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Thinking positively, there may be no major issues, but as a precaution they are holding them should anything pop up so that all can be addressed.
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Called Ford customer service again today, they said still sitting in Lot but now has estimated delivery between Sept 9-15th, hopefully that sticks and it gets out of there before the 14th
 

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Called Ford customer service again today, they said still sitting in Lot but now has estimated delivery between Sept 9-15th, hopefully that sticks and it gets out of there before the 14th
Good to hear. That's pretty much what my dealer said as well. I'm trying not to expect too much until I hear an official status change either on the website or when the dealer calls and says that it's been shipped.
 

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No update for me and I'm pretty frustrated. "quality hold" doesn't sound good the longer it sits. For some reason a "Chip hold" would be easier to tolerate.

I just got word my Grenadier is scheduled for Q4 2023 (I was not expecting it until 2024) so maybe I'll just keep my 2021 F150h and punt on the Lightning if this continues.
 
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@Deeame YOU'RE BUILT!
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No change for @harlano @JL13 @ncollins516
There is hope!
My truck has been stuck in the production phase since 8/15/23…my original blend date from the window sticker was showing 8/11/23. My window sticker was generated on 7/26/23 but the VIN number was not recognized in the Ford Pass app; it was showing "vehicle error". Since the population of the BCE modules on 8/16/23 the VIN is now valid in the Ford Pass app and I was able to try to activate the truck; it now shows "activation pending" meaning that the truck needs to respond to the activation request and with some luck somebody at the factory might activate it.... Or not....
Also doing a simple Google search with my truck VIN number, it actually showed that my truck might be in transit from the factory to my dealership in Arizona.
I called Ford customer service yesterday and they confirmed that delivery at the Arizona dealership might happen between the 9th and 15th of September.....
They also acknowledge the website production status is slow to update.....
 

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Great news! Your 2023 F-150 Lightning XLT SuperCrew has been built. Right now, we are performing some final inspections on your vehicle to get it ready for shipment. While this could add time to your wait, it ensures that we deliver a vehicle that you can depend on.
 

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so close yet so far... hoping it ships soon.

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If I had to put money on it, I’d bet Ford is rushing to ship out any dealer stock it can as a way to build up inventory to hedge against a long strike
 

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Got my tear tag and it feels…inconsequential.
 

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Got my tear tag and it feels…inconsequential.
It is, had mine 3 weeks ago, the amazing part is for less than the price of this truck I can buy a Volvo, they will fly me to Sweden, put me in a hotel, pay for up to two weeks of insurance so I can drive my new vehicle in Europe and then ship it to the US. I can't even get ford to update their customer facing portal to tell me it's built or let alone tell me when the heck it's going to get out on a train! Honestly if it does not get out of the Ford Lot before the strike that might be the route I go here. Will be sad have been looking forward to this truck for such a long time, but at what point does ford put such a bad taste in my mouth that I can't stomach giving that company 80k! These are not cheap vehicles and there customer experience should reflect that at some point. It's an amazing vehicle but reality is in 3 years there will be all kinds of options in this segment, probably with better range.
 

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@scottlanger: I feel your pain. I’m an 07/21 reservation holder with the patience to hang on even longer, but I get the temptation to jump ship.
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