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Transmission Identification

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Fig 1: Locating Transmission Identification
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  1. GKF -

    Transmission Code

  2. 10.05.2 -

    May 10, 2002

  3. 14 -

    Plant Code

  4. 14 15 -

    Time

  5. 001 -

    Serial Number

On some transmissions, additional code letters are applied at the top of the transmission in the vicinity of the selector lever cable -arrows-.

Fig 2: Locating Additional Code Letters (Some Transmissions)
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The transmission code is also listed on the vehicle data label.

If the vehicle data label is not available, a different transmission was accidentally installed or there is no definite way to identify the installed transmission: Read the transmission code.

Read the code directly off the transmission, refer to TRANSMISSION CODE LETTER, READING .