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4.1.1 Responsibility for compliance. All items must meet all requirements of sections 3
and 5. The inspection set forth in this specification shall become a part of the contractor's overall
inspection system or quality program. The absence of any inspection requirements in the
specification shall not relieve the contractor of the responsibility for ensuring that all products or
supplies submitted to the Government for acceptance comply with all requirements of the
contract. Sampling inspection, as part of manufacturing operations, is an acceptable practice to
ascertain conformance requirements, however, this does not authorize submission of known
defective material, either indicated or actual, nor does it commit the Government to acceptance
of defective material.
4.2 Government verification. Quality assurance operations performed by the contractor
will be subject to Government verification at unscheduled intervals. Verification will consist of
observation of the operations to determine that practices, methods, and procedures of the
contractor's inspection are being properly applied. Failure of the contractor to promptly correct
product deficiencies discovered shall be cause for suspension of acceptance until correction has
been made or until conformance of the product to specification criteria has been demonstrated.
4.3 First production vehicle inspection. The first vehicle produced under the contract
shall be inspected by the contractor at his plant under the direction and in the presence of
Government representatives. The purpose of the inspection shall be to determine vehicle
conformity to the contract. Acceptance of the first production vehicle shall not constitute a
waiver by the Government of its rights under the provisions of the contract.
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4.3.1 Vehicle weight. The first production vehicle shall be weighed to determine curb
weight and distribution of curb weight on front and rear axles. The imposed loading on front and
rear axles will be computed by the contractor and verified by the Government using the curb
weight, the operator weight at 175 pounds and the payload (see 3.2.6) to provide the specified
GVW. Calculated imposed loads on front and rear axles shall be compared to the suspension,
axle, and tire load capacity ratings to determine if these components are of adequate capacity to
meet contractual requirements.
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4.3.2 Road test. The vehicle, for models built to 4 wheel drive while on the chassis
manufacturer's production line shall be road tested by the contractor without payload. The road
test shall be for not less than 10 miles at speeds up to 52 mph. The vehicle, for 4 wheel drive
models qualifying under 3.1.1.13, shall be road tested with and without payload. Payload shall
be distributed first, so that the front axle is loaded to GAWR and the vehicle is loaded to GVW
and second, with the rear axle loaded to GAWR and the vehicle loaded to GVW. The road test
for each of the three conditions shall be for not less than 30 miles at speeds up to 50 mph over
highways and gravel roads and for not less than 5 miles at speeds up to 15 mph over cross
country terrain with ground and grade requiring all wheel drive. During the loaded and empty
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