Chevrolet cut the Silverado’s six-way tailgate to three trims and raised it to $595 on two of them

Chevrolet’s 2027 Silverado 1500 offers the Multi-Flex tailgate on only three trims, Trail Boss, High Country and ZR2, and a buyer who wants it on the first two will pay $595 for it. The tailgate, which Chevrolet describes as having six configurations, cost $445 on eligible 2026 trucks, so the option rose by $150 while the list of trucks that can have it shrank.

On the ZR2 the tailgate is standard equipment, with no separate charge, which is why the $595 figure describes two of the three trims and not all of them. The main change for shoppers is therefore a narrower door into the option at a higher price, and a ZR2 buyer is the one person for whom nothing moved.

Three trims out of seven

GM Authority, which reported the change in October, identifies the tailgate by its GM option code QK2 and says it is now limited to the Trail Boss, High Country and ZR2. In 2026 it was available across nearly the entire Silverado lineup. GM Authority attributes the details to GM’s official documentation for the 2027 model year, although it does not name the specific order guide or pricing sheet. Autoblog reported the same restriction on October 5, citing GM Authority, and noted that the 2026 option had been broadly available on regular cab and crew cab configurations, except the double cab.

The double cab stays excluded for 2027 as well, so that part of the restriction did not change. What changed is the trim list: Chevrolet restructured the 2027 Silverado 1500 into seven trims, which Motor1’s report offers as context for the narrower tailgate availability.

The Truth About Cars price list for the 2027 lineup names seven trims: WT, Custom, Z71, Custom Trail Boss, Trail Boss, High Country and ZR2. Measured against that list, the four that no longer offer the tailgate are the WT, Custom, Z71 and Custom Trail Boss, so a buyer who wants the six-way gate has to step into the Trail Boss or above. The Custom Trail Boss, listed at $57,195, is a different trim from the Trail Boss at $63,995, and the three-trim list names only the latter.

$445 to $595 and where it applies

The price figures come in two parts. For 2026, GM Authority lists $445 on all eligible trims, with the ZR2 carrying the tailgate as standard. For 2027 it lists $595 on the Trail Boss and the High Country, a $150 increase, and again no charge on the ZR2. A buyer shopping a ZR2 therefore sees no price change at all, because the tailgate was already standard there and still is.

The increase works out to about 34 percent on the option itself, from $445 to $595. It lands on trucks whose own sticker prices have also moved. That outlet, which reported the 2027 pricing on September 22, lists the Trail Boss at $63,995, the High Country at $74,495 and the ZR2 at $79,995, all including a $2,795 destination fee. By that reckoning, the $595 tailgate adds under one percent to a Trail Boss or High Country sticker, which is why the more consequential change is access and not the price. The GM-Trucks pricing guide lists the same top of the range before destination, with the ZR2 at $77,200 and the base WT at $38,600, which squares with the $79,995 and $41,395 totals once the $2,795 fee is added.

Six configurations and a 375-pound step

Chevrolet’s own Silverado page still describes the Multi-Flex tailgate as having six different configurations, and shows it as a feature on the ZR2. The configurations include a conventional gate, load stops for longer items, a secondary loading surface and a work platform, per GM Authority’s feature summary. The inner portion also folds down into a full-width step, and Chevrolet says the step can support up to 375 pounds, according to Motor1’s account.

For 2027 the tailgate is expected to carry changes beyond its availability. GM Authority reported in July that GM officials, briefing media on the 2027 GMC Sierra, described the redesigned tailgate as “a little bit lighter” with “some tie downs on it, some additional usability.” The Silverado’s version is expected to be essentially the same as the MultiPro tailgate on the Sierra.

Chevrolet’s page still carries 2026 content, so the direct GM listing for the 2027 options had not been published there when this was checked. The three-trim list and the $595 price therefore rest on GM Authority’s reading of GM’s 2027 documentation, repeated by Autoblog and Motor1 and not yet confirmed on a public Chevrolet order page. None of the reports gives a reason for pulling the tailgate from the other four trims.

This article was produced with the assistance of AI and reviewed by Morning Overview editors prior to publication.

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