3 VDA Quality Management in the Automotive Industry 1st Edition 1998 Product Audit Part 5 6 Product Audit 1st Edition 1998 Verband der Automobilindustrie e.V. (VDA) 2 ISSN 0943-9412 Copyright 1998 by Verband der Automobilindustrie e.V. (VDA) (Association of the German Automotive Industry) Quality Management Center (QMC) D-60325 Frankfurt am Main, Lindenstrae 5 Overall production: Druckerei Henrich GmbH D-60528 Frankfurt am Main, Schwanheimer Strae 110 Printed on chlorine-free bleached paper. 3 Liability exclusion The VDA volumes are guidelines available for anyone to use. It is the res- ponsibility of the person using the guidelines to ensure it s correct use in each specific case. The VDA volumes take into account state of the art technology, current at the time of issue. By using the VDA guideline, nobody is relieved of the responsibility for their own actions. Each person acts, in this respect, at their own risk. Liability by VDA, and those persons involved in issuing VDA guidelines, is hereby excluded. If during the use of VDA guidelines, errors or the possibility of misinterpre- tation are found, it is requested that these be notified to the VDA imme- diately, so that any possible faults can be corrected. Referenced standards The extracts from standards identified with their DIN number and issue date are reproduced with the permission of the DIN Deutsches Institut fr Normung e.V. (German Institute for Standardization). The version with the latest issue date is definitive for the use of the standard, which can be attained from the publishers Beuth Verlag GmbH, 10772 Berlin. Copyright The publication, including all it s parts, is protected by copyright. Any use outside of the narrow boundaries of copyright law, without the written permission of the VDA, is unauthorized and illegal. This applies in particular to copying, translation, microfilming and the saving and processing in electronic systems. 4 5 Foreword With respect to technical and economic progress, quality assurance deter- mines the future of the automotive and supplier industry. The production process consisting of many individual processes has to take into account rational and economic aspects in order to achieve an optimum in quality, time and costs. To ensure this, the VDA has issued the following guidelines for the quality standard of the automotive industry: QUALITY STANDARD OF THE GERMAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY (VDA 6) VDA 6 VDA 6 Part 1 Quality System Audit VDA 6 Part 2 Quality System Audit Services Quality Audits VDA 6 Part 3 Process Audit Basics VDA 6 Part 5 Product Audit VDA 6 Part 6 Product Audit Services The product audit shall demonstrate the quality niveau of internally/exter- nally manufactured products in a process chain. With knowledge of the quality niveau, short and long term conclusions regarding the production process and if necessary, the quality system are possible. The information gained from product audits promote the continuos process of quality improvement, to the benefit of customers and suppliers. A practical representation of the product audit was chosen, to make the content of the publication easily understandable. Guidelines are provided for the planner of product audits and product auditors. The subject Product Audit is then rounded off with actual examples from practice. 6 We thank the following involved companies and their employees for their input in the preparation of this publication: Aktiengesellschaft Khnle, Kopp Deviations possible not built-in or in different position in other variants Seq. No.DescriptionEliminated 69 ? Funktion Beleuchtung, Instrumente und Kontrollanzeigen Console upper Lighting and switch, Mirror Window winder mechanism; Window locks and catch hooks at side and rear Sun shadesSeat adjustment Side mirrorsSafety belt - front: Check belt for cleanliness and twists Light switch: Headlights, Side lights Door light switch Multifunctional- switch: Windshield wipers and washer Door locks; incl. side sliding door and rear door or tailgate Multifunctional - switch: Horn, Headlights and Indicators Safety belt rear : Check belt for clean- liness and twists Headlight washer Passenger seats Windshield washer (front and back) Inside lights Windshield wipers (front and back) Seq. No.DescriptionEliminated 70 Part 2: Mechanics and Road Test Part 2 of the form contains checks of the mechanical functions and the road test. Each shown position is to be checked and marked in the corres- ponding box - “ = O.K. or X “ when a repair or correction is necessary. Further details regarding the repair/correction are to be entered in the fields below. ? Mechanics O.K.RepairRepair O.K. Battery charge status (recharge at 12,4 V or less) Cold start/Cold start system and control indication (Diesel) Vehicle underside Brake hoses / Brake lines - Leakage, damage or chafing Steering /Suspension connection./Ball and socket joint and collar - Damage/Safety Exhaust system - Leakage, damage and safe