Chevy Suburban, Traverse Ventilated Seat Blower Motor Retrofit Under Way

by Trey Hawkins
— Dec 15, 2022

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GM has issued a service bulletin for a ventilated seat blower motor retrofit for the 2022 and 2023 Chevy Suburban as well as the 2022 and 2023 Chevy Traverse.

The problem: affected units were built without ventilated seat blower motors, and can be identified by RPO code 04O.

The fix: certified GM technicians will be instructed to remove the non-functioning seat cushion ventilation blower with a functional unit. Some vehicles may also require the heated/ventilated seat retrofit performed beforehand. This program will be in effect until February 28^th, 2026.

Affected components: ventilated seat blower motor.

Affected vehicles:

2022 Buick Enclave
2023 Buick Enclave
2022 Cadillac CT4
2023 Cadillac CT4
2022 Cadillac CT5
2023 Cadillac CT5
2022 Cadillac XT4
2023 Cadillac XT4
2022 Chevy Suburban
2023 Chevy Suburban
2022 Chevy Traverse
2023 Chevy Traverse
2022 GMC Acadia
2023 GMC Acadia

Number of affected vehicles: it’s unclear at this time how many vehicles are affected by this issue.

Owners should: sources close to the matter tell GM Authority that dealers are now contacting owners whose vehicles were affected by the ventilated seat blower motor constraint in order to receive a free retrofit.

Contacts:

Chevy Customer Service: 1-800-222-1020
Customer Satisfaction Program Number: N222378560

It’s worth noting that select units of the Suburban and Traverse currently have several other retrofits available. For the Suburban, these retrofits include the heated front seats (RPO KA1), ventilated front seats (RPO KQV), heated rear outboard seats (RPO KA6). In the meantime, the Traverse has its own retrofit for heated seats, as well as for hood insulation.

As a reminder, the Chevy Suburban rides on the GM T1 platform and is manufactured at the GM Arlington plant in Texas. Meanwhile, the Chevy Traverse utilizes the long-wheelbase variant of the GM C1 platform, while production taking place at the GM Lansing Delta Township plant in Michigan.

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