- mid-1970s–1981 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 1981 Chevrolet Camaro, p.39.
Also described as Rear window defogger (electric grid)Rear Window Defogger (code changed from C50)Rear Window DefoggerElectro-clear defoggerElectric rear window defoggerDefogger, rear-window, electricRear window defogger, electricRear-window defogger, electricDefogger, rear, electric, 60% rear door onlyDefogger, rear-windowDefogger, rear windowDefogger, rear-window electricRear-window defogger
Also documented for BuickCadillacGMCHummerOldsmobilePontiacSaturn
Documented applications
- 1976 Factory-verified
$78.00; 24,960 built
GM Heritage factory kit — 1976 Chevrolet Corvette, p.22. - 1977 Factory-verified
$84.00; 30,411 built
GM Heritage factory kit — 1977 Chevrolet Corvette, p.48. - 1978 Factory-verified
$95.00; 30,912 built
GM Heritage factory kit — 1978 Chevrolet Corvette, p.22. - 1979 Factory-verified
$102.00; 41,587 built (price and count: Corvette Black Book)
GM Heritage factory kit — 1979 Chevrolet Corvette, p.32. - 1980 Factory-verified
$109.00; 36,589 built
GM Heritage factory kit — 1980 Chevrolet Corvette, p.59. - 1981 Factory-verified
$119.00; 36,893 built
GM Heritage factory kit — 1981 Chevrolet Corvette, p.5. - 1982 Factory-verified
$129.00 ($129/$132 per CAC); 16,886 built
GM Heritage factory kit — 1982 Chevrolet Corvette, p.30.
- 1963–70s (varies) Confirmed
- 1978–1982 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 1978 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.16.GM Heritage factory kit — 1982 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.24.
- 1993, 1994 Factory-verified
requires the E54 rear doors.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1993 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.12.GM Heritage factory kit — 1994 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.10.
- 1995–2005 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 1995 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.12.GM Heritage factory kit — 1996 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.17.GM Heritage factory kit — 1997 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.35.
- 2002–2006 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche, p.52.GM Heritage factory kit — 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche, p.34.GM Heritage factory kit — 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche, p.33.GM Heritage factory kit — 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche, p.119.
- 2007–2009 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche, p.137.
- 2005–2006, 2008 Factory-verified
the 2008 list reads back glass defogger with timer; kits: Defogger, rear-window, electric; ; ;
GM Heritage factory kit — 2005 Chevrolet Aveo, p.77.GM Heritage factory kit — 2006 Chevrolet Aveo, p.78.
- 2009 Factory-verified
- 1988–1996 Factory-verified
from 1994 the order guides require C49 or R9W; same description as cavalier-gen2 and cavalier-gen1; cavalier-gen3 reads C49 as "Rear-window defogger, electric"
GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet Beretta, p.33.GM Heritage factory kit — 1989 Chevrolet Beretta, p.33.GM Heritage factory kit — 1990 Chevrolet Beretta, p.13.GM Heritage factory kit — 1991 Chevrolet Beretta, p.49.GM Heritage factory kit — 1992 Chevrolet Beretta, p.48.GM Heritage factory kit — 1993 Chevrolet Beretta, p.47.GM Heritage factory kit — 1994 Chevrolet Beretta, p.12.GM Heritage factory kit — 1995 Chevrolet Beretta, p.12.GM Heritage factory kit — 1996 Chevrolet Beretta, p.10.
- 2025–2027 Factory-verified
- 1983–1988 Factory-verified
includes K81 generator when ordered without C60 or V10
GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet S 10 Blazer, p.7.GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet S 10 Blazer, p.21.GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet S 10 Blazer, p.30.GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet S 10 Blazer, p.7.GM Heritage factory kit — 1987 Chevrolet S 10 Blazer, p.14.GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet S 10 Blazer, p.10.
- 2000–2005 Factory-verified
- 2017, 2023 Factory-verified
LT, Premier: S
- 2027 Factory-verified
LT, RS: S
- 1982–1992 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 1982 Chevrolet Camaro, p.30.GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Camaro, p.37.GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Camaro, p.4.GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Camaro, p.22.GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet Camaro, p.22.GM Heritage factory kit — 1987 Chevrolet Camaro, p.15.GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet Camaro, p.30.GM Heritage factory kit — 1989 Chevrolet Camaro, p.35.GM Heritage factory kit — 1990 Chevrolet Camaro, p.37.GM Heritage factory kit — 1991 Chevrolet Camaro, p.27.GM Heritage factory kit — 1992 Chevrolet Camaro, p.87.
