National Stock Number
6160-00-889-7951
National Stock Number (NSN) 6160-00-889-7951, or NIIN 008897951, (battery box) was assigned April 3, 1968 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There is only one manufacturer part number associated with this NSN. None of the associated 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.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 3 different weapons systems.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Feb 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's rights to use data in its possession is questionable. (NOTE: This code is only applicable to parts under immediate buy requirements and only as long as rights to data are still under review for resolution and appropriate recoding.) Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 06460. [A CLOSED STRUCTURE, WITH OR WITHOUT A COVER, DESIGNED TO CONTAIN A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF BATTERY JARS OR BATTERIES. SEE ALSO TRAY, BATTERY. MAY INCLUDE ITEMS, SUCH AS THOSE THAT ENABLE CHARGING AND/OR BATTERY STATUS MONITORING.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 6160008897951 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.