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Yes. The retail order is price protected to the original order date. When the Dealer Invoice is created the invoice is generated at the Price Level Code in effect at the time the vehicle was actually produced. The Dealer then files a claim for the price protection adjustment back to the original Price Level Code in effect on the original order date.

Adding an option to an unscheduled order does not require the Dealer to re-enter the order. They simply add the additional option. Your original order date stays the same but the WBDO displays the current date and Price Level Code for when the revised vehicle specifications were viewed and/or printed.

See additional information added to my original reply.

Ford does not release information or schedules for Mustang's to be produced for export markets. The Job #1 Date for the 2022MY Mustang is 01/03/2022 but the Flat Rock Assembly Plant is scheduled to be down the weeks of 2/21, 2/28 & 3/7. It's possible that those weeks are being reserved for export Mustang production.

Rumors? What rumors? 2021MY Mustang production balances out on December 22nd. 12/22/2021 - 2021MY Balance Out Date 10/11/2021 - 2022MY Order Bank Open Date 12/09/2021 - 2022MY Scheduling Begins 01/03/2022 - 2022MY Job #1 Date

Scheduling Notes – New York Region (Revised) On Thursday, December 9, EcoSport, Edge, and Transit will not be selected for scheduling. 22MY Mustang and Expedition Scheduling – 22MY startup scheduling for Mustang and Expedition will begin on Thursday, December 9. 22MY Super Duty Scheduling: Due to production availability, only retail orders will be eligible to schedule on Thursday, December 9. 22MY Super Duty Option Availability: For the remainder of 22MY, the following options will only be available to schedule on retail orders. Stock orders with these options will not be selected for scheduling: Spray in Bedliner (85S) 5th Wheel/Gooseneck Hitch Prep Package (53W) Tonneau Cover (21D,21E,21J) Active Steering (60A) (optional on Lariat, King Ranch & Platinum; standard on Limited) 19.5 Forged Polished Aluminum Wheel (64D) (standard on all F450 series and included on STX Pkg—17S) Black Appearance Package (17L) on Lariat Please note due to production availability, retail orders with these commodities may take several weeks to schedule. 22MY Bronco Scheduling: Please make sure you are updating your 22MY orders with a valid retail Priority Code once they are confirmed by the customer. Retail orders that are not eligible to schedule due to a “99” Priority Code, may result in dealer allocation being consumed by stock orders. OTD Vehicle Line Scheduling – For OTD vehicle lines, the Centralized Field Order Scheduling Team (CFOS) does not have any line of sight of what will be scheduling each week and the delivery timing of these vehicle lines. Balance Out Information 21MY Expedition – Final 21MY Expedition orders were due on Thursday, December 2. Spec changes and cancellations have been shut off. 21MY Mustang has balanced out.

Not necessarily true. Many of the commodity restraints this year have been in place for some time. For example, the delay getting orders scheduled with the 5th Wheel Prep (53W) option has been a common and semi-regular constraint for years actually.

"Released" just means that it's been released for shipping but still at the plant. The vehicle would need to be actually loaded onto a rail car ready to leave.

Welcome! I was a delegate for a convention in Winnipeg one summer years ago for the IATSE - International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. It was strange being on the balcony outside a hospitality suite at midnight watching planes fly into the airport and it was still light out!

Post the VIN number in the Window Sticker Requests forum and I'll see if I can pull it directly from the FordDirect database.

The date at the bottom of the digital Window Sticker is the date that it was retrieved from Ford's database.

Super Duty DRW's always take longer. Not really an issue other than plant capacity, demand vs. supply.

The allocation reports only show the regular allocation. The numbers may be adjusted after the COVP incremental allocation is granted and a COVP verified retail order is scheduled but I'd have to look into that.

There are a lot of dealerships that don't know what resources are available to help "work" the system.

Regular allocation still exists but verified retail COVP orders qualify for incremental allocation and priority scheduling which can only help. The incremental allocation can be a big help when a dealership has more retail orders than regular allocation.