- 1993–2002 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 1993 Chevrolet Camaro, p.7.GM Heritage factory kit — 1994 Chevrolet Camaro, p.63.GM Heritage factory kit — 1995 Chevrolet Camaro, p.115.GM Heritage factory kit — 1996 Chevrolet Camaro, p.115.GM Heritage factory kit — 1997 Chevrolet Camaro, p.72.GM Heritage factory kit — 1998 Chevrolet Camaro, p.73.
- 1984–1990 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Caprice, p.37.GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Caprice, p.39.GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet Caprice, p.40.GM Heritage factory kit — 1987 Chevrolet Caprice, p.43.GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet Caprice, p.10.GM Heritage factory kit — 1989 Chevrolet Caprice, p.41.GM Heritage factory kit — 1990 Chevrolet Caprice, p.9.
- 1991–1992, 1994–1996 Factory-verified
with heated outside mirrors in the higher equipment groups (1994–1995 guides)
GM Heritage factory kit — 1991 Chevrolet Caprice, p.4.GM Heritage factory kit — 1992 Chevrolet Caprice, p.42.GM Heritage factory kit — 1994 Chevrolet Caprice, p.64.GM Heritage factory kit — 1995 Chevrolet Caprice, p.110.GM Heritage factory kit — 1996 Chevrolet Caprice, p.112.
- 1984, 1986, 1987 Factory-verified
not on the convertible; the 1985 line prints (49, so 1985 is left out
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.12.GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.36.GM Heritage factory kit — 1987 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.36.
- 1989–1992, 1994 Factory-verified
1991–1994: C49 or R9W must be ordered; the 1988 line prints (49, so 1988 is left out; the Cavalier third-generation doc reads C49 as rear-window defogger, electric
GM Heritage factory kit — 1989 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.12.GM Heritage factory kit — 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.31.GM Heritage factory kit — 1991 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.13.GM Heritage factory kit — 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.11.GM Heritage factory kit — 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.2.
- 1995–2005 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 1995 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.8.GM Heritage factory kit — 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.81.
- 1985, 1988–1990 Factory-verified
1984, 1986–1987 are not claimed: no dated page of those years prints the code as an entry of its own
GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Celebrity, p.41.GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity, p.45.GM Heritage factory kit — 1989 Chevrolet Celebrity, p.6, p.10.GM Heritage factory kit — 1990 Chevrolet Celebrity, p.39.
- 1984–1986 Factory-verified
includes a larger alternator (K81 without air conditioning, K64 with C60 in 1984–1985)
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Chevette, p.29.GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Chevette, p.29.GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet Chevette, p.27.
- 1984–1985 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Citation, p.33.GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Citation, p.32.
- 2015–2018 Factory-verified
2018 guide: 1LS, 1LT: O, only with the ZW2, ZW3 or ZW6 glass
- 1988–2000 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet Truck, p.140.GM Heritage factory kit — 1989 Chevrolet Truck, p.35.GM Heritage factory kit — 1990 Chevrolet Truck, p.36.GM Heritage factory kit — 1991 Chevrolet Truck, p.36.GM Heritage factory kit — 1992 Chevrolet Truck, p.34.GM Heritage factory kit — 1993 Chevrolet Truck, p.14.GM Heritage factory kit — 1994 Chevrolet Truck, p.8.GM Heritage factory kit — 1995 Chevrolet Truck, p.13.GM Heritage factory kit — 1996 Chevrolet Truck, p.24.GM Heritage factory kit — 1997 Chevrolet Truck, p.102.
