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![]() TB 43-0002-81
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATION DA FORM 461-5
(VEHICLE CLASSIFICATION INSPECTION)
a. Preinspection Information. Before the inspection of a vehicle, enter the following
information on the upper portion of DA Form 461-5:
(1) Nomenclature. Enter the vehicle's nomenclature.
(2) Registration Number. Enter the Army registration number marked on the vehicle,
indicate N/A if not available.
(3) Date of Delivery. Enter the date of the delivery to the government as shown on the
vehicle identification data plate of date of issue from depot storage.
(4) Manufacturer. Enter the name of the vehicle manufacturer.
(5) Model. Enter the vehicle model number as indicated on the data plate. (e.g., M54A2C)
(6) Serial Number. Enter the manufacturer's Serial Number. If your vehicle has a Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN), enter it in the remarks block on the reverse side of DA
form 461-5.
(7) Age. Enter the number of years from the date of vehicle delivery to the Government of
date of issue from depot storage, whichever is less. Date of delivery is obtained from the
vehicle identification data plate and/or from DA form 2408-9 (Equipment Control
Record). The age of the vehicle includes time spent in storage and time spent in service.
The time spent in storage is accrued at a rate of 50% for each year of storage, for which
no allowance is given. Time in service is counted at the full rate.
(8) Mileage. Enter the odometer reading. If available records indicate the
speedometer/odometer was replaced and/or set to zero, add all previously recorded
mileage to the present odometer reading. For overhauled vehicles, consider mileage
accumulated since the vehicle first entered the DA inventory. If there is no recorded
mileage, and odometer reading accuracy is questionable, enter an estimate, preceded by
"Est" on the form.
(9) Reason. In concise terms, enter the reason for performing the inspection (e.g. "accident",
"excess vehicle", or "major repair").
(10) Echelon of Rep. (Maintenance Level of Repair.) Enter the lowest maintenance
level that has the capability to undertake all of the indicated repairs.
(11) Inspection Standards. Enter the maintenance level, such as "direct" or
"general", to indicate that the inspection was conducted in accordance with
maintenance standards prescribed with direct support and general support
standards of maintenance.
(12) Upper Margin. Enter the National Stock Number (NSN) and Line Item Number (LIN)
of the vehicle. Also enter the document number of the excess report in this margin
when reporting to National Inventory Control Point (NICP) in accordance with AR-
725-50.
b. Inspection Results. Record the results of the actual vehicle inspection in the appropriate
column of DA Form 461-5.
(1) Item. Fill out the item column as follows:
(a) If two or more components or parts are listed, circle the item affected.
(b) Use blank lines to record significant items on the vehicle that are not listed on the
form. (e.g., the kingpin on towed vehicles.)
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