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Recently, Honda has issued a recall of 57,000 minivans in the USA and Canada – certain 2018 and 2019 Honda Odyssey cars equipped with transmissions that could independently shift to the P gear while driving. Honda installs 9- and 10-speed automatics in the redesigned Odyssey, but these are the 10-speed models that are included in the recall list.

Every automatic transmission specialist has their own method of dealing with Transmission Control Modules and mechatronics units issues. Some rebuild them, some replace them, but most curse this complex part of the gearbox. However, do we all know them well? To begin, let us review on what we know about valve bodies.

The French carmaker Renault has been utilizing a sophisticated Simcenter Amesim simulation software provided by Siemens PLM to improve its transmission development process and prevent final-stage challenges with meeting production deadlines.