- 2015–2019, 2021–2022 Factory-verified
2015: Z71: S; LT: O; Base, WT: not offered; 2018 from GM's 2018 Colorado order guide (PDF); 2021 from the upfitter list GM files for 2021 and 2022
- 2023–2027 Factory-verified
S on all trims
- 1989–1996 Factory-verified
from 1994 the order guides require C49 or R9W; the 1988 option-weight page prints 249, so 1988 is not claimed; same description as beretta-gen1; 1993 from the convenience page (the 1993 option-weight page p.38 is headed model year 1992 (footer MVMA-93), so it establishes no year)
GM Heritage factory kit — 1989 Chevrolet Corsica, p.47.GM Heritage factory kit — 1990 Chevrolet Corsica, p.53.GM Heritage factory kit — 1991 Chevrolet Corsica, p.39.GM Heritage factory kit — 1992 Chevrolet Corsica, p.40.GM Heritage factory kit — 1993 Chevrolet Corsica, p.31.GM Heritage factory kit — 1994 Chevrolet Corsica, p.10.GM Heritage factory kit — 1995 Chevrolet Corsica, p.8.GM Heritage factory kit — 1996 Chevrolet Corsica, p.6.
- 1992–1993 Factory-verified
1989 is not claimed: only the preliminary 1989 engineering and product-direction pages print it
GM Heritage factory kit — 1992 Chevrolet Corvette, p.32.GM Heritage factory kit — 1993 Chevrolet Corvette, p.17.
- 1998–2002 Factory-verified
- 2003–2010, 2014–2018, 2022–2027 Factory-verified
O on all trims; in the 2025–2027 guides only in the Cargo and Passenger guides
- 1992–1996 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 1992 Chevrolet G Van, p.20.GM Heritage factory kit — 1993 Chevrolet G Van, p.15.GM Heritage factory kit — 1994 Chevrolet G Van, p.12.GM Heritage factory kit — 1995 Chevrolet G Van, p.14.GM Heritage factory kit — 1996 Chevrolet G Van, p.76.
- 1984–1985 Factory-verified
listed for the sedan (1BL69)
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Caprice, p.37.GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Caprice, p.39.
- 1994–1996 Factory-verified
with electrically heated outside mirrors; included in group SSA1 (1994) and 1SK (1995)
GM Heritage factory kit — 1994 Chevrolet Impala, p.4.GM Heritage factory kit — 1995 Chevrolet Impala, p.11.GM Heritage factory kit — 1996 Chevrolet Impala, p.44.
- 2000 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 2000 Chevrolet Impala, p.42.
- 1991–1992, 1996 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 1991 Chevrolet LuminaAPV, p.14.GM Heritage factory kit — 1992 Chevrolet LuminaAPV, p.41.GM Heritage factory kit — 1996 Chevrolet LuminaAPV, p.29.
- 1991, 1993–1994 Factory-verified
one of C49 or R9W must be ordered (1991, 1993); the 1992 page prints CA9, so 1992 is not claimed
GM Heritage factory kit — 1991 Chevrolet Lumina, p.14, p.16, p.72.GM Heritage factory kit — 1993 Chevrolet Lumina, p.10, p.12, p.71.GM Heritage factory kit — 1994 Chevrolet Lumina, p.40.
- 1995–1999 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 1995 Chevrolet Lumina, p.10.GM Heritage factory kit — 1995 Chevrolet Lumina, p.12.GM Heritage factory kit — 1996 Chevrolet Lumina, p.18.GM Heritage factory kit — 1996 Chevrolet Lumina, p.22.GM Heritage factory kit — 1997 Chevrolet Lumina, p.69.GM Heritage factory kit — 1998 Chevrolet Lumina, p.42.GM Heritage factory kit — 1999 Chevrolet Lumina, p.58.
- 1983 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Malibu, p.21.GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Malibu, p.23.
- 1997–2000 Factory-verified
the 1998 list prints "Defogger, RR Wnd Elec". 1997 from the Malibu kit order guide.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1997 Chevrolet Malibu, p.12.GM Heritage factory kit — 1998 Chevrolet Malibu, p.6.GM Heritage factory kit — 1999 Chevrolet Malibu, p.73.
- 1998–2001 Factory-verified
- 1983–1988 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.30.GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.36.GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.30.GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.42.GM Heritage factory kit — 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.88.GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.34.
- 1995–1999 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.13.GM Heritage factory kit — 1996 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.78.GM Heritage factory kit — 1997 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.92.
- 2000 Factory-verified
- 1998–2002 Factory-verified
1998-1999 lists print "Defogger RR Power Window"
- 2000–2004 Factory-verified
- 2024–2027 Factory-verified
- 2027 Factory-verified
- 1999–2007 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 2000 Chevrolet Truck and Silverado, p.55.GM Heritage factory kit — 2007 Chevrolet Silverado, p.59.
