REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS (EIRs)

TM 5-2420-224-10

1-4. REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS (EIRs)

If your vehicle needs improvement, let us know. Send us an EIR. You, the user, are the only one who can tell us

what you don't like about your equipment. Let us know why you don't like the design or performance. Put it on an

SF 368 (QDR) and mail it to us at:

U.S. Tank-automotive and Armaments Command

ATTN: AMSTA-TR-E/PQDR MS 267

6501 E. 11 Mile Road

Warren, MI 48397-5000

We'll send you a reply.

1-5. WARRANTY INFORMATION

The vehicles are warranted by Freightliner Corporation in accordance with TB 5-2420-224-14. Warranty starts on

the date found in block 23, DA Form 2408-9 in the logbook. Report all defects in material or workmanship to your

supervisor, who will take appropriate action through your unit maintenance shop.

1-6. NOMENCLATURE CROSS-REFERENCE LIST

Common Name

Official Nomenclature

Engine coolant ..............................

Antifreeze, ethylene-glycol mixture

Cold start system ..........................

Ether quick-start system

Gladhand ......................................

Quick-disconnect coupling

Suspension lockout system ..........

Suspension lockout system

1-7. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

Abbreviation

Definition

AAL ............................................................................................................................ Additional Authorization List

BII ............................................................................................................................................... Basic Issue Items

C ........................................................................................................................................... Centigrade or Celsius

cm .......................................................................................................................................................... centimeter

COEI ................................................................................................................................ Components of End Item

F ............................................................................................................................................................. Fahrenheit

FOPS ................................................................................................................ FallinObjects Protective Structure

kg ............................................................................................................................................................. kilogram

km ........................................................................................................................................................... kilometer

km/h ......................................................................................................................................... kilometers per hour

kPa ......................................................................................................................................................... kilopascal

kW ................................................................................................................................................................. kilowatt

l ........................................................................................................................................................................ liter

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