This fourth revision of this Transition Strategy document incorporates changes based on feedback received from the September IATF16949 Stakeholder Conference:
— allowable timing for surveillance and recertification audits to remove the requirement for the audits to be conducted only within -1 month, -2 months and -3 months (see page 6)
— clarify how to handle situations where the organization fails to conduct a transition audit on time (see page 6 and 7);
— clarify the off-site documentation review requirements and that the audit planning shall determination sufficient readiness to proceed with a transition audit (page 8)
— added new option E for situations where an organization had their certificate withdrawn (or the certificate expired) due to failure to implement corrective actions (see page 13);
— added new FAQ no. 19 (see page 18);
— add deviations for the Internal Witness Audit requirements during the transition period (see page 19).