Order question

Emily

I just went to the dealer and placed my order last week. I never did a reservation for a MY21 because wanted a mansquatch so I waited till the MY22 bank opened.
I was told by my dealer "my momma said" that they placed the order with Ford the next day.
I have tried all the links on BN with my sales codes and 4 digit order code and can't get a confirmation from Ford that they have my order.

I also asked my dealer why I'm a priority code 17 and not 10 , just to see what he would say and told me to "stop reading info on BN"

What is the wait time just to get acknowledged by Ford? I understand that I probably won't see my Bronco until this time next year but I'd like a little confirmation.
Any advice, thanks

The links on here won’t work until you have your VIN. The MY21 reservations and orders are longer than the MY22 orders (my MY22 order is also 4 digits). The only confirmation I’ve gotten was from ford the day I ordered and the build list from the dealer with my order number. I have not gotten anything since.

Emily

I also asked my dealer why I'm a priority code 17 and not 10 , just to see what he would say and told me to "stop reading info on BN"

Don't sweat the priority code. If its between 10 and 19, you are good to go. They mean all the same in the Bronco world.
For ordering anything else, yes they make a difference.

Deano Bronc

Don't sweat the priority code. If its between 10 and 19, you are good to go. They mean all the same in the Bronco world.
For ordering anything else, yes they make a difference.

ok, thanks.

ahammett

The links on here won’t work until you have your VIN. The MY21 reservations and orders are longer than the MY22 orders (my MY22 order is also 4 digits). The only confirmation I’ve gotten was from ford the day I ordered and the build list from the dealer with my order number. I have not gotten anything since.

I'll try to be patient. It's very hard.

Emily

Deano Bronc

Don't sweat the priority code. If its between 10 and 19, you are good to go. They mean all the same in the Bronco world.
For ordering anything else, yes they make a difference.

ok, thanks.

ahammett

The links on here won’t work until you have your VIN. The MY21 reservations and orders are longer than the MY22 orders (my MY22 order is also 4 digits). The only confirmation I’ve gotten was from ford the day I ordered and the build list from the dealer with my order number. I have not gotten anything since.

I'll try to be patient. It's very hard.

I hear you! My dealer told me six months to a year, but that doesn’t mean I don’t want it now! Lol

Emily

ok, thanks.

I'll try to be patient. It's very hard.

Some reserved on 7/13/2020 and are still waiting on a build date. Last Thursday, I finally got my build week and vin. Others have ordered and got a build week within a week or 2. It all depends on how many orders the dealership has and their allocations.

Topics Covered

1. Terminology
2. Major Milestones
3. Window Sticker
4. Tracking Tools
5. When to ask for help
6. Additional Tips & Tricks

1. Terminology
These are common terms used when tracking your order.

• Dealer Code - A 6 digit code specific to your dealer. Dealer codes for USA start with an F with 5 numbers after it. Canada starts with a C and could have an A or a B after it with 6 digits total. This should be on your order sheet, listed at the top as "Sales Code". See below topic 6.1 for a method to find your dealer code.
• Order Code - This is a 4 digit code assigned by the dealer. Sometimes the order number on your order sheet may be different from what the dealer enters into the order system. Ask them for your order code. The order code will also be on your Window Sticker (shown below). You will need this number for some of the tracking tools. This order code is case sensitive when using in the tracker tools.
• Priority Code - The Priority Code is used to determine the timeline of your truck order being pulled against all the other orders your dealer has in the system. The lower the number the better. This impacts when Ford accepts your order.
  • 1-9 is Ford internal. Have to be at least a Zone Manager to assign these number.
  • 10 through 19 is for customer "retail" orders.
  • 20 through 80 is for dealer stock

• VIN- The truck's vehicle identification number (VIN) is the identifying code for a SPECIFIC automobile. The VIN serves as the truck's serial number, no two vehicles in operation have the same VIN. A VIN is composed of 17 characters (numbers and capital letters).
  • Your VIN is assigned after Ford has accepted the order.
  • Your dealer will need to give you your VIN.
  • The VIN is needed to track orders and view window stickers.
  • The 11th character of the VIN tells you which plant is assigned the truck. F = Dearborn K = Kansas City
• Window Sticker- This is the sheet of paper you typically see taped inside the window of a new vehicle. It contains details about the order and configuration options of the vehicle.
  • Customer order window stickers will be green and dealer stock orders will be blue.
  • Window stickers are created and available to view roughly 7 days prior to the date your truck will be built.
• Blend / Blend Date - Blend is the process of assembling your truck. The date is the planned start of assembly. This date is shown at the top of your Window Sticker.
• Window Sticker Update Date - This date is a bit of an unknown. It will may change many times throughout the cycle, with no indication that anything on the sticker or build process has changed. I feel safe ignoring this date completely.

