Primary color, exterior, Sunset Orange Metallic

Years 1997–00, 2003, 2005, 2007–09 Models 10 Factory citations 17

Also described as Paint, primary exterior, Super RedPaint, primary exterior, Red OrangePrimary color, exterior, Daytona Sunset Orange MetallicPaint, primary exterior, Black Amethyst MetallicMedium Madrid Red MetallicBright Torch RedPrimary color, exterior, Lunar Quartz Metallic

Also documented for Cadillac GMC Pontiac Saturn

Documented applications

Avalanche — GMT800 (2002–2006)

2003 Factory-verified

GM's list prints Met (01)

GM factory document — 2003 chevrolet avalanche 2wd rpo code list, p.1.
GM Heritage factory kit — 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche, p.38.

Aveo — T200 (2004–2008)

2008 Factory-verified

GM factory document — 2008 chevrolet aveo rpo code list, p.1.

Aveo — T250 (2009–2011)

2009 Factory-verified

GM factory document — 2009 chevrolet aveo rpo code list, p.1.

C/K pickup — GMT400 (1988–2000)

1998–2000 Factory-verified

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

Corvette — C6 (2005–2013)

2005 Factory-verified

2005 only, from the order guide color page. Touch-up paint number WA-633H.

GM Heritage factory kit — 2005 Chevrolet Corvette, p.107.

Equinox — first generation (2005–2009)

2007 Factory-verified

touch-up paint WA-366N; kit color and trim page.

GM Heritage factory kit — 2007 Chevrolet Equinox, p.102.

Express — GMT600 (1996–2002)

1997 Factory-verified

a different colour from the 1998–2000 Bright Torch Red (next row); the 1998 order guide (page 23) also reads Red, Medium Madrid (Met) but prints the code as 710

GM Heritage factory kit — 1997 Chevrolet Express, p.30.
1998–2000 Disputed

disputed in 1998: the 1998–2000 lists read Bright Torch Red; the 1998 order guide (page 23) reads Red, Medium Madrid (Met) with the code printed 710, and the 1997 guide reads the same colour (previous row)

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

HHR (2006–2011)

2009 Factory-verified

GM marks it "(06)".

GM factory document — 2009 chevrolet hhr rpo code list, p.1.

Suburban — GMT400 (1992–1999)

1998–1999 Factory-verified

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

Suburban — GMT800 (2000–2006)

2003 Factory-verified

GM's list prints Met (01); the list prints "Met" and the marker (01)

GM factory document — 2003 chevrolet chevy suburban 2wd rpo code list, p.1.

This page aggregates every documented appearance of 71U in the Chevrolet reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.