2016 F350 ordering timeframe

I ordered my 2012 and it came in a couple of weeks sooner than I was told that it would take. It all depends on the factory, they may have what you ordered sitting on the lot at the factory. But maybe not. A month to six weeks might be a good guess. But not in your case. Your salesman should be able to provide an update, motivate him by saying you will look elsewhere.

I know Ford has had some frame supply problems on the F150. Perhaps it is impacting the SD line as well. And I'm guessing the problem is bigger than they are leading on.

SouthpawHD wrote:
I know Ford has had some frame supply problems on the F150. Perhaps it is impacting the SD line as well. And I'm guessing the problem is bigger than they are leading on.

The F-150 is being built in three 10 hour shifts at 2 plants, while the F-250 - 550 is built in a entirely different state, and has totally different suppliers.

I am not sure when the change over will happen from 2015 to 2016, usually they give the factory employees a 2 week vacation during shut down, when a lot of maintenance workers are working overtime! Your dealership should have told you all of this, as it happens each summer! They should have you on a schedule, even if it says September. Perhaps they do not want to tell you the schedule.. . .

Good luck,

Fred.

I've ordered every vehicle I've ever bought going back to the early 70s and have learned a few things about that process.

I know that when I ordered my 2013 F350 diesel that I had it in my hands in less then 8 weeks. I know they can give you a 'scheduled build date' within a couple weeks of ordering - there's a big red flag right there. My dealer sent me an email with that info.

Something is wrong. As stated above, I bet it has to do with the model year changeover. I'm guessing you ordered a 2015 but at this point I'm sure you'll end up with a 2016.

Generally a dealership should be able to tell you what the last date is that you can order a current model year vehicle. You might try and find out what that date was for 2015. I'll bet you ordered during the dead zone; you should have been informed about that.

Saw a 2016 SD on my dealers lot Thurs.

There are plenty of '16s on the lots here as well.

Wow sorry to hear your still waiting for your truck, personally I would start looking for one on another lot. Have they given you any time frame at all?

My truck was finally assigned a VIN# today after waiting 8 1/2 weeks. Now the said it should roll off the assembly line by the end of the month. At this point, I don't know what the eta is. All I know is my whole camping season is screwed.

Now the fun begins. Paste your VIN into the link below and then keep trying it every day until it responds with a window sticker. Go the DieselStop.com forums, and check out the Ordering Vehicle section for information on others' experience.
http://fordlabels.webview.biz/webviewhybrid/WindowSticker.aspx?vin=1FT8W3B63CEC51753

Hedgehog wrote:
My truck was finally assigned a VIN# today after waiting 8 1/2 weeks. Now the said it should roll off the assembly line by the end of the month. At this point, I don't know what the eta is. All I know is my whole camping season is screwed.

Oh well life goes on. Many things are out of our personal control and can change overnight. Never make plans depending on a new vehicle or anything for that matter, that is "on order".