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Can a gearbox from another car be used if the model code matches?

No. Identical family codes are not sufficient evidence of cross-car interchange. A donor gearbox can differ in bellhousing pattern, converter, AWD/transfer-case connection, output shaft, mounts, sensors or electronic configuration even when both listings use the same short name.

Match the two complete unit identifications and the vehicle manufacturer's OE application or approved supersession. Compare drivetrain configuration, major external interfaces, controller version and the actual components included with the donor. Where the workshop plans a conversion involving reused parts, that work must have a validated service basis; this FAQ does not imply an interchange merely because an adaptor or software change may exist.

When a component rather than the whole gearbox is needed, check that part separately: family-level similarity is not a component-level approval.

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