National Stock Number (NSN) 5340-01-283-2512, or NIIN 012832512, (seat,ball socket) was assigned July 31, 1988 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 one supplier. Today, one supplier is listed as an Active supplier for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, only one supplier is 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 Sep 28, 2010. 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: SPM5L210M2666. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 1,078.00.
There has been a small amount of 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 Sep 02, 2005, 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 Government physically does not have in its possession sufficient, accurate, or legible data to purchase this part from other than current source(s). (NOTE: This code is applicable only to parts under immediate buy requirements and only as long as the deficiency is under review for resolution and appropriate recoding.) Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 19451. [A RIGID ITEM, USUALLY CIRCULAR IN SHAPE, HAVING A CONCAVE OR BEVEL BEARING SURFACE ON ONE END. IT IS DESIGNED TO MATE WITH AND PROVIDE A WEAR SURFACE FOR THE BALL OF A BALL STUD, CONTROL ROD, ARM, OR THE LIKE. THE OTHER END IS USUALLY FLAT, FLANGED, OR OFFSET AND IS USUALLY DESIGNED TO MATE WITH A FLAT SURFACE OR SPRING. INCLUDES METAL ITEMS HAVING A PLASTIC BALL SOCKET INSERT. SEE ALSO WASHER, CONCAVE.]. 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 5340012832512 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 9401100000: seats of a kind used for aircraft. The Schedule B End Use is listed as parts-civilian aircraft. NAICS classification category 336360: motor vehicle seating and interior trim manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.