National Stock Number (NSN) 2520-01-230-1657, or NIIN 012301657, (yoke,universal joint,vehicular) was assigned April 10, 1986 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 2 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 2 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 5 suppliers. Today, one supplier is listed as an Active supplier for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, there are no suppliers that are deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of Dec 28, 2015. There has been one contract issued for this part number, with one award given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE7L316V2581. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 546.00.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 4 different weapons systems.
There has been very little demand for this national stock number. The demand for this NSN originated from less than 5 countries. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Nov 30, 2013, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. The data or the rights to use the data needed to purchase this part from additional sources are not owned by the Government and it has been determined that it is uneconomical to purchase them. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 52120. [A COMPONENT OF A UNIVERSAL JOINT DESIGNED FOR VEHICULAR APPLICATIONS. CONSISTS OF A FORK-LIKE DEVICE TO ACCOMMODATE THE SPIDER AND BEARINGS OF A UNIVERSAL JOINT BY VARIOUS ATTACHING METHODS. THE OPPOSITE END MUST HAVE EITHER A FLANGE, HUB, OR SPLINED STUB SHAFT WHICH IS DESIGNED TO BE ATTACHED TO A DRIVING OR DRIVEN MEMBER. FOR ITEMS WITH A SHAFT, THE LENGTH OF THE PLAIN PORTION MUST NOT EXCEED THE LENGTH OF THE SPLINES.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no information in the HMIRS; however, the NSN is in an FSC in Table II of Federal Standard 313 and an MSDS may be required by the user. The requirement for an MSDS is dependent on a hazard determination of the supplier or the intended end use of the product. NSN 2520012301657 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8483909500: parts, nesoi, of bearing housings & plain shaft bearings, housed bearings, clutches, universal joints, flywheels and transmission shafts. The Schedule B End Use is listed as industrial machines, other. NAICS classification category 333613: mechanical power transmission equipment manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.