System and method for preventing clutch burst

A method of controlling a vehicle powertrain having a manual transmission system, the method comprising:

• controlling a clutch disc based on a position of a clutch pedal of the vehicle, wherein the clutch pedal controls engagement/disengagement of the clutch disc with a pressure plate of the manual transmission system;
• and
• performing, by a controller of the vehicle, a clutch burst prevention technique when the clutch pedal is depressed such that the clutch disc is disengaged from the pressure plate, the clutch burst prevention technique including:
• obtaining, by the controller, a set of operating parameters of the vehicle,
• determining, by the controller, a vehicle speed threshold based on the set of operating parameters, the vehicle speed threshold being a speed of the vehicle at which clutch burst begins to occur, and
• when the vehicle speed is within a first threshold amount from the vehicle speed threshold, decreasing, by the controller, the vehicle speed by commanding an anti-lock braking system of the vehicle to apply brakes of the vehicle.