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If I click the link on my order tracking page, there's no window sticker there, but if I visit https://www.windowsticker.forddirect.com/windowsticker.pdf?vin=REPLACEWITHYOURVIN I get my window sticker there.

FYI, 8/4 build date, still stuck "In Production", interestingly my "reservations and orders" page still shows it as "Scheduled for the week of 7/31"
Thanks, I was able to get back to my window sticker when I noticed the link wasn't auto populating my VIN anymore.

That all being said I was able to check and see that I have a tear tag number, A TON on codes on that website, but still no ship date. I'm not sure when I got the tear tag number though I think it may have been on the 4th because I have an update to my portal on that with nothing obvious having been done. I also noticed I'm 179 out of 696 for that build week.

I'm still waiting but my dealer did tell me that these average build days are work days only (not weekends).
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The plant is running 7 days a week, looks like everyone in the 7/31 week are still waiting on the built date, once that happens it can be a couple days to weeks before being scheduled for a railcar ride out of Dearborn.
 

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The plant is running 7 days a week, looks like everyone in the 7/31 week are still waiting on the built date, once that happens it can be a couple days to weeks before being scheduled for a railcar ride out of Dearborn.
I’m in Pittsburgh and my dealer rep said all their vehicles come by truck. I’m hoping that helps my wait time.
 

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My latest update: now sitting at 10 days since Tear Tag # issued, 14 days since original Blend Date. New window sticker still not populating.

anyone else?
 

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My latest update: now sitting at 10 days since Tear Tag # issued, 14 days since original Blend Date. New window sticker still not populating.

anyone else?
I’ve been in production since 8/01. I do have a tear tag #. How can you tell when it was issued? Also, I’ve seen blend talked about here a lot but not sure what it means. Can you enlighten me? I’m checking multiple times a day hoping to see some change.
 

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I’ve been in production since 8/01. I do have a tear tag #. How can you tell when it was issued? Also, I’ve seen blend talked about here a lot but not sure what it means. Can you enlighten me? I’m checking multiple times a day hoping to see some change.
I’m tracking daily and noted the change. I’m not sure but Blend may be when all major parts are ready to be put together. My dealer rep just informed me that the schedule says 8/19 to 8/25. However it is still showing as sitting in the same lot and he doesn't think it will be in during that time frame.
 
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I’ve been in production since 8/01. I do have a tear tag #. How can you tell when it was issued? Also, I’ve seen blend talked about here a lot but not sure what it means. Can you enlighten me? I’m checking multiple times a day hoping to see some change.
There is no recording date of when the teartag is issued from the databases we can see.

Look at the top margin of your window sticker as shown in this example with lime green highlight
Ford F-150 Lightning ✅ 7/31/2023 Lightning Build Week Group (MY2023) 1692395167753
 
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My latest update: now sitting at 10 days since Tear Tag # issued, 14 days since original Blend Date. New window sticker still not populating.

anyone else?
How do you check for your window sticker?
If you're using the production tracker that shows the stage dates, that resource normally fails after production starts.

Use this link, change my VIN for yours
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How do you check for your window sticker?
If you're using the production tracker that shows the stage dates, that resource normally fails after production starts.

Use this link, change my VIN for yours
Noels-Sticker
That link takes me to my original outdated window sticker. Im not certain the sticker ever will be updated.
 

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My latest update: now sitting at 10 days since Tear Tag # issued, 14 days since original Blend Date. New window sticker still not populating.

anyone else?
Same for me, no change since 8/4. AFAIK the window sticker won't change. According to my dealer it will likely be a discount at the time of sale. Go rebuild your truck and get the price it should be to make sure they discount you appropriately.

No one in the later build weeks is seeing any progress beyond "In Production" either. Ford is cranking them off the assembly line. Cooking about 2500 trucks a week. But there's obviously something happening that's keeping them from completing them to be shipped. Maybe short a component that's easily applied in the parking lot? Even if it's as small as a fuse, or cabin air filter that's missing, catching up almost 6k trucks and growing is going to be tough. How big is their parking lot? When does this backup require the assembly line to pause?

Kind of wish someone lived near the plant and could go snag some pics of the storage lots.
 

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That link takes me to my original outdated window sticker. Im not certain the sticker ever will be updated.
My dealer told me that mine VIN (and I assume all of yours) is part of a group of VIN numbers that will get the sticker price change upon being released from the factory. Something to do with the timing of the price drop, fords implementation dates, and the production stage of the truck.
 
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My dealer told me that mine VIN (and I assume all of yours) is part of a group of VIN numbers that will get the sticker price change upon being released from the factory. Something to do with the timing of the price drop, fords implementation dates, and the production stage of the truck.
That's what I'm hearing too, just make sure to have them reprint the sticker at delivery time showing the price revisions
 

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That's what I'm hearing too, just make sure to have them reprint the sticker at delivery time showing the price revisions
My Platinum window sticker shows a base price of $91,995 and a destination delivery of $1,995 since 7/26/23 and it has not changed... Do you mean that the base price might go back up again?
 
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My Platinum window sticker shows a base price of $91,995 and a destination delivery of $1,995 since 7/26/23 and it has not changed... Do you mean that the base price might go back up again?
Since your truck was in production just around the time of the price cut and has not been delivered yet, you should be receiving a downward adjustment when it is delivered according to FoMoCo news releases. Hopefully the lowered prices on all trims remain intact for some time.
 

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Half way through another week. Anyone hear anything new yet?
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