How constraint is the hitch?

[bioned]

Seeing the first wave of MY23 being scheduled, great! Only a little butthurt that I'm not one of them even though I have a barebone XLT hybrid.

Hitch is one item I included in my truck. How constraint is it? Debating if I should just take it off as the only reason I decided on it was for the resell value in the way way future. Not planning to do anything hauling.

Is it something that's going to hold my truck back a lot?

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[RockHoundTX]

As someone who has been waiting over a year and still no VIN for for a bare-bones hybrid XL with hitch, it REALLY pisses me off that those new to the game already have VINS. AAAUGH.

That being said, the hitch is absolutely the last thing you should take off. Removing it now will cost you about $400 in the back-end (for frame attached hitch plus wiring).

 

[Xbbqpitmaster]

I heard that it wasn’t, then it was. Your guess is as good as mine. I too had it as an add on, but took it off hoping that maybe I can get my order this time, as my 22 order never got a VIN, nor anything other than my order confirmation from Ford.

 

[Milqueman]

I ordered a Bare bone Lariat Hybrid. NO Constraints as well. I did order it with the hitch. I don't believe it will affect the build date. The trailer hitch IS NOT on the official Ford website as a constraint item. Others have said it was a constraint, but I have not seen any proof of that.

Here is Ford website with THEIR constraint list:
https://www.ford.com/support/how-tos/owner-resources/sales-support/2023-maverick-retail-order-faqs/

 

[bearsfan647]

No, there were multiple hybrid with hitch scheduled

 

[2022 pushed behind 2023's]

How constraint is it?

There are no constraints.

Ford put 16 month old bare orders (with My2022 VINS) behind fresh Hybrid Lariat Lux orders.

This is all about allocations, nothing to do with constraints or Hybrids.

Ford lost a LOT of money last quarter. They cancelled low margin builds so they could build higher ones 100%.

 

[bioned]

As someone who has been waiting over a year and still no VIN for for a bare-bones hybrid XL with hitch, it REALLY pisses me off that those new to the game already have VINS. AAAUGH.

That being said, the hitch is absolutely the last thing you should take off. Removing it now will cost you about $400 in the back-end (for frame attached hitch plus wiring).

I heard that it wasn’t, then it was. Your guess is as good as mine. I too had it as an add on, but took it off hoping that maybe I can get my order this time, as my 22 order never got a VIN, nor anything other than my order confirmation from Ford.

I recall seeing a post here some time saying the hitch was a constraint item? or was it the hitch receiver? Is that even offered?

Anyway, I don't see anything official on it, but rumor from this forum tend to be right soo...

 

[bioned]

As someone who has been waiting over a year and still no VIN for for a bare-bones hybrid XL with hitch, it REALLY pisses me off that those new to the game already have VINS. AAAUGH.

That being said, the hitch is absolutely the last thing you should take off. Removing it now will cost you about $400 in the back-end (for frame attached hitch plus wiring).

$400??? damn okay i might keep it then, but if it makes the wait longer... is it worth it?

 

[bioned]

No, there were multiple hybrid with hitch scheduled

I'm just not lucky, got it, thanks boss, you made me feel a lot better

 

[bioned]

There are no constraints.

Ford put 16 month old bare orders (with My2022 VINS) behind fresh Hybrid Lariat Lux orders.

This is all about allocations, nothing to do with constraints or Hybrids.

Ford lost a LOT of money last quarter. They cancelled low margin builds so they could build higher ones 100%.

yeah but there are a lot of barebones scheduled

 

[Impetus19]

yeah but there are a lot of barebones scheduled

Are there? i saw alot of Lariats, XLT's, and Tremors with build dates.

 

[rclee]

KEEP THE HITCH, you can't beat it for 100.00. Last I checked there are no 'chips' in a hitch, so should not hold you up. Just my opinion.

Man you can't have a truck without a hitch

 

[Milqueman]

There are no constraints.

Ford put 16 month old bare orders (with My2022 VINS) behind fresh Hybrid Lariat Lux orders.

This is all about allocations, nothing to do with constraints or Hybrids.

Ford lost a LOT of money last quarter. They cancelled low margin builds so they could build higher ones 100%.

I believe that "Constraint" just means that the supply chain issue is delaying builds on vehicles with constraints, not that they're impossible to build. When Ford has enough parts to build a truck with constraints, they build them. When they run out of those parts, they build more vehicles that don't have constraints. Then when more parts come in, they schedule more constrained build again.

A constraint just means your vehicle could take longer to build, but you may get lucky and have it built sooner, if they have the parts and your number is drawn.

Scheduling is based off of market region / dealer allocations AND constraints. This is quoted from Ford webpage:

https://www.ford.com/support/how-tos/owner-resources/sales-support/2023-maverick-retail-order-faqs/


How does the dealer’s vehicle allocation affect my vehicle’s order scheduling?

Both individual dealer allocation and available supply chain commodities play a significant role in our ability to schedule customer retail orders. All 2023 MY Maverick retail orders will be scheduled based on the following criteria:

• Dealer allocation – Number of Mavericks the customer’s Ford dealer receives
• Commodities – Part supply availability

Why your vehicle never got scheduled is beyond me. But I do know that, like it or not, all MY22 rollovers DO NOT get priority, they have been mixed in line with everyone else's MY23 orders.

 

[bioned]

yeah but there are a lot of barebones scheduled

Are there? i saw alot of Lariats, XLT's, and Tremors with build dates.

You know what, now that you say it, I can see that, maybe Ill add the whole package XD

 

[MakinDoForNow]

$400??? damn okay i might keep it then, but if it makes the wait longer... is it worth it?

The $400 +/- is for the hitch only from Ford dealer and does not include the harness nor the installation for both. Just a guess but maybe $800+!

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