How long have you been waiting?

mkeperson said:

I finally got my VIN today, on a car ordered before Christmas!

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MLKN said:

Apparently, there is a priority level associated with orders.

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crzyworm623 said:

I get that but three months for a VIN. High priority should be 4-6 weeks and 8-10 for lower, factor in its a limited production and maybe bump that up to 12 weeks until delivery. Probably will be nearing 20weeks at that rate. the 2015 will be on the lot by the time some of us see our 14 orders. Ford needs to step it up.

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Hi guys,

If you'd like me to track your orders, send me a private message with your VIN, or the order number/dealer code.

When a vehicle is ordered, it will go into in order processing. This is generally the longest stage and the length it takes varies order to order because of different variables. These include the options associated with that and other orders, the availability of components (like paint, or special seats), as well as the priority code, which I'll touch on in a moment.

Dealers are allocated to have a specific amount of any given vehicle at any given time, and are allocated to go into production at certain times based on the aforementioned variables. So, the way to look at it is, an individual order is jockeying for a position based on other orders of that vehicle for that dealer, other orders for that dealer (of other vehicles) as well as against other orders for other dealers. It gets pretty complicated, and I don't really have any specifics, hence the vagueness of this post.

Back to priority codes. Once a dealer is allocated for production on that vehicle type, there's a range of priority codes based on many variables. When a dealer orders a vehicle for the lot (and on occasion for a customer), it gets marked as "Stock" and has a code of 01-09. These will be the first batches produced. After that is 10+ which is "Retail" aka most orders placed by customers. I've seen 01, 03, 10, 13, 19, and 99 in the orders I've seen in my year working here, though I'll be honest, most are either 01 or 10. Sometimes I go ahead and let you guys know your priority code, but if you ever want to know, feel free to ask. The one time I saw a 99, the customer needed to speak with their dealer to have it adjusted. If I see an abnormal priority code, I'll let you know.

I hope this helps!

Meagan