IATF Guidance on the application of

Customer Specific Requirements (CSR) and Supplier Codes

Publication Date: January 2016
Revision: 1st issue

The purpose of this OEM Communiqu is to advise all IATF Certification Bodies of guidance on the applicability of Customer Specific
Requirements (CSR) and suppliers codes for suppliers to the FORD Motor Company (including its subsidiaries, affiliated brands and
joint ventures).

Ford (CAF)
ChangAn
Thailand
Alliance
(Mazda)
Lincoln

Thailand)

Otosan
FORD Motor Company

(Rayong,

(Nanjing,

Sollers
(Russia)

(Turkey)
CFMA
FORD

(China)
China)
Auto
(incl. subsidiaries, affiliated
brands and joint ventures)

Ford Ford Ford GSDB codes Mazda site Ford Ford Ford
Numbering Scheme / Structure of (for Ford branded
GSDB GSDB code GSDB GSDB GSDB
Supplier Codes (if applicable) products) but not
numbering
codes codes mandated by Mazda codes codes codes

Can more than 1 supplier code exist for YES if Ford GSDB YES
code is used NO
the same supplier (e.g. based on YES YES YES YES (for GSDB
commodity, currency, etc.)? codes)

YES if Ford GSDB NO YES

Is a supplier code required to be code is used (Mazda does
YES YES YES YES (for GSDB
entered in the IATF Database? * not require
NO for Mazda code codes)
TS 16949)
 IATF Guidance on the application of
Customer Specific Requirements (CSR) and Supplier Codes

The site The site The site The site

The site
code that code that code that code that
Which supplier code should be entered The site code that code that
has an has an has an has an
has an assigned has the
into the IATF Database if more than 1 assigned assigned --- assigned assigned
Ford personnel in Ford / CAF
supplier code exists for the same site? Ford Ford Ford Ford
SIM person
personnel personnel personnel personnel
assigned
in SIM in SIM in SIM in SIM

YES
Is the IATF OEM scorecard used for YES if Ford GSDB NO (only for
suppliers to these organizations? If not, YES YES code is used YES YES Ford
(Mazda
what is used? scorecard) production
NO for Mazda code
parts)
NO YES
YES if Ford GSDB
Are the suppliers required to meet the (only for
YES YES code is used (Mazda does YES YES Ford
FORD OEM CSRs? not require production
NO for Mazda code
TS 16949) parts)
ChangAn
Mazda
(non Ford)
does not
Mazda does not does not
require TS
If not, are there own CSRs that have to require ISO/TS have CSRs
--- --- 16949 so --- ---
be met? 16949 so CSRs are and may
CSRs are
not specified not require
not
ISO/TS
specified
16949

NOTE: Ford site codes and customer specifics are generally not used for the local brand vehicles of the JV (non Ford brand vehicles produced at
the local half of the JV)