Primary color, exterior, Dark Mulberry Metallic

Years 1997–00, 2009, 2014 Models 7 Factory citations 13

Also described as Deep Purple MetallicPrimary color, exterior, Crystal Claret TintcoatPrimary color, exterior, Crystal Red Tintcoat

Also documented for Buick GMC Oldsmobile Pontiac Saturn

Documented applications

Cavalier — third generation (1995–2005)

1997–1998 Factory-verified

GM Heritage factory kit — 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.97.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.35.

HHR (2006–2011)

2009 Factory-verified

GM marks it "(08)".

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

Lumina — second generation (1995–2001)

1997–1998 Factory-verified

The 1997 order guide words it Deep Purple (Met).

GM factory document — 1998 chevrolet lumina rpo code list, p.1.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1997 Chevrolet Lumina, p.12.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1997 Chevrolet Lumina, p.14.

Monte Carlo — fifth generation, W-body (1995–1999)

1997–1998 Factory-verified

List marks (97). The 1997 order guide names it Deep Purple Metallic (the 1999 brochure page says 52U replaces it).

GM factory document — 1998 chevrolet monte carlo rpo code list, p.1.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1997 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.12.

Suburban — GMT900 (2007–2014)

2014 Factory-verified

Additional charge.

GM factory document — 2014 chevrolet suburban fleet order guide wayback, p.1.

Tahoe — GMT900 (2007–2014)

2014 Factory-verified

Additional charge.

GM factory document — 2014 chevrolet tahoe police vehicle fleet order guide wayback, p.1.
GM factory document — 2014 chevrolet tahoe special service vehicle fleet order guide wayback, 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.

This page aggregates every documented appearance of 89U in the Chevrolet reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.