Heated Seats See Limited Production

General Motors is removing heated seats, ventilated seats, and heated steering wheels from various crossover and pickup models. That includes numerous Chevrolet vehicles, including the Blazer, Colorado, Equinox, Silverado 1500, Silverado HD, Trailblazer, and Traverse.

The availability of the features depends on the model and trim level. Not all models and trims are affected equally.

I will give you two guesses about the reason for the feature removal, and I bet it will only take you one.

If you guessed microchip shortages due to supply issues, then give yourself a big pat on the back.

For those who may have missed it, the microchip shortage is forcing General Motors to reduce features across its lineup. The feature deletion is set to go into effect today, November 15th, while the deletion of the heated steering wheel feature will go into effect for specific vehicles on November 22nd. For now, it’s uncertain when the parts will be available, with the latest expectation that the feature reduction will remain in place through the remainder of the 2022 model year. We don’t know when Chevrolet will produce these vehicles with heated seats again, it entirely depends on microchip supply.

Credit or Delayed Delivery Options

Affected vehicles may include a credit ranging between $50 and $500. Models affected by the heated seat issue are going to be retrofitted when the parts come in.

If you are buying a vehicle with Heated Seats, you will buy the vehicle and when parts are available (ETA sometime in Q2 of 2022) we will retrofit your vehicle. There will be no cost to you and the process will be similar to getting a recall completed. When you purchase a car eligible for the retrofit you will be asked to sign a form acknowledging the heated seat function will be made available at a later date. Vehicles will retain non-functioning heated seat switches that will not work until the process is complete.

The retrofitting process is only available for heated/ventilated seats and does not impact heated steering wheels at this time. Customers will receive a $50 credit from GM for the inconvenience.

Heated front seats are the most heavily impacted feature, followed by ventilated front seats and heated steering wheels. The availability of heated outboard rear seats is also affected. You should also note that while some models may continue to offer a heated steering wheel, the automatic activation feature has been removed.

Here is a complete overview of the Chevrolet models affected by the deletion of heated seats, ventilated seats, and heated steering wheels as of November 15th production.

Model	Affected Trim Levels	Affected Units	Heated Front Seats	Ventilated Front Seats	Heated Outboard Rear Seats	Heated Steering Wheel
Chevrolet Blazer	2LT, 3LT, RS, Premier	Some units	X
Chevrolet Blazer	RS, Premier	Some units		X	X	X1
Chevrolet Colorado	LT, Z71, ZR2	All units	X
Chevrolet Colorado	LT	All units				X
Chevrolet Equinox	LT, RS, Premier	Some units	X
Chevrolet Equinox	Premier	Some units		X	X
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Limited	LT, RST, LT Trail Boss, LTZ, High Country	Some units	X	X
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Limited	LTZ, High Country	All units			X2
Chevrolet Silverado HD	LT, LTZ	Some units	X
Chevrolet Silverado HD	LTZ	Some units		X
Chevrolet Silverado HD	LTZ, High Country	Some units			X3
Chevrolet Trailblazer	LT, Activ, RS	Some units	X
Chevrolet Traverse	LT Cloth, LT Leather, RS, Premier	Some units	X
Chevrolet Traverse	Premier	Some units		X
Chevrolet Traverse	Premier, High Country	Some units			X

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