RE5R05A Valve Body 2006-2016, remanufactured and ready to install. Fits the RE5R05A. Ships fast from the USA.
A 2006-2016 Nissan or Infiniti with an RE5R05A that shifts hard, hesitates before it engages, shudders under light throttle, or has dropped into limp mode with a solenoid or pressure code is almost always pointing at the valve body before anything mechanical inside the unit has actually failed. This remanufactured valve body is built for that 2006-2016 production run and is ready to bolt in, but matching the right internals first saves a comeback.
The RE5R05A is a five-speed, electronically controlled rear-wheel-drive automatic, and the valve body is where that control actually happens. Spool valves and precision bores direct line pressure to the clutch packs and bands that make each gear, while the shift and pressure control solenoids bolted to the body carry out the commands the TCM sends dozens of times a second. Everything downstream - how firm a shift feels, how cleanly the torque converter clutch locks, how fast the unit reacts to a throttle change - traces back to this one assembly.
Sonnax's published solenoid identification data separates the RE5R05A solenoids by production date, and by 2006 every unit in this range carries the higher-resistance solenoid block - so a resistance reading well outside that range on your scan tool points at a solenoid or wiring fault rather than a worn valve body bore. Before replacing the whole assembly, pull the codes and check converter clutch operation with a scan tool; our RE5R05A service guide walks through which codes and symptoms trace to the valve body versus the clutch packs or pump. If the complaint followed a cooling system repair, rule out contaminated fluid first - Transmission Digest has documented converter shudder on this unit showing up after a radiator cooler failure was fixed but the old fluid was never fully flushed out.
This valve body covers 2006-2016 production and applies across the Frontier, Pathfinder, Xterra, Titan, Armada and Infiniti QX56 built on the RE5R05A. Nissan revised this transmission more than once over such a long run, so confirm the casting number and solenoid connector count against your original unit, or send your year and VIN, before you install it. If your truck falls outside this window, check our other RE5R05A valve body listings by year for a closer match.
Drop the pan and change the filter at the same time as the valve body - debris already sitting in the old pan is the single most common reason a freshly installed valve body fails early. Torque the bolts in sequence to Nissan's spec rather than corner to corner, since an unevenly clamped casting can bind a bore that bench-tested fine. Refill with Nissan Matic-S ATF only, or the approved Matic J alternative per Nissan's own fluid specification, and clear codes and run the TCM's adaptive relearn before judging shift quality - driving on the old adaptive values after a valve body swap is a common cause of a comeback. If the original symptom included converter shudder, inspect the RE5R05A sun shell and RE5R05A pump while the unit is open, since both affect converter lockup quality independent of the valve body.
| Fits | RE5R05A 2006-2016 |
| Part type | Valve Body |
| Condition | Remanufactured |
| Brand | OEM |
| Ships | From the USA |
| Warranty | 1-year |
Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
This listing is the valve body casting itself. If you also need the shift and pressure control solenoids, see our RE5R05A solenoid kits, or the combined valve body with TCM and solenoids listing if you want everything at once.
Usually a pressure control or shift solenoid performance code, or a ratio error if a shift is not completing. A generic shudder complaint with no code is more often converter or fluid related - check our RE5R05A service guide before ordering.
Genuine Nissan Matic-S ATF, with Matic J listed as the approved alternative in Nissan's own owner's manual. Using the wrong fluid produces shift complaints that look identical to a bad valve body.
Yes. Clear the stored codes and run the TCM's adaptive learning drive cycle rather than driving normally right away. Judging shift feel before the relearn completes is the most common reason for a false comeback.
It fits the RE5R05A as built across this range, but Nissan revised the casting and connector count more than once. Match your original part against the photos, or send your VIN, before installing.
Rule out contaminated fluid first, especially if the vehicle recently had a radiator or transmission cooler repaired - old fluid left in the system after that repair has caused shudder on this unit. Then inspect the sun shell and pump while the valve body is out.
