In December 2009, the International Automotive Task Force, or IATF, issued Communque’ #2009-019 announcing the IATF Customer Portal, which will allow users to check the validity of ISO/TS 16949 certificates.

Interested parties who need to confirm the validity of an ISO/TS 16949 certificate need to have the IATF certificate number in order to search and confirm the certificate and the name of the certificate holding organization. The portal can be accessed at the IATF Global Oversight website on www.iatfglobaloversight.org.