Vietnam: Responsibility for assessing motor vehicle quality inspection conditions

According to Circular No. 54/2014/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, the quality management agency carries out the assessment of COP by means of the following methods:

- Initial assessment: carried out before the Certificate is granted under ISO/TS 16949 “Particular requirements for quality management systems of automotive production and relevant service part organizations”, including examination and assessment of processes of manufacturing and assembling technology, product quality inspection; Regulations on storage and control of quality documents; Staff for production, assembly and quality control; facilities for inspection of finished product quality; Operation of in-process quality control during the product manufacturing and assembly stage and outgoing quality assurance during the launch of product into the market.

- Annual assessment: carried out on an annual basis in order to ensure the manufacturer’s conformance to COP requirements. Inspection of storage of inspection dossiers and conformity of finished products with quality criteria as registered in the product inspection dossier at the workshop is carried out through a method of probability. Extended scope of inspection, assessment is carried out when non-conformity is detected during the process of production, assembly and quality control.

- Unexpected assessment is carried out in case the workshop shows signs of violations against the regulations concerning the inspection of quality or there are complaints about product quality or in case of COP assessment according to Clause 5 Article 1 of this Circular.

View details at Circular No. 54/2014/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, effective from December 15, 2014.

Thuy Tram

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