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Global Car Manufacturer / OEM

Precision part tracking: targeted recalls, reduced costs.

A major global Car Manufacturer sought to ensure unparalleled precision and quality control throughout its complex vehicle assembly process. By implementing serialized car part tracking with RFID, they revolutionized component traceability and significantly enhanced recall management, moving beyond costly mass recalls.

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Challenge

Pinpointing Defects in Complex Assemblies

In modern automotive manufacturing, ensuring the correct parts are built into the right vehicle is immensely complex, especially for internal components not visible from the outside. A single supplier defect, if not precisely identified, can lead to massive, costly recalls impacting entire vehicle series. The crucial challenge was to pinpoint faulty components to specific vehicles, limiting recalls to only the directly affected cars, rather than entire production runs.

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The immense advantage lies in telling only tens of customers to bring their car back, instead of recalling an entire production series because of a single defect.

Benefits

Highly Targeted Recalls

Enhanced Quality Contro

Automated Component Verification

Full Vehicle Build Traceability

Outcome

The implementation of serialized car part tracking RFID empowered the Car Manufacturer to conduct highly precise and cost-effective recalls globally. This significantly reduced the financial burden and reputational impact of supplier defects by limiting recalls to only affected vehicles, while ensuring consistent product quality across all units.

Solution

Global RFID-Enabled Production Gates

The Car Manufacturer implemented a robust serialized car part tracking RFID solution across its global production network.

  • RFID Tagging at Source: Between 35-60 RFID tags are integrated into key car parts (such as taillights, airbags, and various other materials) and are delivered directly from suppliers already tagged.
  • Trackside Production Gates: Approximately 370 to 400 RFID gates are installed on production lines across the Car Manufacturer’s global plants on three continents. These gates precisely detect and verify specific parts as they are built into each car.
  • As-Built Data Capture: The system meticulously tracks which serialized parts are installed into which vehicle, creating a comprehensive digital record of the “as-built” configuration.

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