The NV4500 is used in light trucks and SUVs including Toyota, Ford, Jeep, General Motors, and Dodge.
Commercially produced adapters are available to mate this transmission with many different engines and transfer cases.
The main two variations were the NV4500LD, used in GM gas and Dodge diesel applications, and the NV4500HD, used in Dodge light duty trucks with the Cummins Turbo Diesel and the V10 Magnum gas engine.
The maximum GVW of the transmission is 14,500 pounds (6,600 kg), and the case material is cast iron.
[2] Chrysler Corporation Dodge Truck division used the NV4500 as NVG4500 in "Standard" and "Heavy Duty" applications.