CAR
Quality
CAR (Corrective Action Request)
Corrective Action Request
Formal request requiring investigation of a nonconformity and implementation of sustainable corrective action.
Examples
- 01After 40 cracked housings arrive from a die caster, the plant issues a CAR requiring containment within 24 hours and a root cause within 10 days.
- 02The monthly supplier review lists all open CARs, their age and whether the proposed actions address the real cause.
- 03When the supplier answers a CAR with 'operator retrained' only, the CAR is rejected and a technical root-cause analysis is requested.