✅ 8/21/2023 Lightning Build Week Group (MY2023)

[TaxmanHog]

Your reply had me wondering how Ford can possibly make two thousand trucks in a week. That is a truly mind-boggling number. So I found this rather mesmerizing video of the factory. It still doesn't seem to capture how its possible.
But it also makes me appreciate the UAW folks who build them--as well as the insane investment in equipment that makes it all happen. I sure hope Ford meets the UAW's demand because those workers deserve it!

Your 8/21 build processed on 8/26, they are catching up!! You have module codes loading, waiting on a tear tag any time!!

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[TaxmanHog]

Well, build week 8/21/2023 has come and gone. How would we know how successful Ford was?

I'm watching every day as they catch up, hopefully they are back in sync with schedule before 9/10

 

[John Becker]

Your 8/21 build processed on 8/26, they are catching up!! You have module codes loading, waiting on a tear tag any time!!

Your resourcefulness continues to amaze me. How can I find this information to track my truck?

 

[CrazyAsianR6]

Well, build week 8/21/2023 has come and gone. How would we know how successful Ford was?

That's what I was hoping to find out also.
I'm sure this has been asked somewhere before. But now that they did the expansion on the factory. What is the build time from start to finish? Is everything finished in that 1 week time frame? Other than the next step once it's updated in our account to then wait on delivery.

For me, I'm hoping it takes longer. We had some issues come up that kept us here in hawaii for an additional 3 months. Meaning we won't be back on the mainland until about January 2024. Which is where my dealership will be since initial timeliness would have worked out of us leaving here, and then picking up the truck once we arrive.

Now I'm not sure what the timeline is looking like from production to delivery and then what options are once it arrives at my dealership. I know from previous build weeks they had months of delays when it came to delivery. Honestly would be ideal in my favor.

How long can are ordered truck sit on a dealership lot?
Will I need someone with a POA to be my boots on the ground to deal with acceptance of vehicle and storage?
I'm also hesitant of leaving a vehicle on their lot if I've done my part as far as taking almost ownership of the vehicle.

Any tidbit advice is welcome.

 

[Silenze]

Your resourcefulness continues to amaze me. How can I find this information to track my truck?

Have a VIN?
Copy an paste into browser:

https://shop.ford.com/vehicleordertracking/status/?vin=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX = ADD YOUR VIN

Have VIN and Want Window Sticker?
Copy and paste into browser:

https://www.windowsticker.forddirect.com/windowsticker.pdf?vin=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX= ADD YOUR VIN

 

[John Becker]

https://shop.ford.com/vehicleordertracking/status/?vin=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Humm... "We are unable to process this Order at this time, please try again later "
I guess I'll try again later.

 

[John Becker]

Humm... "We are unable to process this Order at this time, please try again later "
I guess I'll try again later.

I'm not having good luck with this: "We're sorry. We are unable to process this Order. Please enter a valid Ford Order/VIN."

 

[TaxmanHog]

Your resourcefulness continues to amaze me. How can I find this information to track my truck?

VIN & ORDER CODE [four digit] from your window sticker

John Becker-1FTVW1EL8PWG23032
Ford-USA

 

[TaxmanHog]

 

[John Becker]

VIN & ORDER CODE [four digit] from your window sticker

John Becker-1FTVW1EL8PWG23032
Ford-USA

Ford doesn't make any of this easy. But that finally worked. Thanks!

 

[TaxmanHog]

That's what I was hoping to find out also.
I'm sure this has been asked somewhere before. But now that they did the expansion on the factory. What is the build time from start to finish? Is everything finished in that 1 week time frame? Other than the next step once it's updated in our account to then wait on delivery.

For me, I'm hoping it takes longer. We had some issues come up that kept us here in hawaii for an additional 3 months. Meaning we won't be back on the mainland until about January 2024. Which is where my dealership will be since initial timeliness would have worked out of us leaving here, and then picking up the truck once we arrive.

Now I'm not sure what the timeline is looking like from production to delivery and then what options are once it arrives at my dealership. I know from previous build weeks they had months of delays when it came to delivery. Honestly would be ideal in my favor.

How long can are ordered truck sit on a dealership lot?
Will I need someone with a POA to be my boots on the ground to deal with acceptance of vehicle and storage?
I'm also hesitant of leaving a vehicle on their lot if I've done my part as far as taking almost ownership of the vehicle.

Any tidbit advice is welcome.

I have no Hawaiian order data in my study to reference, but your truck will probably go to port of LA, it takes on average 25 days to get to California from Dearborn, then loaded on to a ship to Hawaii then local port delays and inter island transport

 

[CrazyAsianR6]

I have no Hawaiian order data in my study to reference, but your truck will probably go to port of LA, it takes on average 25 days to get to California from Dearborn, then loaded on to a ship to Hawaii then local port delays and inter island transport

Oh I'm not shipping it here. I currently live here but due to their $49,999 ADM and they wouldn't honor a x-plan I ordered from my previous dealership I got my last truck at in South Dakota. We are military and hoping to have received our orders out of here in the next 5 months

 

[designthis]

Your 8/21 build processed on 8/26, they are catching up!! You have module codes loading, waiting on a tear tag any time!!

My Tear Tag has popped!

 

[TaxmanHog]

Oh I'm not shipping it here. I currently live here but due to their $49,999 ADM and they wouldn't honor a x-plan I ordered from my previous dealership I got my last truck at in South Dakota. We are military and hoping to have received our orders out of here in the next 5 months

Cool, I have no data for SD in MY2022 or MY2023 from forum members, but Nebraska members averaged 19 days shipped to delivered.

 

[Spartansfan00]

My tear tag dropped today as well... getting close

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