NEWS 2018
05-Dec-2018
Hyundai Kia Motor Company provides additional information for their suppliers. More Information can be found under OEM-specific info > Hyundai and KIA.
04-Dec-2018
FCA updated harmonized IMDS Supplier information for FCA US LLC and Fiat / Iveco. You can find more information in the section "OEM Specific Information".
19-Nov-2018
IMDS Release 12.0 is planned to go online on May, 9th 2019. Please get informed about enhancements in the Release Notes 12.0.
06-Nov-2018
The following Application code changes will be implemented in IMDS 5th Dec 2018:
Changes concerning the Application codes in IMDS
06-Nov-2018
Toyota updated their IMDS Supplier information. You can find more information in the section "OEM Specific Information".
02-Nov-2018
Suzuki updated their IMDS Supplier information. You can find more information in the section "OEM Specific Information".
16-Oct-2018
Hyundai Kia Motor Company provides additional information for their suppliers. More Information can be found under OEM-specific info > Hyundai and KIA.
28-Sep-2018
The 50th IMDS Newsletter is now available. It contains first information on the enhancements with IMDS Release 12.0.
20-Sep-2018
Suzuki updated their IMDS Supplier information. You can find more information in the section "OEM Specific Information".
14-Sep-2018
Hyundai Kia Motor Company provides additional information for their suppliers. More Information can be found under OEM-specific info > Hyundai and KIA.
12-Sep-2018
Yamaha provides additional information for their suppliers. More Information can be found under OEM-specific info > Yamaha.
27-Aug-2018
Mazda updated their IMDS Supplier information. You can find more information in the section "OEM Specific Information".
22-Aug-2018
Isuzu updated their IMDS Supplier information. You can find more information in the section "OEM Specific Information".
25-Jul-2018
AIAG "IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference" September 26 - 27, 2018 in Novi/Michigan
Download the following document for more information:
13-Jul-2018
The following file contains a list of substances which were added to the Candidate List of SVHCs and will be marked SVHC in IMDS on 27th July 2018.
REACH Candidate List Update (SVHC) July 2018 - PDF-File, 36 KB
03-Jul-2018
The Automotive Industry Guideline on REACH, AIG 4.0 was published on the ACEA webpage.
You can find the official news article and the document here.
02-Jul-2018
Toyota updated their IMDS Supplier information. You can find more information in the section "OEM Specific Information".
21-Jun-2018
Mazda updated their IMDS Supplier information. You can find more information in the section "OEM Specific Information".
22-Jun-2018
FCA US LLC - Part Number / Supplier Code Validation
Beginning June 29, if FCA US is the selected recipient, the supplier code and/or part number entry will be checked against uploaded files. If the supplier code and/or part number is not found, an error message will generate. The intent of this change is to reduce IMDS rejections for supplier code and part number entry errors.
13-Jun-2018
Suzuki updated their IMDS Supplier information. You can find more information in the section "OEM Specific Information".
17-May-2018
Honda North America added more information for their suppliers.
16-May-2018
General Motors updated their supplier information.
14-May-2018
The 49th IMDS Newsletter is now available.
02-May-2018
The 48th IMDS Newsletter is now available.
02-May-2018
In the Help category OEM Specific Information you will find Ford Motor Company's RSMS Rollout Package 2018.
16-Apr-2018
We are glad to announce that Faraday & Future Inc. has joined the IMDS. (Faraday & Future Inc., Company ID 172003). More information under OEM-specific info.
06-Apr-2018
IMDS Release 11.1 will be rolled out on 3rd May 2018. Detailed information can be found under Release Notes.
03-Apr-2018
There is a supplier code change in the process regarding reporting MDSs to Volvo Cars.
Currently when sending MDSs to Volvo Cars, you are asked to enter the parent, and optionally, the site code (the manufacturing site).
After 3rd of May 2018, you will be required to only enter the site code into the supplier code entry field. If a datasheet is valid for several manufacturing sites, you will need to send an individual copy of the MDS to Volvo Cars for each manufacturing site.
If you have questions about your site code, please contact your responsible purchaser at Volvo Cars. The announcement can also be found under OEM-specific info > Volvo Car Corporation.
23-Mar-2018
Postponement of the amendment of the Terms of Use
Due to the current developments in the global trade as well as on request of individual customers we are currently performing renewed review of our export clause. We have therefore decided to postpone the announced amendment of the Terms of Use and will provide timely notice of any changes.
21-Mar-2018
Astra and FPT Industrial changed their company name and ID. More Information can be found under SplitOff FIAT AUTO to IVECO Light.
12-Mar-2018
Hyundai Kia Motor Company provides additional information for their suppliers. More Information can be found under OEM-specific info > Hyundai and KIA.
12-Mar-2018
Yamaha provides additional information for their suppliers. More Information can be found under OEM-specific info > Yamaha.
