Steven Hornung’s Chevrolet Silverado Trail Boss has lost its 6.2-liter V8 at 98,876 miles, and the replacement engine tied to General Motors’ recall is still on back order. The owner posted a photo of the black Silverado 1500 Trail Boss partly loaded onto a flatbed and wrote that the 6.2L had finally given out.
The post is drawing attention because the truck failed before it reached 100,000 miles, yet the fix Hornung needs is already part of a recall that should cover it. GM has said certain 2021–2024 Silverado 1500s equipped with the 6.2-liter L87 V8 are included, along with other GMC, Chevrolet and Cadillac SUVs, after manufacturing defects in the connecting rod and/or crankshaft were linked to engine damage and failure.
Hornung also said the replacement engine would come with a 10-year, 150,000-mile warranty, which makes the delay more than a nuisance. A truck that is already disabled cannot be used while the part it needs waits in the supply chain, and the owner said he does not know how long the wait will last.
That gap between a formal remedy and an unavailable part is what gives the failure its weight. GM’s recall documentation filed with NHTSA says an engine failure while driving can lead to a loss of propulsion and raise crash risk, which is why the issue matters beyond one broken truck. Hornung’s case shows how that risk can land on an individual owner in the most ordinary way: a trip ends, the truck goes onto a flatbed, and the repair clock stops until the engine arrives.
The unanswered question is no longer whether the truck qualifies for the recall. It does. The question is when the replacement engine will actually show up, because for Hornung the warranty exists on paper while the Silverado sits waiting for the part that would put it back on the road.
