ISO/TS 16949

ISO/TS (Technical Specification) 16949 is a quality management system standard specific to the Automotive industry, which includes all the requirements of the ISO 9001 quality management system standard verbatim. In addition, the standard combines the AVSQ (Italian), EAQF (French) and VDA 6.1 (German) automotive requirements.

ISO/TS 16949, coupled with customer-specific requirements, defines the quality system requirements for use in the automotive supply chain.

Originally published in 1999 by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), ISO/TS 16949 was developed jointly by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF). The IATF consists of an international group of automotive manufacturers and national automotive associations including but not limited to DaimlerChrysler AG, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, BMW and Volkswagen.

In April 2002, a new revised standard ISO/TS 16949:2002 was introduced. The new ISO/TS 16949:2002 standard replaced ISO/TS 16949:1999, VDA 6.1, AVSQ & EAQF certification.

In addition, QS-9000:1998 was phased out as of December 15, 2006, and was replaced by the ISO/TS 16949:2002 standard.

Benefits of ISO/TS 16949
Benefits of becoming ISO/TS 16949 certified include:

• Improved process quality

• Reassignment of supplier resources to quality improvement

• Common quality system approach in the supplier development for consistency

• Additional confidence in global sourcing

• Reduction in second-party audits

• Common language to improve understanding of quality requirements

• Reduction of variation and increased efficiency

• Reduction in multiple third-party registrations

Supplier Requirements:
Currently, Ford, GM, DaimlerChrysler, BMW, Fiat, PSA Peugeot-Citroen, Renault SA, Volkswagen AG and others all accept ISO /TS 16949. By becoming ISO/TS 16949 certified, suppliers can gain a competitive advantage, and benefit from the improved processes and continuous improvement that is the foundation of ISO 9001 certified Quality Management System.

Why Choose TÜV?

TÜV Management Service is accredited by the German Member of the International Automotive Task Force (VDA-QMC) and is currently performing ISO/TS 16949 audits. TÜV has certified many ISO/TS 16949 clients, including DaimlerChrysler AG for their Powertrain Business Unit, encompassing their Engines, Foundry Products and Harnesses plants located in Mannheim Germany.

For more information, contact us.

top