Primary color, exterior, Amber Bronze Metallic

Years 1993–95, 1997–01, 2006–07 Models 11 Factory citations 21

Also described as Primary color, exterior, Light Toreador Red MetallicPrimary color, exterior, Competition YellowPrimary color, exterior, Light Carmine MetallicLight Toreador Red MetallicSunset Red Metallic

Also documented for Buick GMC Oldsmobile Pontiac

Documented applications

Astro — Second generation (1995–2005)

1998–2000 Factory-verified

GM factory document — 1998 chevrolet astro 2wd rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 1999 chevrolet astro 2wd rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2000 chevrolet astro 2wd rpo code list, p.1.

Corvette — C4 (1984–1996)

1993–1995 Factory-verified

the 1992 service list prints it, but the 1992 order guide (pp.50, 52) offers yellow as colour 35 (Corvette Yellow), not 53, so 1992 is not claimed; the 1996 service list (p.63) prints it, but the 1996 order-guide color charts (pp.84, 86) do not offer it, so 1996 is not claimed (rule 10b)

GM Heritage factory kit — 1993 Chevrolet Corvette, p.19.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1994 Chevrolet Corvette, p.65.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1995 Chevrolet Corvette, p.104.

Corvette — C5 (1997–2004)

1997–1998 Factory-verified

the 1997 list prints "Lt Carmine Red Metallic (#53)"

GM factory document — 1997 chevrolet corvette rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 1998 chevrolet corvette rpo code list, p.1.

Impala — ninth generation (2006–2016)

2006–2007 Factory-verified

Touch-up WA-317N. Not on the factory lists.

GM Heritage factory kit — 2006 Chevrolet Impala, p.128.
GM Heritage factory kit — 2007 Chevrolet Impala, p.126.

Malibu — Fifth generation (1997–2005)

1998 Factory-verified

GM prints "(97)". platform-list code; the Malibu 1997–1999 kit order guides do not show it.

GM factory document — 1998 chevrolet malibu rpo code list, p.1.

Metro — second generation (1998–2001)

1998–2001 Factory-verified

1998 list prints Sunset Red Metallic; 1999 prints Sunset Red Metallic (189D)

GM factory document — 1998 chevrolet metro rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 1999 chevrolet metro rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2000 chevrolet metro rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2001 chevrolet metro rpo code list, p.1.

Monte Carlo — sixth generation (2000–2007)

2006 Factory-verified

Kit-only code (2006 only; touch-up WA-317N).

GM Heritage factory kit — 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.125.

Tahoe — GMT900 (2007–2014)

2007 Factory-verified

The 2007 kit marks it new for 2007; its change list (p.152) prints the code with the name, and the colour table (p.187) prints the code beside the touch-up number WA-317N. GM's lists print 53U for other colours (Light Toreador Red Metallic and others); this is the Tahoe's own 2007 reading.

GM Heritage factory kit — 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe, p.152, p.187.

Tracker — First generation (1998)

1998 Factory-verified

GM factory document — 1998 chevrolet tracker 2wd rpo code list, p.1.

Tracker — Second generation (1999–2004)

1999–2000 Factory-verified

the lists mark it "(97)"

GM factory document — 1999 chevrolet tracker 2wd rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2000 chevrolet tracker 2wd rpo code list, p.1.

Uplander (2005–2008)

2006 Factory-verified

touch-up paint number WA-317N

GM Heritage factory kit — 2006 Chevrolet Uplander, p.150.

This page aggregates every documented appearance of 53U in the Chevrolet reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.