IATF 16949 Cable Assembly: From Raw Material Traceability to Four-Step Quality Inspection
In late 2024, a European Tier 1 supplier received a warranty return from a commercial vehicle test bench. The symptom: intermittent CAN dropout after twelve months in service. We sectioned the harness on our bench. The crimp showed copper strand corrosion, a 2 mm insulation nick near the terminal, and a pull-force that likely fell […]