# IATF 16949 | Botable Glossary

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## Summary

IATF 16949 is a sector-specific Quality Management System (QMS) standard for the automotive industry that builds on ISO 9001:2015; it must be implemented as an extension to ISO 9001 and certification is obtained through third-party auditors.

## Audience

quality and regulatory professionals (automotive QMS practitioners)

## Prompts this page answers

- What is IATF 16949 and how does it relate to ISO 9001?
- How do I obtain certification to IATF 16949?
- What are the key differences between IATF 16949 and ISO 9001?
- What is the history of IATF 16949 (QS 9000, ISO/TS 16949)?
- What documentation or toolkits are used to implement IATF 16949?

## Purpose

Explain what IATF 16949 is, how it relates to ISO 9001, its history, certification pathway, and implications for QMS documentation in the automotive sector.

## Highlights

- IATF 16949 defines QMS standards specifically for the automotive industry and builds on ISO 9001.
- IATF 16949 must be implemented as an extension in combination with ISO 9001:2015.
- IATF 16949 replaced QS 9000 and ISO/TS 16949:2009; the current IATF standard was issued as IATF 16949:2016.
- Certification to IATF 16949 is obtained through a third-party auditor; accreditation bodies mentioned include IATF and IAOB.
- IATF 16949 includes automotive-specific requirements such as calibration/verification for all measurement systems and a focus on customer-specific requirements.

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## Topics

- IATF 16949
- ISO 9001:2015
- automotive quality management
- IATF certification
- ISO/TS 16949

## Key entities

- **International Automotive Task Force** (organization): The IATF is specified as the body associated with the IATF 16949 standard (mentioned on the page).
- **IAOB** (organization): International Automotive Oversight Bureau — listed among accreditation bodies for IATF 16949.
- **ISO 9001:2015** (other): The generic Quality Management System standard that IATF 16949 must be implemented with.
- **QS 9000** (other): An earlier automotive-specific interpretation of quality management replaced by later standards (mentioned in the history).
- **ISO/TS 16949:2009** (other): The previous international automotive standard that preceded IATF 16949:2016 (mentioned on the page).

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