAG/VDA FMEA Users
Management Solutions Group
March 2020
As automotive suppliers begin implementing the many features of the new AIAG/VDA FMEA Handbook, ASR invited Brandon Kerkstra to highlight in a three-part summary key FMEA changes found in this First Edition. Mr. Kerkstra is the founder of Management Solutions Group, a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based quality management system consulting firm.
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