GM is shipping out certain 2023 Chevy Traverse units without underhood insulators due to a materials shortage, GM Authority has learned.
All 2023 Chevy Traverse units affected by this change will receive a window sticker with the RPO code 04O, indicating it lacks underhood insulation. Buyers will receive a $25 credit for the absence of the insulation, while GM already has plans to retrofit this component at dealerships once parts become available.
As GM Authority noted previously, GM and other automakers have dealt with a shortage of semiconductor chips over the past year, however seat foam and other similar materials made using petroleum products have also been hard to come by. It’s worth noting that we do not know what the reasoning for this underhood insulation shortage is, apart from it being a supplier-related backlog. Worker shortages and supply chain snags have also contributed to some vehicle components being difficult to come by.
The 2023 Chevy Traverse continues with just one powerplant option: GM’s naturally aspirated 3.6L V6 LFY gasoline, which is rated at 310 horsepower at 6,600 rpm and 266 pound-feet of torque at 2,800 rpm. The GM nine-speed automatic transmission pairs with standard front-wheel drive or optional all-wheel drive. Under the body panels, the three-row crossover rides on the GM C1 platform.
Production of the 2023 model year Chevy Traverse kicked off at the GM Lansing Delta Township plant in Michigan on June 11th. The Lansing plant also produces the closely related Buick Enclave three-row crossover, with production of that model also beginning on June 11th after GM delayed the scheduled start date for both models by a week. The Traverse is currently running on relatively low inventory due to high demand and limited production output at the Michigan facility, with just 1,371 units on the ground in the U.S. as of early August.
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I don’t understand the lack of hood insulation, I just checked and Amazon has tons of it, so it apparently is not a supplier issue. It apparently is a financial issue!
WILL MY 2022 TRAVERSE RED LINE ALSO LACK HOOD INSULATION?
What GM product does have a hood insulator ?
Every week seems to list another vehicle which will not have one available, come on GM !
If you ordered a Chevy Traverse in May 2022 for a 2023 model, when can we expect it.
I ordered my 2023 in May of 2022 and as of today … January 25, 2023 do not have it. Each time My salesman or I contact Chevy, or they contact us, we get a different answer. This is the first I’ve read or heard of the under hood insulation shortage.
I ordered my 23 in May. It was built in early August. Held for missing parts. It then went to in-transit status on 8/31 and remains there as of today. I went to my dealer and it still shows to them as missing parts. They claim they are not told what parts are missing. I am sick of it! I work for GM and still can’t find out any information.
Have you received your Traverse yet been waiting on mine since 8/4 still at 4D00
I ordered a 23 redline on 4/28/22. It was ready to ship as of 8/22 and has been sitting on code ‘4D00-Vehicle on hold since 8/3/22! I work for a GM dealership and can see the activity and it still is just sitting there..I was told they do not have trucks to get them shipped. The hood insulator thing will just be a credit on the invoice and they’ll deliver the vehicles still and leave it to the dealerships to do the recall for the hood insulators. So the hood insulator is not the hold up. So I’m told.
An opportunity became available for a Redline Premiere that showed up last week that was no longer wanted by the person who ordered it. I came to the conclusion that the one I ordered was never going to show up so I just decided to spend the extra and I bought it. I love it but I definitely paid for it.
I have not. Still waiting!
I ALSO RECEIVED NOTICE OF A RED LINE BEING AVAILABLE THE MIDDLE OF SEPT.
I HAD ORDERED A TRAVERSE RS BACK IN MARCH. THAT WAS CANCELED BY GM SO THE SELLER PLACED A NEW ORDER.
I BOUGHT THE RED LINE AS THEY STILL DIDN’T HEAR OF MY RS BEING BUILT.
I MADE SURE I HAD AN INSULATED HOOD AND ALL THE CHIPS WERE IN PLACE.
YES, I LOVE IT FEEL SO VERY FORTUNATE.
Placed an LT AWD under contract on October 5. Was originally told it was In Transit and would take 2-3 weeks. However, after following up weeks later I was informed it was still “In Transit”. After following up further I was informed it was a chip shortage issue and was held at the factory waiting for chips. Recently I was told that chips are all in it but it is lacking a hood insulator. Reading this article seems like it could ship without a hood insulator and window sticker code making it eligible for a dealership recall when the parts are in. However, the dealership has other AWD LT Traverse’s with hood insulators.
This puts the speculation back on a transportation delay of shipping vehicles. This is interesting considering GM’s year end deals and claims on Autonews about GM trying to get inventory out to dealerships and get past the delays of getting vehicles to consumers. I am interested to hear if others are having the same delays. If anyone from GM monitors this forum and can offer some insight that would be appreciated as well.