KW7 Factory-verified

Chevrolet · Regular Production Option

Alternator, 170 amps

Years 2009, 2015–20, 2022–27 Models 10 Factory citations 31

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Also described as Alternator, 170 amps, with idle boostGenerator, 170 amp

Also documented for Buick Cadillac GMC Saturn

Documented applications

Blazer — C1XX (2019–2026)

2019, 2025–2026 Factory-verified

2LT, 3LT: S; RS: 2025: O; 2026: S; Premier: S (2025 only); the 2019 guide marks it AWD only

GM factory document — 2019 chevrolet all new blazer fleet order guide wayback, p.4.
GM factory document — 2025 chevrolet blazer fleet order guide rpo codes, p.1.
GM factory document — 2025 chevrolet blazer fleet order guide, p.7.
GM factory document — 2026 chevrolet blazer fleet order guide rpo codes, p.1.
GM factory document — 2026 chevrolet blazer fleet order guide, p.6.

Caprice — Caprice PPV (2011–2017)

2017 Factory-verified

S

GM factory document — 2017 chevrolet caprice ppv order guide copy gm authority, p.2, p.14.

Colorado — Third generation (2023–2027)

2023–2027 Factory-verified

WT, LT: S; Trail Boss, Z71, ZR2: not offered

GM factory document — 2023 chevrolet 23colorado electrical body builder, p.11.
GM factory document — 2024 chevrolet 24colorado electrical body builder manual 18272478 2023oct09, p.12.
GM factory document — 2025 chevrolet colorado fleet order guide, p.48.
GM factory document — 2026 chevrolet colorado fleet order guide, p.54.
GM factory document — 2027 chevrolet colorado fleet order guide, p.53.

Silverado HD (T1XX, 2020–2027)

2023, 2025–2027 Factory-verified

only in: 2500 HD, 3500 HD, 3500 HD chassis cab

GM factory document — 2023 chevrolet 23silverado 2500 3500hd electrical body builder sm en us 2022oct12, p.11.
GM factory document — 2025 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd retail and fleet fleet order guide rpo codes, p.1.
GM factory document — 2026 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd retail and fleet fleet order guide rpo codes, p.1.
GM factory document — 2027 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd retail and fleet fleet order guide rpo codes, p.1.

Silverado — K2XX (2014–2019)

2015, 2017 Factory-verified

GM factory document — 2015 chevrolet silverado 1500 fleet order guide wayback, p.1.
GM factory document — 2017 chevrolet sierra silverado electrical body builders manual service manual 2017 en us, p.23.

Silverado — T1XX (2019–2026)

2020, 2022–2026 Factory-verified

GM factory document — 2020 chevrolet silverado 1500 fleet order guide wayback, p.1.
GM factory document — 2022 chevrolet 22 silverado 1500 new electrical body builder 042822, p.12.
GM factory document — 2023 chevrolet 23 silverado 1500 electrical body builder sm en us 2022oct24, p.12.
GM factory document — 2024 chevrolet 24 silverado1500 electrical body builder 2023nov29, p.14.
GM factory document — 2025 chevrolet silverado 1500 retail and fleet fleet order guide rpo codes, p.1.
GM factory document — 2026 chevrolet silverado 1500 retail and fleet fleet order guide rpo codes, p.1.

Suburban — K2XX (2015–2020)

2019 Factory-verified

Premier: A, only with WPK; the 2016 and 2017 shared lists print it, but no Suburban page before 2019 does; 2019 from GM's 2019 Suburban order guide (GM Authority copy)

GM factory document — 2019 chevrolet suburban order guide copy gm authority, p.59.

Tahoe — K2XX (2015–2020)

2016, 2019 Factory-verified

2016: Police Vehicle, Special Service: S (high output); 2019: Premier: A, only with WPK; the 2017 shared list prints it, but the 2018 guide does not, so 2017 is not claimed; 2019 from GM's 2019 Tahoe order guide (GM Authority copy)

GM factory document — 2016 chevrolet tahoe police vehicle fleet order guide wayback, p.4, p.5.
GM factory document — 2016 chevrolet tahoe special service vehicle fleet order guide wayback, p.4, p.5.
GM factory document — 2016 chevrolet escalade escalade esv suburban tahoe yukon yukon xl electrical body builders manual service manual 2016 en us, p.10.
GM factory document — 2019 chevrolet tahoe order guide copy gm authority, p.62.

Traverse — First generation (2009–2017)

2009 Factory-verified

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

Traverse — C1XX (2018–2024)

2018–2019 Factory-verified

L, LS (1FL), LS, LT Cloth (2FL), LT Cloth, LT Leather, Premier, High Country: S

GM factory document — 2018 chevrolet traverse order guide copy gm authority, p.18, p.57.
GM factory document — 2019 chevrolet traverse order guide copy gm authority, p.20, p.85.
2024 Single-source

decoderpo.com's 2024 Traverse Limited order guide page lists it on its Standart Equipment tab (1LS); the page is a T3 mirror of GM's guide and the repository holds no GM document for 2024

This page aggregates every documented appearance of KW7 in the Chevrolet reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.