• Constraints - Unavailability of components required to build your order. This can impact Ford accepting your order, if they don't currently have the parts scheduled to be available to build your truck, they may not accept your order until they know they'll have the parts.
• Dealer Allotment - How many vehicles your dealer can order from Ford. Typically larger dealers who sell more trucks will have a higher number of vehicles they can order. When you place an order, you're essentially "competing" with other customer orders, to grab one of their available spots that Ford will grant them. This is where a lower priority number can help you.
• Build Week / Day - The week and day Ford has scheduled to start building your order.
• Rail - Your truck will be shipped part of the way by train.
• Convoy - Shipping by truck transport.

2. Major Milestones
Throughout the lifecycle of of order, these are the most common milestones you should be concerned with. These milestones may not be up to the minute in any tracker, and may be up to several days behind. It's not uncommon for a dealer to take delivery, while the trackers show "In Transit" or "Awaiting Shipping".

1. Order is in - You've placed the order with your dealer.
2. Unscheduled - Ford knows about the order, but hasn't assigned a VIN or a build date.
3. Order Confirmed
   • This can happen days to weeks to months after you place the order with the dealer. It depends on your "Priority Code", "Dealer Allotment" and current "Constraints"
   • Ford has accepted your order.
   • Typically you will get a VIN (from the dealer) and a build week or build day assigned.
   • In Order Processing is another status at this point.
4. In Production
   • Typically happens 1 week prior to your scheduled build day.
   • You Window Sticker will soon be available, if not already.
   • Sub-statuses
     • Sent to Plant - Ford has sent your order to the plant to prepare for your build.
     • Produced - Order has been built
     • Sent Offsite - Order needs to go offsite for installation of components not installed at the plant: bed liner, wheel well liners, tonneau
     • Released to Body Company - Getting one of the above things installed
     • Origin Received - Truck is being stored in a location while it waits on the next step.
5. Built / Produced - Your order is built and complete. Internally the status will show the order has been released and is awaiting shipment.
6. Shipped - Your truck is on its way to the dealer.
7. Delivered - The dealer has taken delivery of the truck and will soon be ready for you to pick up.

3. Window Sticker
The Window Sticker is available about 1 week before your truck is scheduled to be built. The sticker should remain available once it's first displayed, but in some unknown circumstances, it may go missing for a period of time and then come back. It's unknown if this should be cause for concern, but doesn't seem to be an indication of anything bad.

If you have your VIN from your dealer, you can check to see if your Window Sticker is available by pasting this into browser with your VIN after the equals sign.
http://www.windowsticker.forddirect....icker.pdf?vin=

Example: http://www.windowsticker.forddirect....FW1E85MKD08255

Window stickers are also available via links in the trackers listed below. In some instances, when viewing the sticker from those trackers, you may see an outdated cached sticker. Using the link above should avoid that.

Does anybody know what it could mean when your Bronco is already shipped and in route to dealer and the window sticker updates?

The previous date shown on the window sticker was my ship date 11/16/2021…now it shows 11/23/2021

Follow up on this- anyone know if you can make any changes after the order is confirmed? I'm still waiting for a build date (day 2 reservation over here), so I have more time to save for a bigger down payment, and $1,500 for the Mid package is looking tempting. Not a big deal but kind of think that some of the safety features and heated sears would be nice, especially for a $50k vehicle. Thoughts?

My order is a MY22 4-dr Badlands, 2.3L/manual hardtop with the towing package.

Thanks homies!

washope

Follow up on this- anyone know if you can make any changes after the order is confirmed? I'm still waiting for a build date (day 2 reservation over here), so I have more time to save for a bigger down payment, and $1,500 for the Mid package is looking tempting. Not a big deal but kind of think that some of the safety features and heated sears would be nice, especially for a $50k vehicle. Thoughts?

My order is a MY22 4-dr Badlands, 2.3L/manual hardtop with the towing package.

Thanks homies!

Welcome to BN! Very nice build. What color did you order?
Yes, you can make any changes you want until you get your VIN. The dealer will be able to do that for you. Just make sure you get a print out of the changes. There have been several that thought the dealer had made changes and they found out their order never got changed after they had gotten their VIN. It's too late at that point.

Deano Bronc

Welcome to BN! Very nice build. What color did you order?
Yes, you can make any changes you want until you get your VIN. The dealer will be able to do that for you. Just make sure you get a print out of the changes. There have been several that thought the dealer had made changes and they found out their order never got changed after they had gotten their VIN. It's too late at that point.

Thanks! I did Eruption Green- silver lining of being pushed back to MY22 I guess, I love this color.

I'll give me dealer a call tomorrow, thanks man!