You must keep a Government-owned motor vehicle for at least the years or miles shown in the following table, unless it is no longer needed and declared excess:

Table of Minimum Replacement Standards

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Motor vehicle type Years1 Or miles1
Sedans/Station Wagons 3 60,000
Ambulances 7 60,000
Buses:
Intercity n/a 280,000
City n/a 150,000
School n/a 80,000
Trucks:
Less than 12,500 pounds GVWR 6 50,000
12,500-23,999 pounds GVWR 7 60,000
24,000 pounds GVWR and over 9 80,000
4- or 6-wheel drive motor vehicles 6 40,000

1Minimum standards are stated in both years and miles; use whichever occurs first.


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