IATF 16949 changes — Sanctioned Interpretations 23–25

Archive from 2022. Editions, transition dates, figures and lists reflect the original article. For current implementation, check the documents presently in force.

Download the IATF 16949:2016 Sanctioned Interpretations 23–25, issued in May 2022 and effective from June 2022, using the link below.

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IATF 16949:2016 Sanctioned Interpretations (SIs) #23-25 issued in May 2022, effective June 2022 

The update covered the following changes:

SI 23 — Clause 4.4.1.1: Conformity of products and processes

The organisation must ensure that all products and processes, including service parts and outsourced activities, conform to applicable customer, statutory and regulatory requirements, including material requirements (see clause 8.4.2.2).

Reason for the change

Although this was not a new requirement, compliance with material regulations was becoming increasingly important in the automotive sector.

SI 24 — Annex A.1: Phases of the Control Plan, notes

All other sections of Annex A.1 remained unchanged.

Note 1: The organisation should require its suppliers to meet the requirements of this annex.

Note 2: For bulk materials, control plans do not contain most manufacturing information, which is provided in the corresponding formulation or recipe details.

Note 3: For highly automated processes such as semiconductor production, machining or welding, where control methods — specifications/tolerances, sample sizes and frequency — are managed by a system such as a Manufacturing Execution System (MES), a summary is acceptable with direct references or links to the system containing detailed process control information.

Reason for the change

Recording every control for complex, highly automated processes such as semiconductor fabrication, machining or welding can make printed control plans excessively large, even though the information serves its intended purpose.

Allowing references or links to process control systems helps avoid outdated information and errors, while reflecting the processes actually used.

SI 25 — Annex A.2: Elements of the Control Plan

A control plan includes, at a minimum, the following contents:

General data

1. control plan number;
2. issue date and revision date, if any;
3. customer information (see customer requirements);
4. organizations name/site designation
5. part number(s) or common control plan designation
6. part name/description;
7. engineering change level;
8. phase covered (prototype, pre-launch, production);
9. key contact
10. part/process step number;
11. process name/operation description;
12. functional group/area responsible.

All other sections of Annex A: A2 (Product control, Process control, Methods and Reaction plan) are unchanged.

Reason for the change

Common control plans used for multiple parts can result in part-number lists too large to include in the control plan document. Using a designated common control plan simplifies the reference.

Compiled and updated by the consulting and training team

• Consultant and trainer Pham Xuan Canh and ITVC Global’s consulting team.