The 2021 Chevy Traverse is no longer being offered with the optional front door illuminated sill plates, GM Authority has learned. Supplier-side constraints caused the decision to be made.
The plates were previously available for the Chevy Traverse as an LPO-level item, or dealer-installed accessory. Assigned RPO code S0M and GM part number 84468638, they were priced around $230, depending on retailer.
When they might return is a matter of conjecture, but it seems unlikely that this will happen during the remainder of 2021 model year production.
That almost certainly means that the sill plates will not return until at least the fall of this year. As GM Authority has previously reported, the refreshed 2022 Chevy Traverse will arrive in dealers at that time.
That is the car that the 2021 Traverse should have been. Chevrolet planned a mid-cycle refresh (MCE) for the three-row crossover, but was pushed back by a model year, as were many other GM models that were delayed until the 2022 model year due to complications arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The present model is therefore almost identical to the 2020 Traverse. Changes were limited to the deletion of two exterior colors, a universal tablet holder and the automatic locking twin-clutch rear differential, and the addition of a three-button universal garage door opener with programmable remote as an LPO-level accessory. Traction Mode Select was renamed Driver Mode Selector, while the Driver Confidence II Package (RPO Code BGP) became Chevrolet Safety Assist (RPO code PED).
The 2022 mid-cycle refresh will arrive for the fifth year of the second-generation Traverse, and will be far more extensive than the changes for the 2021 model year. The revised model will have updated exterior styling, standard fitment of wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, an optional eight-inch infotainment display and six new active standard safety features: Automatic Emergency Braking, Front Pedestrian Braking, Forward Collision Alert, Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning and Following Distance Indicator. A new advanced Adaptive Cruise Control will be available on the 3LT, RS and Premier trims, while GM’s Safety Alert Seat will be included as standard on Premier and High Country models.
As now, the powertrain will consist of the naturally-aspirated 3.6 V6 LFY gasoline engine, rated at 310 horsepower and 266 pound-feet of torque, driving through GM’s nine-speed automatic transmission. As standard the vehicle has front-wheel-drive, but all-wheel drive is available as an option.
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Well, bummer. I have heard reported that the lighted door sills for the C8 Corvette have also been cancelled. According to the person reporting it, someone who should know about this, at GM said the ship that was carrying them………sank! Hmmm, should maybe make these in the US too.
I read the same or saw it on YouTube.
The 1st comment on this threads says a maersk ship lost 750 of its containers overboard in a storm…..
Sell the option and ship them to the dealership for installation when the part is back in stock.
I’m beginning to wonder if there really are supplier related issues at GM, or if they’re just using that as an excuse to drop options to make their vehicles easier to build, and generally more “cookie cutter”?
I recently ordered a new 1500 Denali. Because of “supplier issues”, no 22″ wheels until sometime in the second quarter. MultiPro tailgate step lights discontinued until sometime in 2022, “supplier issues” again. Painted wheel opening moldings currently unavailable due to “supplier issues”. My dealer was telling me that while the crew cab 6″ wheel to wheel steps are still available, many of the other truck steps and running boards, are unavailable because of “supplier issues”. Of course, all of this is on top of the shortage of microchips, that’s affecting the production of many vehicles.
It sure is a lot cheaper to build cars and trucks, if you build them all the same!
Yes it’s called CHINA!
Our family Ventura, was in a accident in 2005 went off in the ditch an the car never called the 911.
Well first of all it is a truck and you shouldn’t be putting 22″ wheels on them anyway. Second, if the option is delayed then they aren’t getting rid of the option. It isn’t some conspiracy issue, many factories have been shot down or running at low capacity or staffing levels because you know, covid. When you only have a partial staff you produce a partial product. So stop with the conspiracy theories and just buy your autozone options later from GM or now at your local autozone or Ebay store…
This particular part is an LPO, meaning they are dealer installed.
A Maserk container ship just lost 750 containers overboard on its way from China, any GM parts lost in this storm?
I’m old enough to remember GM’s Guide Division. If it lit up and had a lens on it, it came from Guide. Too bad they are still in business. Their stuff didn’t come in by ship.
Our family Ventura, was in a accident in 2005 went off in the ditch an the car never called the 911.
I have a 2009 Chevy Silverado,? Is It on the recall list? Air bags?