National Stock Number
6160-01-687-2987
National Stock Number (NSN) 6160-01-687-2987, or NIIN 016872987, (battery box) was assigned March 26, 2020 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 3 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. None of the associated part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 2 suppliers. Today, 2 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers 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.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Mar 27, 2020, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire, for the first time, directly from the actual manufacturer rather than the prime contractor who is not the actual manufacturer. The Government does not have adequate data, lacks rights to data, or both, needed to purchase this part from additional sources. 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 6160016872987 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jun 01, 2025.