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GM Resolves 2022 GMC Canyon Heated And Ventilated Seat Unavailability

The 2022 GMC Canyon is the eighth model year of the second-generation pickup nameplate, introducing just a few small changes over the lightly updated 2021 model year. Critically, the 2022 GMC Canyon was one of several GMC models affected by the global microchip shortage, resulting in availability issues for the pickup’s heated and ventilated seat features. Now, GM Authority has learned that GM has resolved those specific availability issues for the GMC Canyon.

Starting with units produced on or after February 21st, the Heated front seats (RPO code KA1), Ventilated driver seat (RPO code KU1), and Ventilated front passenger seat (RPO code KU3) features are no longer under constraint for the 2022 GMC Canyon. Some units of the 2022 GMC Canyon built between November 15th, 2021 and February 20th, 2022 did not include these features as a result of the microchip shortage.

Heated front seats (RPO code KA1) are offered as optional on the 2022 GMC Canyon Elevation trim level, and are included and only available with the Elevation Premium Package (RPO code PEH). Heated front seats are standard on AT4 and Denali trim levels. Meanwhile, Ventilated driver seat (RPO code KU1) and Ventilated front passenger seat (RPO code KU3) are included as standard on the Denali trim level.

Compared to the preceding 2021 model year, the 2022 GMC Canyon introduces the Denali Black Edition Package, which includes 20-inch wheels, Black 5-inch assist steps, a Black Chrome exhaust tip, and all-weather floor mats.

Engine options in the 2022 GMC Canyon include the naturally aspirated 3.6L V6 LGZ gasoline engine, rated at 308 horsepower and 275 pound-feet of torque and connecting to the GM 8-speed automatic transmission, and the 2.8L I4 LWN turbodiesel Duramax, rated at 181 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque and connecting to the GM six-speed automatic transmission. As GM Authority covered previously, the Canyon is no longer available with the naturally aspirated 2.5L I4 LCV gasoline engine.

Under the body panels, the Canyon rides on the GMT 31XX platform, with production taking place at the at the GM Wentzville factory in Missouri.

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Jonathan is an automotive journalist based out of Southern California. He loves anything and everything on four wheels.

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Comments

  1. Is the Canyon or Colorado going to be the first Truck to actually FLY! I hope so..

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  2. Too bad there aren’t any old engineers on staff who can teach the young engineers how the automobile business got by in a world not dependent on a computer chip to do everything.

    It would be……liberating. And alot less profitable for our world enemies!

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    1. The old engineers never had computers.

      So they did servos and mirco switches. Anyone who owned a T bird or Lincoln Convertible can tell you how unreliable and difficult they were to keep functioning.

      Few things work with out chips today. If China moves in on Taiwan we will be short chips for 3-8 years easy.

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