The 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500 introduced a mid-cycle refresh for the light-duty pickup, with the subsequent 2023 model year debuting several important changes. Now, GM Authority has learned that some units of the 2022 and 2023 Chevy Silverado 1500 are currently being built without hood insulators.
According to GM Authority sources, a number of 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500 and 2023 Chevy Silverado 1500 units are being built without hood insulators, as of June 1st production. Affected vehicles are indicated as such by a window sticker with the associated component RPO code (R8V). It’s unclear at this time if customers will receive a credit for purchasing a vehicle affected by this constraint. That said, GM will offer a retrofit at a later date.
To note, the hood insulator is normally equipped as standard on all trim levels of the 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500 and 2023 Chevy Silverado 1500, with the exception of the base-level Work Truck (WT) trim.
As GM Authority covered late in August, pricing for the 2023 Chevy Silverado 1500 has increased by $1,000 compared to equivalent 2022 model-year vehicles. As such, the least-expensive 2023 Chevy Silverado 1500 offered, specifically the WT trim with rear-wheel drive, the turbocharged 2.7L I4 L3B gasoline engine, and Regular Cab / Standard Bed body style, is priced at $37,395, including the destination freight charge.
The latest 2023 model also introduces the Chevy Silverado ZR2 Bison, a new off-roader that follows in the footsteps of the Chevy Colorado ZR2.
As for powertrain, the Chevy Silverado 1500 is offered with four options, including the turbocharged 2.7L I4 L3B gasoline engine already mentioned, the naturally aspirated 5.3L V8 L84 gasoline engine, the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 L87 gasoline engine, and finally, the 3.0L I6 LZ0 turbodiesel Duramax, a new addition for the 2023 model year that replaces the 3.0L I6 LM2 turbodiesel Duramax offered previously for the 2022 model year.
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Breaking news Silverados beiing built without steering wheels $50 credit $60 if you provide your own vice grips to steer it
😏 My local Chevy dealer has installed a final assembly line..
Is the hood insulator for sound deadening or to protect the paint from excessive heat?
More sound deadening and lawsuit proofing. The exhaust is on the lower side of the engine and the paint down there on the bulkhead and frame doesn’t burn off. But a lawsuit cause someone burn their hand on the hood trying to open it can be costly.
Both heat being number one. To hot for the touch and foreign objects such as bird dropping would stain the paint.Sound not so much.
It’s certainly not required, it does help attenuate engine noise, but it also holds heat in the engine compartment.
Does it come with a chip in it cause of the backorder ? Give me a break gm
The chip supply chain has all but resolved itself. Most the constraints these days are from China still being on lockdown from Covid. Chinas trying to prevent a revolution more than anything right now and is still using Covid as their excuse. Even if some of these parts don’t come from China, many of the factories in India-Thailand-Malaysia run off equipment from China and are struggling to stay online.
And the problems continue with these full size trucks
Make it part of a mandatory $3000 dealer installed package.
I ride by a GMC dealer on way to work. Had a couple new Elevations in the sand color. Looked on net. No option 2wds with cloth setas for out door price of $55k plus taxes. What a deal.
If I recall, this issue is related to the flooding a couple weeks ago in Kentucky. The plant that makes the insulation was flooded and is not back up and running yet.
Someone suggested this in a different article. But, if this parts shortage goes back to June 1, the flooding doesn’t really coincide. Possible the flooding has added to the issue though.
Additionally, this shortfall on hood insulation coincides with a stop sale order on the affected models. I’ve seen official GM notification supporting the stop sale versus what this insider information suggests.
coming soon, Trucks with no bed. Just buy it though and GM will get your bed put on maybe by July 2024.
I”m not concerned much about hood insulation …… My question is why did GM stop using the very excellent 4.3 285 HP V6 which returns at least 24 MPG highway.. A very strong and responsive engine replaced by a turbo 4 cylinder….. I don’t get their mindset….
Probably assembly line simplification since the 2.7t came out or emissions.
Hey BigBrains then don’t buy a vehicle made within the last two years! I own a 2010 Chevy equinox V6 it’s still running and driving great I see no need right now to purchase a new vehicle.
Because Jack the 4.3 liter V6 as great as it was… To quote Indiana Jones “That belongs in a museum”! Come on the 3.6 liter V6 in the Colorado made more power with smaller displacement and the 4 cylinder is better then both those engines… Besides I owned a vehicle with 4.3 V6 yes it was very reliable but the only thing I didn’t drive past was a gas station I thought I owned a V8 not a V6 the 4.3 used more gas then alcoholic on a drinking binge! Lol
ok Chevy Man, i assume your 4.3 was the cast iron block engine, ___ since 2014 the 4.3 was the same displacement as the iron block but that is the only similarity, all aluminum block, heads, pistions etc and 285 horsepower and excellent fuel mileage , 100K spark plugs, a really great engine, my 4.3 has 110,00 0 and runs as good as the day i drove it off the dealer lot in 2014 and if i drive it at 65 mph on the interstate it can approach 30 mpg if there is no headwind, not ready for the museum but i figure it is ready for another 300K, by the way i changed plugs at 105K and they still looked like new
Jack I had a 1996 Chevy Blazer with the 4.3 V6 190hp it was great at the time I loved that truck when I got rid of it it had 150,000 miles and was still running strong I agree GM should have kept on updating it but everything is changing now.
I had this same problem, and mine is a 2021 GMC Sierra 1500. I changed the oil one day in it, popped the hood and ta da!! NO INSULATOR. I bought one online for over $100, but will never do it again. With that, and with the prices being out of control, I’ll never own another GM truck or any truck for that matter. Why would I pay those insane prices while they constantly take away options and items like this?
Keith agree that everything is over priced… But that’s just how our economy is right now! Now my wifes first truck was a 1988 Chevy Cheyenne full size truck I believe it had either the 4.3 V6 or a small V8 that was her father’s truck first and it ran like a champ even when it was over fifteen years old…. She eventually sold it and told the dumb dumb not to overload the bed he did and broke the frame because it was old. My point is that they don’t make trucks like that anymore they are all cheap plastics and overpriced.
I’ll tell y’all how to solve this price and supply chain issue. Stop buying the things. Have your truck repaired and save the money. They’ll have inventory they can’t sell and these prices will come down. It won’t be a quick fix but it will work
It all matters if the parts are available even dealers look to amazon,ebay etc. they will also stick autozone grade in your vehicle.