- 1987, 1989–1992, 1994 Factory-verified
weight distributing hitch platform, seven wire harness and oil coolers; the 1986 and 1993 pages name it only in other options' notes.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1987 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.29.GM Heritage factory kit — 1989 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.22.GM Heritage factory kit — 1990 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.24.GM Heritage factory kit — 1991 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.12.GM Heritage factory kit — 1992 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.13.GM Heritage factory kit — 1994 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.12.
Also described as Trailering provisions, special equipment, heavy dutyTrailer provisions, special equipment, heavy-dutyTrailering special equipment, heavy dutyTrailering provisions, special equipment, receiver type hitchTrailering package, heavy-duty, trailer hitch and 7 pin connectorTrailering packageTrailering PackageTrailering provisions, heavy-dutyTrailering equipment, heavy-duty, hitch platform and 7-way connectorTrailering equipment
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Documented applications
- 1995–2005 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 1995 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.22.GM Heritage factory kit — 1996 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.6.GM Heritage factory kit — 1997 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.56.
- 2002–2006 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche, p.58.GM Heritage factory kit — 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche, p.38.GM Heritage factory kit — 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche, p.37.
- 2007–2009 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche, p.32.
- 1992–1994 Factory-verified
the kits print the heavy duty trailering special: weight distributing hitch platform, 7-wire harness, and V02 and KC4 (1993) or V08 with the L05 (1994); requires MX0
GM Heritage factory kit — 1992 Chevrolet Blazer, p.15.GM Heritage factory kit — 1993 Chevrolet Blazer, p.10.GM Heritage factory kit — 1994 Chevrolet Blazer, p.10.
- 1983–1986, 1990, 1991 Factory-verified
the kits print it as the trailering special; includes VR4 hitch platform, UY7 wiring harness and V02 cooler; requires a 3.42 or 3.73 axle and MX0; the 1984 option line prints 282 and the 1991 trailering line has no code, so those years cite the pages that print Z82 only in cross-references (1984 V10 line, 1991 V02 line)
GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Blazer, p.11.GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Blazer RV Full Size, p.17.GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Blazer RV Full Size, p.13.GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet Blazer, p.14.GM Heritage factory kit — 1990 Chevrolet Blazer, p.16.GM Heritage factory kit — 1991 Chevrolet Blazer, p.15.
- 1984–1987, 1991, 1994 Factory-verified
7-lead wiring harness, weight distributing hitch platform and heavy duty flasher; most option pages print 282; the merged second-generation doc reads it from GM lists with a receiver type hitch
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet S 10 Blazer, p.22.GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet S 10 Blazer, p.15.GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet S 10 Blazer, p.21.GM Heritage factory kit — 1987 Chevrolet S 10 Blazer, p.19.GM Heritage factory kit — 1991 Chevrolet S 10 Blazer, p.23.GM Heritage factory kit — 1994 Chevrolet S 10 Blazer, p.45.
- 1995–1996, 1998–2005 Factory-verified
2000–2001 lists read heavy duty
GM Heritage factory kit — 1995 Chevrolet S 10 Blazer, p.7.GM Heritage factory kit — 1996 Chevrolet S 10 Blazer, p.14.GM Heritage factory kit — 1998 Chevrolet S 10 Blazer, p.13.
- 1988–2000 Factory-verified
the 1989 kit citation prints the code only inside another option's cross-reference (no defining line found)
GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet Truck, p.142.GM Heritage factory kit — 1989 Chevrolet Truck, p.31.GM Heritage factory kit — 1990 Chevrolet Truck, p.40.GM Heritage factory kit — 1991 Chevrolet Truck, p.39.GM Heritage factory kit — 1992 Chevrolet Truck, p.37.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.22.
- 2015–2019, 2021–2022 Factory-verified
2015: WT, LT, Z71: O; Base: not offered; requires LFX (2015) or LGZ or LWN (2018); the upfitter lists name it trailer provisions, special equipment, HD; 2018 from GM's 2018 Colorado order guide (PDF); 2021 from the upfitter list GM files for 2021 and 2022
- 2023–2027 Factory-verified
Trail Boss, Z71, ZR2: S; WT, LT: O
- 2004–2006, 2009 Factory-verified
- 1996–1999, 2001, 2002 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 1996 Chevrolet G Van, p.53.GM Heritage factory kit — 1997 Chevrolet Express, p.42.GM Heritage factory kit — 1998 Chevrolet Express, p.34.GM Heritage factory kit — 1999 Chevrolet G Van, p.37.
