In what month did they first start producing the 5th gens?

[bigoldthor]

Was it January 2018? Mine was built in January 2020 so I guess that's about two full years to get the bugs worked out. Just curious.

 

[Paul V]

Mine was built late December, 2019. I'm taking it in tomorrow to fix a back window leak with 1,300 miles. They claim a re-seal will fix it.

 

[TimG]

IIRC, the first ones rolled off the line in May of 18.

 

[RamCares]

Mine was built late December, 2019. I'm taking it in tomorrow to fix a back window leak with 1,300 miles. They claim a re-seal will fix it.

Hi Paul,

If you are in need of any additional support while addressing this with your dealer, please do not hesitate to follow up with us via private message.

Mark
RamCares

 

[Neurobit]

IIRC, the first ones rolled off the line in May of 18.

Hmmm. No
Mine was built in March 2018 I believe that's the first month of production.

 

[bigoldthor]

Hmmm. No
Mine was built in March 2018 I believe that's the first month of production.

Well, let's ask @RamCares. Do you guys know when the first publicly available 5th gens rolled off the assembly lines? TIA

 

[Paul V]

Hi Paul,

If you are in need of any additional support while addressing this with your dealer, please do not hesitate to follow up with us via private message.

Mark
RamCares

Thank you

 

[slik22]

I looked at a Laramie that was built in February 2018

 

[DakotaRam]

Iirc they started hitting the dealers lots by April 1st, 2018. Not sure of the actual production date start up.

 

[RamCares]

Well, let's ask @RamCares. Do you guys know when the first publicly available 5th gens rolled off the assembly lines? TIA

Thanks for the tag, @bigoldthor! I did check in on this internally, and I was advised that 5th gens began shipping to dealers around March 2018.

Mark
RamCares

 

[bigoldthor]

Thanks for the tag, @bigoldthor! I did check in on this internally, and I was advised that 5th gens began shipping to dealers around March 2018.

Mark
RamCares

Thanks!

 

[bigoldthor]

I looked at a Laramie that was built in February 2018

Interesting, considering what @RamCares said. Regardless, it still could've been built in Feb and not shipped to the dealer till March.

 

[Brrryan]

Mine was April 2018. I’m at 21k miles without a single problem, which is irrelevant to the conversation. I do believe actual production began in mid-January, but I could be wrong

 

[RamCares]

Thanks!

Happy to help!

Mark
RamCares

 

[jdmartin]

If the first ones started shipping in March the first one almost certainly came off the line in January. There's typically a 1-3 month lag time before there's enough product to ship. Car makers want to create pent up demand but there needs to be enough product to get it on the street and create a buzz at the same time. Nobody (well, maybe Ferrari) is going to ship 100 units. They need enough nationwide to have people seeing them and wanting them.

 

[Ickabod]

My build date is 02/20/2018. It didn't hit the dealer lot til April.

 

[TimG]

Hmmm. No
Mine was built in March 2018 I believe that's the first month of production.

March..... May..... Both start with M, so close enough lol!