2022 Corvette Facing Numerous Production Constraints Including Mag Ride

2022 Corvette buyers are still facing a number of supply issues that are making certain features elusive.

With automotive production mired in problems stemming from the supply chain these days, it’s been hard enough for automakers to churn out a significant amount of products. But take into account the sheer number of features present on modern vehicles, along with the fact that automakers must rely on suppliers to source many of those features, and it only complicates things further. Recently, Corvette Forum member sidewinder770 posted some current 2022 Corvette feature constraints in this thread, and they’re sure to be problematic for many hoping to take delivery sooner rather than later.

For March builds, the 2022 Corvette is still facing problems with Rear Park Assist due to the chip shortage, which has been ongoing since late January. However, cars built after April 11 will begin being equipped with this feature, while the ones built without it thus far will get it in Q4 of this year. Other options currently facing zero availability include the ZZ3 Engine Appearance and Lighting Package, the 5ZZ Carbon Flash High Wing Spoiler, and FE2/FE4 Magnetic Ride Control.

These ongoing problems are undoubtedly frustrating for a number of Corvette Forum members that have had a car on order for a long time now, but it’s, unfortunately, the norm in the automotive industry right now. Both GM and its arch-rival, Ford, have been building a number of models sans certain options in an effort to speed up delivery, and opinions on whether or not this is the right thing to do vary greatly.

Whether or not these constraints will apply to the Z06 remains to be seen as well. That car utilizes a lot of carbon fiber bits, as well as Mag Ride, which seems to be posing a big availability problem for GM at the moment. However, some members believe that GM could be holding back those parts from base models in an effort to launch the Z06 on time and at least get some customer deliveries in driveways, and that makes perfect sense.

Regardless, it’s clear that we aren’t out of the proverbial woods yet as the chip shortage rages on, but no one ever expected this to be a short-term issue. Rather, most believe we’re still looking at another six months to a year of logjams until the supply chain smooths out, and there are many moving parts that could stretch that even longer.

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