- 2003–2010, 2014–2018, 2022–2027 Factory-verified
the 2025–2027 guides read Trailering equipment, heavy-duty; O on all trims; in the 2025–2027 guides only in the Cargo and Passenger guides
- 1984, 1986, 1988–1991, 1993–1996 Factory-verified
weight distributing hitch platform and heavy duty 7 lead wiring harness.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet G Van, p.19.GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet G Van, p.28.GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet Vandura, p.24.GM Heritage factory kit — 1989 Chevrolet G Van, p.20.GM Heritage factory kit — 1990 Chevrolet G Van, p.19.GM Heritage factory kit — 1991 Chevrolet G Van, p.28.GM Heritage factory kit — 1993 Chevrolet G Van, p.24.GM Heritage factory kit — 1994 Chevrolet G Van, p.37.GM Heritage factory kit — 1995 Chevrolet G Van, p.14.GM Heritage factory kit — 1996 Chevrolet G Van, p.44.
- 1983–1985, 1988–1990, 1992–1993 Factory-verified
7-lead wiring harness and platform hitch (1990, 1992); also heavy duty flasher and KC4 engine oil cooler (1992); 1983–1985 from the power team footnotes (Reqs Z82 Trailering); the 1986, 1987 and 1991 own entries print 282 and the 1982 entry prints no code, so those years are not claimed (1986 p.17 names Z82 only in the N51 restriction)
GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet S 10, p.37.GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet S 10, p.8.GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet S 10, p.16.GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet S 10, p.20.GM Heritage factory kit — 1989 Chevrolet S 10, p.63.GM Heritage factory kit — 1990 Chevrolet S 10, p.30.GM Heritage factory kit — 1992 Chevrolet S 10, p.18.GM Heritage factory kit — 1993 Chevrolet S 10, p.12.
- 1998–2004 Factory-verified
2000–2001 lists read heavy duty. The 2002–2004 lists read as the 2001 list.
- 2027 Factory-verified
includes trailer hitch, 7-pin and 4-pin connectors
- 1999–2007 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 2002 Chevrolet Silverado, p.48.GM Heritage factory kit — 2007 Chevrolet Silverado, p.62.
- 2009 Factory-verified
- 2001–2007 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 2002 Chevrolet Silverado HD, p.45.GM Heritage factory kit — 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD, p.195.
- 2007–2009 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
only in: 2500 HD, 3500 HD
- 2015, 2017–2019 Factory-verified
- 2020, 2022–2026 Factory-verified
- 2003–2006 Factory-verified
the kit guides describe heavy-duty trailering equipment with a hitch cross member
GM Heritage factory kit — 2003 And 2004 Chevrolet SSR, p.105.
- 1992–1999 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 1992 Chevrolet Suburban, p.15.GM Heritage factory kit — 1993 Chevrolet Suburban, p.5.GM Heritage factory kit — 1994 Chevrolet Suburban, p.11.GM Heritage factory kit — 1995 Chevrolet Suburban, p.12.GM Heritage factory kit — 1996 Chevrolet Suburban, p.14.GM Heritage factory kit — 1997 Chevrolet Suburban, p.14.
- 2000–2006 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 2002 Chevrolet Suburban, p.41.GM Heritage factory kit — 2004 Chevrolet Suburban, p.45.GM Heritage factory kit — 2005 Chevrolet Suburban, p.140.
- 2007–2009, 2014 Factory-verified
Trim marks in the 2014 guide: LS, LT, LTZ: S.
GM Heritage factory kit — 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, p.36, p.175.
- 2015–2019 Factory-verified
S on all trims; 7-wire harness and 2 inch receiver; 2018–2019 from GM's 2018 and 2019 Suburban order guides (GM Authority copies)
- 1983–1991 Factory-verified
the kits print it as the trailering special; includes VR4 hitch platform, UY7 wiring harness and V02 cooler (KC4 and N41 on some series); not with MM4 (1989–1990); 1983 from its own price lines (some print 282); 1984 from the V10 cold climate price line with Z82 (the 1984 option lines print 282); 1989 from the option weight table
GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Suburban, p.19.GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Suburban, p.19.GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Suburban, p.21.GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet Suburban, p.22.GM Heritage factory kit — 1987 Chevrolet Suburban, p.27.GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet Suburban, p.20.GM Heritage factory kit — 1989 Chevrolet Suburban, p.14.GM Heritage factory kit — 1990 Chevrolet Suburban, p.27.GM Heritage factory kit — 1991 Chevrolet Suburban, p.19.
- 2022–2023, 2025–2027 Factory-verified
2027: S on all trims
- 1995–1999 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe, p.5.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.14.
- 2000–2006 Factory-verifiedGM Heritage factory kit — 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe, p.34.GM Heritage factory kit — 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe, p.168.GM Heritage factory kit — 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe, p.126.GM Heritage factory kit — 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe, p.118.
- 2007–2009, 2014 Factory-verified
Trim marks in the 2014 guides: Special Service: S.
GM Heritage factory kit — 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe, p.31, p.132.
- 2015–2019 Factory-verified
S on all trims; 7-wire harness and 2 inch receiver; 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
This page aggregates every documented appearance of Z82 in the Chevrolet reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.