Review your report
- 8D readiness review
Upload your 8D (or a CAPA written in 8D structure) and get a skeptical Accept / Conditional / Reject advisory, with the gaps named and a draft reply to the supplier. Advisory only.
- Sample review
See what a full review looks like before you upload anything.
Write a stronger 8D
- 8D / D4 checklist
The points reviewers check first, on one page. PDF or Markdown.
- 8D report template
A clean D0 to D8 structure you can copy. Also in German, Czech and Polish.
- SCAR 8D checklist
What to cover when a customer issues a supplier corrective action request.
Plan and cost
- 8D deadline calculator
Work out your containment, root-cause and closure dates from the complaint date.
- Complaint cost sheet
Add up sorting, scrap, freight, third-party containment (CS1/CS2), line-stop, warranty and admin costs. Estimate only; your contract decides what is chargeable.
Templates and downloads
- 8D / D4 checklist (PDF)
- 8D report template (Word): English · German · Czech · Polish
- Free supplier 8D readiness check: a pre-send readiness check with an Accept / Conditional / Reject advisory.
Learn
- Weak D4 root cause examples
- D6 verification of effectiveness
- CAPA vs 8D
- Why customers reject 8D reports
- How to write a D4 root cause
- The 8D escape point
- 8D containment actions examples
- Corrective action vs containment
- Operator error is not a root cause
- 8D report example
- 8D rejected: what to do next
- Missed 8D deadline: what to do
- Complaint costs and chargebacks
- Answering an audit finding with an 8D
- IATF 16949 8D requirements
- Automotive customer complaint or reject
- Aerospace AS9100 corrective action
- Electronics PCBA: escape vs occurrence
Paste text or upload PDF, DOCX, or Excel. You get an Accept / Conditional / Reject advisory, a score, section ratings, missing evidence, and questions to close gaps, with a PDF download. It is a pre-send readiness check for your team, not a customer decision.
8D Gate is a free pre-send readiness advisory. It doesn't replace the customer's decision. We don't store your 8D body in our database; you can delete anytime. Anthropic processes the text for the review.
Get the free 8D / D4 checklist
Get the free 8D / D4 checklist
Have an 8D or CAPA ready? Check it before you send.
Advisory feedback only, not your customer's or auditor's decision. All tools are free while 8D Gate is in beta.
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