Build Date Just Got Bumped

[Steeda67]

XLT fleet order here, was steady at 2/19, got bumped to 2/26.

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[DockDog]

File this under for what it is worth. I have been reading this forum for several days now trying to understand the issues surrounding the delay in releasing the Rangers 6G that have been built and watching build dates slip like mine did several times when the first build date was issued. My order was confirmed May 30th 2023 as I have mentioned in previous posts I know it has been built and that it is sitting in a lot being held in a Quality Control Hold QCH and awaiting and Ok To Buy status OKTB. As I have mentioned it has been "in production" since January 11th with no change and yes I have the window sticker thanks to a post I found here that detailed how to get a copy of it.

I have come to what I think are valid conclusions as to the delay and the continued pushing back of build dates. Yes it is the infamous supply chain but here is my reasoning as to why it is effecting the release of Rangers sitting in a lot. It in my opinion relates to the chips or semi conductors that go in all vehicles these days. A chip is a chip and I believe Ford has made a conscious marketing decision to put what limited supply of chips they have into their hottest selling vehicles on the same assembly line the Rangers are made on and that would be the Bronco. They are a hot sellers and thus Ford made a market decision prioritizing Broncos over Rangers. They could also see a higher profit margin of the Bronco over the Ranger as a reason, again my opinion, but what else is this forum dedicated to but mostly opinions.

So that is my best way to explain why my truck ordered in May 2023 is not sitting in my driveway right now....ok ok yes there was a strike, but that is long over now.

 

[tbalt14]

File this under for what it is worth. I have been reading this forum for several days now trying to understand the issues surrounding the delay in releasing the Rangers 6G that have been built and watching build dates slip like mine did several times when the first build date was issued. My order was confirmed May 30th 2023 as I have mentioned in previous posts I know it has been built and that it is sitting in a lot being held in a Quality Control Hold QCH and awaiting and Ok To Buy status OKTB. As I have mentioned it has been "in production" since January 11th with no change and yes I have the window sticker thanks to a post I found here that detailed how to get a copy of it.

I have come to what I think are valid conclusions as to the delay and the continued pushing back of build dates. Yes it is the infamous supply chain but here is my reasoning as to why it is effecting the release of Rangers sitting in a lot. It in my opinion relates to the chips or semi conductors that go in all vehicles these days. A chip is a chip and I believe Ford has made a conscious marketing decision to put what limited supply of chips they have into their hottest selling vehicles on the same assembly line the Rangers are made on and that would be the Bronco. They are a hot sellers and thus Ford made a market decision prioritizing Broncos over Rangers. They could also see a higher profit margin of the Bronco over the Ranger as a reason, again my opinion, but what else is this forum dedicated to but mostly opinions.

So that is my best way to explain why my truck ordered in May 2023 is not sitting in my driveway right now....ok ok yes there was a strike, but that is long over now.

Probably a lot of truth to that.

 

[Wayfaring Ranger]

As we still see no movement and until March comes & goes, the most likely culprit seems to be the media event hold that All Terrain Nation has mentioned multiple times.

I know most of us were skeptical and didn't want to believe that would be the reason, but everyday we get closer to March with no movement, the more likely this holds true. If March ends and we're mid-April while still seeing no movement or if we start seeing some trucks get shipped before the event, then I'll agree that the press event hold info probably wasn't true either...but for now it seems the most likely.

If it was supply-chain chip issues, I feel like we would get some articles about that constraint like we did in 2020/2021. You might be right about them prioritizing Broncos in that scenario, but I'd think they'd also prioritize Ranger Raptors as well.

 

[Scotty piffin]

I know there’s really not much to talk about until the trucks are released, But unless you are talking to someone who is directly involved with Ford, I don’t know why people are bothering to type out the same totally arbitrary guesses about what’s going on everyday.

 

[Wags]

I know there’s really not much to talk about until the trucks are released, But unless you are talking to someone who is directly involved with Ford, I don’t know why people are bothering to type out the same totally arbitrary guesses about what’s going on everyday.

becasue some people like All Terrain Nation have inside knowledge but just can't say everything about what they know. I think its the media event also along with some QC checks. I doubt it's a chip shortage.

 

[Scotty piffin]

becasue some people like All Terrain Nation have inside knowledge but just can't say everything about what they know. I think its the media event also along with some QC checks. I doubt it's a chip shortage.

All-terrain nation is not one of the examples I was making, that’s someone who appears to be somewhat in the know, but I just read a three paragraph thesis about a chip shortage with no factual supporting evidence

 

[1TruckLife]

I know this isn't ranger related nor ford related, but I know that when the C8 Corvettes first came out the first months worth of production went into a 4-6 week quality hold. From my understanding, this was to check that there were no electrical issues with the car that caused them to not function properly. I'm sure that during this time they selected units to inspect as well. Don't know if this applies in this case, but definitely something to consider before we all freak out.

 

[GManGeno]

Who knows for sure, but my bet is on quality checks since Ford has a major black eye when it comes to that area as mentioned in the linked article below. Better to resolve an issue upstream than have a recall.

Ford CEO Farley Regrets Not Tackling Quality Issues Sooner (fordauthority.com)

 

[craigc]

I know there’s really not much to talk about until the trucks are released, But unless you are talking to someone who is directly involved with Ford, I don’t know why people are bothering to type out the same totally arbitrary guesses about what’s going on everyday.

I think it's okay for guesses/speculation/discussion in one single thread, but it seems the topics of uncertainty have spread like covid over to multiple threads, which is a bit annoying.

 

[Roadster_Randy]

I think it's okay for guesses/speculation/discussion in one single thread, but it seems the topics of uncertainty have spread like covid over to multiple threads, which is a bit annoying.

Guess that's because there isn't anything ELSE to discuss without any trucks~!!

 

[ivotuk]

So, mine was March 25th. Yesterday I got this email:
Ray ,

We wanted to let you know that there has been a change to the production schedule for your 2024 Ranger Raptor® vehicle. We’re now looking at starting the build during the week of February 26, 2024

I find this hard to believe. Robo-email gone haywire maybe?

 

[T-Rev]

So, mine was March 25th. Yesterday I got this email:
Ray ,

We wanted to let you know that there has been a change to the production schedule for your 2024 Ranger Raptor® vehicle. We’re now looking at starting the build during the week of February 26, 2024

I find this hard to believe. Robo-email gone haywire maybe?

I was scheduled for next week and went into production yesterday. With others having their scheduled weeks slip and some having theirs moved up, seems like a parts constraint. My Oxford build is a no options (no graphics) build apart from a drop-in bed liner.

 

[donnellb]

Well, I just checked my order. I ordered 12/09/2023. XLT, Carbonized Gray Metallic, FX4, High Equipment Group, with Tow package. The originally scheduled week of production was 02/19/2024. But that was bumped to 02/26/2024. I checked this morning and there was an update yesterday. Must have been after I refreshed the page. I now have the second circle Check and a green dot under In Production. So I hope that means my current date is holding steady. I ordered mine from a decently larger Ford dealer here in VA.

I wanted to add that as of this morning, I have not received an email from Ford about the update.

 

[Robo]

I was scheduled for next week and went into production yesterday. With others having their scheduled weeks slip and some having theirs moved up, seems like a parts constraint. My Oxford build is a no options (no graphics) build apart from a drop-in bed liner.

Where is the dude with the spreadsheet... we could probably figure it out if we had an updated version!

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