4.1.2 Records Retention
Production part approvals, tooling records,
APQP records, purchase orders and amendments shall be maintained for the length of time that the part (or family of parts) is active (see definitions in Cl. 3.2) for production and service requirements plus one calendar year unless otherwise specified by the customer.
NOTE: All customer purchase orders/amendments are included in this requirement. Organization purchase orders/amendments for customer-owned tooling are included in this requirement.
Quality performance records (e.g. control charts, inspection and test results) shall be retained for one calendar year after the year in which they were created.
Records of internal quality system audits and management review shall be retained for three years.
Retention periods longer than those specified above may be specified by an organization in their procedures. The organization shall eventually dispose of records.
These requirements do not supersede any regulatory requirements. All specified retention periods shall be considered “minimums”.
NOTE: The customer or procuring division may specify alternative record retention periods applicable to designated holders of GM Business Records.