General Motors will no longer offer the available HD Radio in certain 2021 Chevy Silverado 1500 and 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 models due to the ongoing microchip shortage.
Effective immediately, the HD Radio (RPO code U2L) will no longer be available in the 2021 Chevy Silverado LT, RST and LT Trail Boss trim levels. As of July 12th, the HD Radio will no longer come in the Silverado 1500 LTZ and High Country, either.
Similarly, the HD Radio has also been removed from the 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE and Elevation trims, effective immediately. The Sierra 1500 SLT AT4 and Denali will remove the HD Radio as of July 12th, as well.
For the Chevy Silverado 1500, the HD Radio is offered as part of the Convenience Package II (RPO code PCM) in the LT, RST and LT Trailboss trim levels and comes standard in the LTZ and High Country. The HD Radio is part of the Preferred Package (RPO code PDQ) for the GMC Sierra 1500 in the SLE and Elevation trim levels and is standard in the SLT, AT4 and Denali.
In addition, all 2022 model year Chevy Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD trucks will be shipped without the provisions required for the HD Radio option. This is also being done in order to cut back on microchip usage in certain pickup truck models.
Trucks affected by this change will feature a Monroney label (or window sticker) with RPO code RG0 displayed, which signifies that no HD Radio was installed on the vehicle. A $50 credit is also being applied to the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for these affected trucks.
GM said previously it would build certain Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks without Active Fuel Management (AFM) and Dynamic Fuel Management (DFM) technologies due to the ongoing global microchip shortage. Like the HD Radio change, trucks affected by the AFM/DFM deletion are also offered with a small $50 credit.
By cutting certain technologies out of its full-size trucks, GM can help maintain adequate production output of the hugely popular vehicles even amid the ongoing microchip supply shortage. While GM expects the effects of the chip shortage to wain in the second half of 2021, chips are likely to remain in short supply into 2022.
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Wish they would remove the interior !
HD Radio is sooooooooooooooooooooooooo not important
Like a HD radio sounds better and the commercial free sub channels are like sat radio for free.
Also they have local content like traffic and weather outside the 8 metros that SXM covers.
SXM has way too many channels for their early-2000s technology, though their audio quality has been crap for years.
I heard chip shortage will delay interior update till 2025!
I heard they are going to offer a points distributor and give a $50 credit.
If GM is eliminating the fuel Management systems on the pickups, it should be done for the Suburban, Tahoe and Yukon.
I could care less about HD radio. I’d be really happy if we could delete SiriusXM as an option, too. If I do listen to music, it’s stuff I have loaded on my phone, or a thumb drive.
Ordered a RST with a 6.2 engine January 15 and I’m still waiting.
I ordered a Sierra AT4 March 28th . I can only hope I get it this month … 7/21..
I would recommend that you conduct a real in depth search of other Dealers yourself. I found that when I was looking for a particular 2021 Suburban with the options & colour I wanted in June, they were few and far between. It was out there, but the Dealer who had it (about 150 miles away) would not trade with another Dealer. With the reduced quantity the Dealer that had it was hanging onto it to sell themselves ( at full price). If a Dealer does not have the similar vehicle to trade they can’t make a trade as easily as they usually do between Dealers. Because of this I was very lucky and received a better deal on an up graded Suburban. There are 7 Dealers within 40 miles of me, and one Dealer is getting a steady flow of 2021 Suburban’s, while others are getting 1-2 . I think some Dealers didn’t pre order enough 2021 stock and they are now way behind in the distribution list. Don’t give up, it is not all the fault of GM.
I like HD radio. Works great in the larger metro areas. I don’t listen to music via my phone so the pluggin thing” won’t make it with me. As for Sirius XM – lose it. While they are at it, loose ONSTAR too. They have “redone” their packages to reflect customer wants……..yeah and I guess we wanted a serious price increase also. As for this chip shortage, what they are doing to vehicles in order to have SOMETHING to sell is a no starter for me also. Add to that they will not deal due to the shortage. They think we want the damn vehicle so bad that we will pay sticker PLUS a little bonus. NO F’ing way. I was ready to buy a 2021 Denali loaded, about 85K on the sticker – CASH but will not do it under these conditions. My Tahoe LTZ 2015 w/39k is in perfect condition so I will drive it longer until sanity returns to the auto market!
They are also deleting the leather seats in their trucks. This is due to a shortage of leather.
Only on a few. Probably fleet trucks.