MIL-T-45382A
materials used are as specified in the applicable specifications and drawings, and have been tested in accordance with the Quality Assurance provisions contained therein.
4.1.6 Service products. The contractor shall furnish to the Government certification that products conforming to specifications contained in table I of paragraph 3.5 will be used in servicing vehicles under the contract.
4•2 First vehicle inspection.
4.2.1 Inprocess inspection. The first vehicle produced shall receive an inprocess inspection by the Government when the vehicle is approximately
50 percent complete. This inspection shall be conducted to evaluate workmanship and materials to applicable specifications. During this inspection, welding procedures will be reviewed, workmanship specimens evaluated, and the substructure examined for conformance to contractual requirements.
4.2.2 Completed vehicle inspection. The first vehicle, when completed, shall be given a provisional inspection to determine conformance to contract and specification requirements. This inspection shall be conducted by the Government at the contractor's plant, subsequent to contractor inspection.
4.2.3 Corrections. Corrections found necessary as a result of above inspections shall be made by the contractor on the vehicle.
4.2.4 Vehicle disposition. Upon completion of inspection, the vehicle will remain at the manufacturing facility and be the last vehicle shipped on the contract. The contractor shall service and maintain the vehicle during this period in accordance with the applicable documents for care and preservation while in storage.
4.2.5 Final approval and acceptance. Final approval and acceptance by the Government of the first vehicle shall be withheld until the 2,560 mile test of the second vehicle produced has been completed and a final determination has been
made regarding conformity of the vehicle to
contractual requirements, including, but not limited to, workmanship and materials.
4•3 Production vehicle test. After completion of provisional inspection of the first vehicle, the second vehicle produced shall be subjected to examination and tests specified herein and the
2,560 mile test specified in table IV. Inspections
shall be performed by the Government and at a
site approved by the Government, and will require a maximum of 60 days. The contractor will expeditiously furnish repair parts, as required, to adequately support the above inspections at no
cost to the Government. Delays caused by vehicle breakdown and failure of the contractor to adequately support the vehicle with parts during the inspections shall not be the responsibility of
the Government.
Table IV. 2560 Mile Test
Course |
Mileage and Speeds |
Vehicle Loading |
Hard surface (highway) Level cross country • • • Hilly cross country • • • • Belgian block • • • • • • • • |
1,000 miles @ variable speeds up to 50 MPH • • • • • • • • • • 1,000 miles @ variable speeds up to required cross-country speeds • 500 miles @ variable speeds up to required cross-country speeds • • 60 miles @ speeds applicable to conditions to terrain • • • • • |
Highway Cross country Cross country Cross country |
4.3.1 Test failure. Failure of the production vehicle to comply with any of the requirements specified or any deficiency of a workmanship or materials nature found during the 2,560 mile test, shall be cause for rejection of the vehicle and refusal to accept additional vehicles until objective evidence has been provided by the manufacturer
that corrective action has been taken to eliminate the deficiency. Additionally, any deficiencies of a workmanship or materials nature, or nonconformance with specified requirements
discovered in the production vehicle as a result of the 2,560 mile test, shall be presumed to exist in production vehicles accepted by the Government
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