- 2009 Factory-verified
- 2001–2007 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 2001 Chevrolet Silverado HD, p.60.GM Heritage factory kit — 2002 Chevrolet Silverado HD, p.39.GM Heritage factory kit — 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD, p.165.
- 2007–2009, 2014 Factory-verified
- 2016–2019 Factory-verified
2017: GM's 2017 Silverado 2500HD order guide; 2018: GM's 2018 Silverado 2500HD order guide; 2019: GM's 2019 Silverado 2500HD order guide
- 2023, 2025–2027 Factory-verified
- 2015, 2017–2019 Factory-verified
- 2025–2026 Factory-verified
- 2020, 2022–2026 Factory-verified
- 2014 Factory-verified
1LT, 2LT: S
- 2017–2019 Factory-verified
all trims: S; 2018 from GM's 2018 order guide
- 1986 Factory-verified
coupe and Sprint Plus; 1985 not claimed (the 1985 guide prints 649)
GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet Sprint, p.8.GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet Sprint, p.10.GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet Sprint, p.14.
- 2003–2006 Factory-verified
the 2005 and 2006 lists read "RR Window"
- 1992–1999 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 1992 Chevrolet Suburban, p.19.GM Heritage factory kit — 1993 Chevrolet Suburban, p.13.GM Heritage factory kit — 1994 Chevrolet Suburban, p.17.GM Heritage factory kit — 1995 Chevrolet Suburban, p.13.GM Heritage factory kit — 1996 Chevrolet Suburban, p.15.GM Heritage factory kit — 1997 Chevrolet Suburban, p.13.
- 2000–2006 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 2000 Chevrolet Suburban, p.45.GM Heritage factory kit — 2001 Chevrolet Suburban, p.49.GM Heritage factory kit — 2002 Chevrolet Suburban, p.35.GM Heritage factory kit — 2003 Chevrolet Suburban, p.139.GM Heritage factory kit — 2004 Chevrolet Suburban, p.40.GM Heritage factory kit — 2005 Chevrolet Suburban, p.133.
- 2007–2009, 2014 Factory-verified
Trim marks in the 2014 guide: LS, LT, LTZ: S.
GM Heritage factory kit — 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, p.33, p.147.
- 2015–2019 Factory-verified
S on all trims; 2018–2019 from GM's 2018 and 2019 Suburban order guides (GM Authority copies)
- 1983–1986, 1988–1991 Factory-verified
requires A33 (1983–1989); not with AJ1; 1985 from the V10 cold climate price line with C49; the 1987 pages name C49 only in new-features prose, so 1987 is left out
GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Suburban, p.16.GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Suburban, p.19.GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Suburban, p.18.GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet Suburban, p.19.GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet Suburban, p.17.GM Heritage factory kit — 1989 Chevrolet Suburban, p.15.GM Heritage factory kit — 1990 Chevrolet Suburban, p.18.GM Heritage factory kit — 1991 Chevrolet Suburban, p.18.
- 2022–2023, 2025–2027 Factory-verified
2027: S on all trims
- 1995–1999 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe, p.4.GM Heritage factory kit — 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe, p.18.GM Heritage factory kit — 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe, p.14.GM Heritage factory kit — 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe, p.43.GM Heritage factory kit — 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe, p.15.
- 2000–2006 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe, p.45.GM Heritage factory kit — 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe, p.42.GM Heritage factory kit — 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe, p.28.GM Heritage factory kit — 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe, p.30.GM Heritage factory kit — 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe, p.32.GM Heritage factory kit — 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe, p.109.GM Heritage factory kit — 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe, p.107.
- 2007–2009, 2014 Factory-verified
Trim marks in the 2014 guides: Police: S; Special Service: S.
GM Heritage factory kit — 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe, p.27, p.131.
- 2015–2019 Factory-verified
S on all trims; 2018–2019 from GM's 2018 and 2019 Tahoe order guides (GM Authority copies)
- 2022–2023, 2025–2027 Factory-verified
2027: S on all trims
- 1998 Factory-verified
- 1999–2004 Factory-verified
- 2002–2008 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer, p.27.
- 2025–2026 Factory-verified
all trims: S
- 2005–2007 Factory-verified
- 1997–2005 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 1997 Chevrolet Venture, p.45.
This page aggregates every documented appearance of C49 in the Chevrolet reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.