National Stock Number
6680-01-173-6988
National Stock Number (NSN) 6680-01-173-6988, or NIIN 011736988, (gage rod-cap,liquid level) was assigned March 7, 1984 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There is only one manufacturer part number associated with this NSN. One of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 2 suppliers. 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 Oct 15, 2019. 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: SPE4AL20P0019. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 118.50.
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 Apr 11, 2006, 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 needed to produce this item from additional sources is not physically available. Valid AMCs: 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 22252. [A THIN METAL STRIP, OF VARIOUS CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPES, HAVING GRADUATIONS ON ONE END AND MUST HAVE A CAP ON THE OPPOSITE END, AND MAY HAVE A HANDLE. IT IS DESIGNED TO BE INSERTED INTO AN ENGINE, PUMP, OR COMPRESSOR CRANKCASE, TRANSMISSION, GEARCASE, FUEL TANK, OR THE LIKE, TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF THE LIQUID. FOR ITEMS WITH AN INTEGRAL BREATHER, SEE GAGE ROD-BREATHER, LIQUID LEVEL AND ITEMS WITHOUT A CAP OR BREATHER, SEE GAGE ROD, LIQUID LEVEL. FOR ITEMS DESIGNED TO MEASURE THE LIQUID LEVEL OF BULK PETROLEUM TANKS, SEE GAGE STICK, PETROLEUM.]. 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 6680011736988 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.