12-Mar-2018
Currently, there are ten substances in IMDS which are part of two different heavy metal substance groups relevant for Applications:
| CAS No. | Substance | Substance Group 1 | Substance Group 2 |
| 7758-97-6 | Lead chromate | Lead or its compounds | Chromium(VI)-salts |
|
18454-12-1 |
Dilead-chromate- oxide |
Lead or its compounds | Chromium(VI)-salts |
| 11113-70-5 | Silicic acid, chromium lead salt |
Lead or its compounds | Chromium(VI)-salts |
|
12656-85-8 |
Lead chromate molybdate sulfate red |
Lead or its compounds | Chromium(VI)-salts |
| 1344-37-2 | Lead sulfochromate yellow |
Lead or its compounds | Chromium(VI)-salts |
| 1344-38-3 | Basic Lead Chromate Orange | Lead or its compounds | Chromium(VI)-salts |
|
11119-70-3 |
Chromium lead oxide | Lead or its compounds | Chromium(VI)-salts |
| 51899-02-6 |
Lead chromate sulfate |
Lead or its compounds | Chromium(VI)-salts |
| 14312-00-6 | Cadmium Chromate | Cadmium or its compounds | Chromium(VI)-salts |
| 1345-09-1 | Cadmium-mercury-sulfide | Cadmium or its compounds | Mercury or its compounds |
At the moment, the sum of both groups’ Application Codes are listed in the pull-down menu for these substances, which might lead to an incorrect choice.
On 26th March, this will be changed so that only intersecting Application Codes (available for both heavy metal substance groups) can be selected.
These are in all cases only the following two:
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Other application (potentially prohibited)
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Concentration within acceptable GADSL limits
Components that use an invalid Application Code for one of the substances will show a Warning in the MDS Check after 26th March 2018 and should be updated.
05-Mar-2018
Tata Motors provides additional information for their suppliers. More Information can be found under OEM-specific info > Tata Motors.
02-Mar-2018
On 3rd April 2018, the IMDS Terms of Use will be amended as follows. (Postponed)
Section 21 is added to the IMDS Terms of Use:
(21) Export/Import Regulations
In addition to clause (20) “Governing Law and Jurisdiction” the USER acknowledges that this Agreement is expressly made subject to any United States government and other applicable laws, regulations, orders or other restrictions regarding export from the United States or another country, and import into any country, of computer hardware, software, technical data or other items, or derivatives of such hardware, software, technical data or other items. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither Party will directly or indirectly export (or re-export) any computer hardware, software, technical data or any other item, or any derivative of the same, or permit the shipment of the same:
(a) into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, North Korea, Iran, North Sudan, Syria, the Crimea region of Ukraine, or any other country to which the United States has embargoed goods;
(b) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department’s List of Specially Designated Nationals, List of Specially Designated Terrorists or List of Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers, or the U.S. Commerce Department’s Denied Parties List; or
(c) to any person, country or destination for which the United States government or a United States governmental agency requires an export license or other authorization for export, without first having obtained any such license or other authorization required.
The USER shall provide to DXC not less than ten (10) days prior written notice in the event that any of the USER Data, USER Software or USER Vendor Software that will be used or accessed by DXC in providing the services is controlled for export under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) or other applicable laws. Unless otherwise expressly agreed, the USER shall be the importer of record of any items for which import is required for delivery of any portion of the services outside the United States. Each Party will reasonably cooperate with the other and will provide to the other promptly upon request any end-user certificates, affidavits regarding re-export or other certificates or documents as are reasonably requested to obtain authorizations, consents, licenses and/or permits required for any payment or any export or import of products or services under this Agreement. The provisions of this Clause 21 will survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason.
Clause (20) remains unaffected.
Current Section (21) changes its number to (22).
New IMDS Terms of Use (changes marked in yellow). (Postponed)
09-Feb-2018
On 23rd February 2018, the latest GADSL update will be implemented in IMDS incorporating the following changes to the IMDS basic substance list:
GADSL Update February 2018 - PDF-File, 33 KB
02-Feb-2018
The following file contains a list of substances which were added to the Candidate List of SVHCs and will be marked SVHC in IMDS on 16th February 2018.
REACH Candidate List Update (SVHC) February 2018 - PDF-File, 24.2 KB
31-Jan-2018
Fiat Auto (Org. Unit ID 1316, 112624, 109958, 109959) updated their IMDS rejection reasons.
This and more information can be found in the section "OEM-specific Information" > Fiat and Iveco.
16-Jan-2018
From yesterday, 15th January 2014 to 12th February 2018 a questionnaire will be available for you in IMDS. The IMDS Steering Committee kindly asks you to participate in filling in the questionnaire. Thank you in advance for your participation.
Please note: if you chose to fill in the questionnaire later, it will come up once every day until you decide to fill it in or to omit it.
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