I may do the same. I'm in nearly the same position as yu. Same XLT, 9,000 miles.
I ordered an XL Hybrid AWD this time cos I wanted the steel wheels and found I'm not using the features the XLT upgrade offers. At all.
NY destroys aluminum wheels.
Sent configuration to nearest dealer 8/1. Followed up and was told order banks in NY were not open yet. That was 8/14. Went to another NY dealer yesterday and ordered without issue. So I'm now 16 days behind where I should have been all along.
It's not "on you" when the dealer/recall fails. I scheduled and even went in for the replacement harness and the dealer had not received them yet. Nice of them to not verify availability. Still have not heard from them. Yet other dealers have replaced them.
I wonder if this is the same as my observation. When creeping to a stop, the Maverick seems to maintain a constant speed and not slow down. I have to step on the pedal harder which causes a jerky stop. I'm always afraid I'm going to slam a parking block or the back of my garage.
I've seen two. Total. The one in my garage and the one that drove in front of my house.
None at the dealership and none anywhere else. I found it somewhat odd that the only other one I saw came so close and appeared as I opened the window shade early in the morning. I live out in the country...
Maybe Ford imagined engine warm up would be 10 times faster if the convertor shoots to 1,800 degrees fahrenheit. Beats waiting for the thermostat to open at 180 fahrenheit. Orange wires-Orange Convertor?
Probably not...
I tried remote start on my Hybrid out of curiosity to see if it worked...
I would have to believe Ford and/or the dealer would be falling over themselves to get that advertising back onto your vehicle. Why should we pay for their advertising?
Nothing yet.
Also, I refuse to pay for anything with branding/logos on it. Manufacturers should pay me to advertise for them. I should not pay for the 'privilege' of advertising for them. I usually remove all the badging on a new vehicle and the dealer license surround is destroyed with prejudice.