VIN PLACEMENT

[PUSSLEGUT]

Is there any truth to the below:

2026 Silverado owners found a reliability top priority: the 8th VIN digit "E" confirms the 5.3L V8 lacks DFM hardware. This factory delete solves the notorious lifter failure issue plaguing Chevy trucks since 2019?

Can anyone tell which trim are these trucks and where can I find a new 2026 with this fix?

[newdude]

1 hour ago, PUSSLEGUT said:

Is there any truth to the below:

2026 Silverado owners found a reliability top priority: the 8th VIN digit "E" confirms the 5.3L V8 lacks DFM hardware. This factory delete solves the notorious lifter failure issue plaguing Chevy trucks since 2019?

Can anyone tell which trim are these trucks and where can I find a new 2026 with this fix?

 

 

No engine digit "E" for 2019-2026.  Stop reading slop online

 

 

All 2026 V8s have functioning DFM.  Hardware and software.  5.3 and 6.2.  The L84 5.3 has "D" as the 8th digit of the VIN, the L87 6.2 has "L" as the 8th digit of the VIN.  

 

 

If you want a factory DFM disabled 2019-2026, you'd have to find a used 2021 or 2022 chip shortage truck.  The vehicle build data will have a specific RPO code indicating its a factory disabled truck.  RPO code YK9 and only with the L84 5.3 engine.  These still have the hardware installed but are NOT functioning due to the COVID chip shortages that were ongoing.  

[PUSSLEGUT]

10 hours ago, newdude said:

 

 

No engine digit "E" for 2019-2026.  Stop reading slop online

 

 

All 2026 V8s have functioning DFM.  Hardware and software.  5.3 and 6.2.  The L84 5.3 has "D" as the 8th digit of the VIN, the L87 6.2 has "L" as the 8th digit of the VIN.  

 

 

If you want a factory DFM disabled 2019-2026, you'd have to find a used 2021 or 2022 chip shortage truck.  The vehicle build data will have a specific RPO code indicating its a factory disabled truck.  RPO code YK9 and only with the L84 5.3 engine.  These still have the hardware installed but are NOT functioning due to the COVID chip shortages that were ongoing.  

Thanks New Dude'

[PUSSLEGUT]

Just now, PUSSLEGUT said:

Thanks New Dude'

I got my information from Torque News

2026 Silverado VIN Hack: Look for 8th Digit ‘E’ to Confirm the DFM-Free 5.3L V8 That Ends Lifter Failure

 

Can you tell me if a new gasser GMC 6.2L Denali or a 2026 5.3L Denali is safe to purchase? I have read a lot about engine failures and just want to be safe. What would you recommend? Plan on purchasing a new truck in the near future.

Thanks for your assistance,

John

[newdude]

20 minutes ago, PUSSLEGUT said:

I got my information from Torque News

2026 Silverado VIN Hack: Look for 8th Digit ‘E’ to Confirm the DFM-Free 5.3L V8 That Ends Lifter Failure

 

Can you tell me if a new gasser GMC 6.2L Denali or a 2026 5.3L Denali is safe to purchase? I have read a lot about engine failures and just want to be safe. What would you recommend? Plan on purchasing a new truck in the near future.

Thanks for your assistance,

John

 

 

That article is complete BS.

 

Get the 5.3 over the 6.2.  Or, wait for the new trucks.  

[newdude]

That site even proves there st

26 minutes ago, PUSSLEGUT said:

I got my information from Torque News

2026 Silverado VIN Hack: Look for 8th Digit ‘E’ to Confirm the DFM-Free 5.3L V8 That Ends Lifter Failure

 

 

 

 

He proves his stupidity even further here - 2026 Chevy Silverado Owner Scans VIN and Finds A ‘Holy Grail’ Discovery; He Says, “GM Officially Deleted DFM Because They Knew The Lifter Issues Were Killing The Brand”

 

The VIN in that article 1GCUKGED7TZ191335.  The 8th digit is literally a "D".  1GCUKGED7TZ191335

 

1st - 1

2nd - G

3rd - C

4th - U

5th - K

5th - G

7th - E

8th - D

 

D is for the L84 5.3 with DFM.  The build sheet of his "smoking gun" VIN shows L84 5.3 with DFM.  What a r'tard that person is.  He even sites an AI SLOP video on YouTube as a source.  

 

Edited 46 minutes ago by newdude