Start of 2022 Production.

[GeorgiaBoy]

Thanks 80 and Triple B for providing this information and today it is a GREAT OUTCOME for me and the rest of the folks that got great news today.
Oh my Lord, I am no longer the oldest unfulfilled 1500 order on the forum. The daylight is blinding after coming out of the pit!!!
I'll have to wear sunglasses all day

Congratulations!! Keep those shades on even when inside! Make everyone wonder!

 

[jent]

2951 Build Sheets found today. 21 more forum members with trucks starting production! Congratulations to @rrutkf80, @KonaKruiser, @DB74, @Mjbano, @Husker4theSpurs, @bchamp1014, @franky1397z, @bcbeaman70, @HozayM, @Glarensen, @Matruitt4200, @IronDogg, @FatNelson, @bahamaram, @mtnbikej, @Cocheese, @jent, @carolinacoast, @hye4ever13, @jorzed, @Tranzella

VIN	BS	WS	BStoWS	STATE	COLOR	SERIES
100517 @rrutkf80	X			Missouri	Silver	Rebel
112625 @KonaKruiser	X			Hawaii	Ivory	Limited
123404 @DB74	X			Illinois	Black	Limited
150328 @Mjbano	X			Pennsylvania	White	Rebel
156447 @Husker4theSpurs	X			Iowa	Silver	Limited
169175 @bchamp1014	X			Michigan	White	Big Horn / Lonestar
171622 @franky1397z	X			Kentucky	Delmonico	Limited
211406 @bcbeaman70	X			Arkansas	Patriot	Limited
213737 @HozayM	X			North Carolina	Patriot	Limited
214287 @Glarensen	X			Connecticut	Black	Limited
216813 @Matruitt4200	X			Texas	Patriot	Limited
217351 @IronDogg	X			California	Silver	Rebel
227742 @FatNelson	X			Michigan	Silver	Big Horn / Lonestar
229890 @bahamaram	X			North Carolina	Patriot	Limited
249725 @mtnbikej	X			California	White	Rebel
251409 @Cocheese	X			Utah	Ivory	Limited
252016 @jent	X			Colorado	Silver	Rebel
260267 @carolinacoast	X			Louisiana	Granite	Limited
267068 @hye4ever13	X			Louisiana	White	Rebel
267164 @jorzed	X			Michigan	Black	Big Horn / Lonestar
267694 @Tranzella	X			Illinois	Granite	Rebel

Thank you! So Exciting!

 

[Tranzella]

Sweeeeeet! Thank you @triple_B & @Eighty!!!

 

[Mathis35]

My dealer told me last week when I went to D1 that my ESD was 1/24. Today the vehicle went to E and started assembly, which is right on schedule for the ESD. Hopefully will see a BS in the next couple of days, but that depends on when it gets done with the Body Vendor as I believe the BS is not completed until it is done there...but I am a rookie at this stuff...

I believe you'll see BS before it goes to body vendor. At least that was what happened in my case. It was built on 1/3/22, shipped to body vendor on 1/3/22, but I got my BS on 1/4/22, while it was still at the body vendor (according to the screenshot my salesman sent).

 

[Eighty]

Stats on today's 2,951 build sheets (1/24/22):

 

[milrad]

Well whaddayaknow....my dealer just informed me my order went D1 with an ESD of 2/9.

 

[jorzed]

2951 Build Sheets found today. 21 more forum members with trucks starting production! Congratulations to @rrutkf80, @KonaKruiser, @DB74, @Mjbano, @Husker4theSpurs, @bchamp1014, @franky1397z, @bcbeaman70, @HozayM, @Glarensen, @Matruitt4200, @IronDogg, @FatNelson, @bahamaram, @mtnbikej, @Cocheese, @jent, @carolinacoast, @hye4ever13, @jorzed, @Tranzella

VIN	BS	WS	BStoWS	STATE	COLOR	SERIES
100517 @rrutkf80	X			Missouri	Silver	Rebel
112625 @KonaKruiser	X			Hawaii	Ivory	Limited
123404 @DB74	X			Illinois	Black	Limited
150328 @Mjbano	X			Pennsylvania	White	Rebel
156447 @Husker4theSpurs	X			Iowa	Silver	Limited
169175 @bchamp1014	X			Michigan	White	Big Horn / Lonestar
171622 @franky1397z	X			Kentucky	Delmonico	Limited
211406 @bcbeaman70	X			Arkansas	Patriot	Limited
213737 @HozayM	X			North Carolina	Patriot	Limited
214287 @Glarensen	X			Connecticut	Black	Limited
216813 @Matruitt4200	X			Texas	Patriot	Limited
217351 @IronDogg	X			California	Silver	Rebel
227742 @FatNelson	X			Michigan	Silver	Big Horn / Lonestar
229890 @bahamaram	X			North Carolina	Patriot	Limited
249725 @mtnbikej	X			California	White	Rebel
251409 @Cocheese	X			Utah	Ivory	Limited
252016 @jent	X			Colorado	Silver	Rebel
260267 @carolinacoast	X			Louisiana	Granite	Limited
267068 @hye4ever13	X			Louisiana	White	Rebel
267164 @jorzed	X			Michigan	Black	Big Horn / Lonestar
267694 @Tranzella	X			Illinois	Granite	Rebel

Fantastic news! Thank you @triple_B and @Eighty really appreciate what you guys do for this forum. Really enjoy reading everyone’s comments and learning about this process.

 

[Eighty]

More info on today's 2,951 build sheets (1/24/22):
0 - Southfork
13 - Back Country
70 - 10th Anniversary Limited (none in Blue Shade)
29 - Rebel G/T
29 - Laramie G/T

 

[testcrewman]

I just received confirmation from my dealer that I went to D1 with an ESD of 2/10. Super shocked I have an ESD so quickly, but I am not getting my hopes up too high right now. I also received a detailed POC. I added the advanced safety group, and on my detailed POC, it only lists the tailgate ajar warning lamp. Please don't tell me I paid $1,895 just for a tailgate ajar warning lamp?!?! I am really hoping the ASG includes the lane keep assist and adaptive cruise control w/stop and go as well as the other items.

 

[M02v8r]

congratulations @rrutkf80! I was hoping to see my number come up but, you definitely deserved it first!

Agree, congrats @rrutkf80! I couldn't imagine waiting that long!

 

[Eighty]

I just received confirmation from my dealer that I went to D1 with an ESD of 2/10. Super shocked I have an ESD so quickly, but I am not getting my hopes up too high right now. I also received a detailed POC. I added the advanced safety group, and on my detailed POC, it only lists the tailgate ajar warning lamp. Please don't tell me I paid $1,895 just for a tailgate ajar warning lamp?!?! I am really hoping the ASG includes the lane keep assist and adaptive cruise control w/stop and go as well as the other items.

Can you provide a screenshot of that? Doesn't sound right.

 

[testcrewman]

Can you provide a screenshot of that? Doesn't sound right.

When I looked at the website and built my truck today, it only lists the tailgate ajar warning lamp under ASG as well. And considering the warning lamp is also listed under the MFT, it's really confusing.

 

[Eighty]

When I looked at the website and built my truck today, it only lists the tailgate ajar warning lamp under ASG as well. And considering the warning lamp is also listed under the MFT, it's really confusing.

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Looks like they've got a bug in their system, and it's just repeating the breakdown of the package above. But given the clusterfuckedness of this whole process, I would absolutely get your dealer involved to confirm 100% that you're getting what you think you're getting.

 

[aussie_ram]

A couple of pics from my roadtrip. Just under 2000 miles Lake Charles LA - Las Vegas NV. About 35 hours of driving. This truck is incredible, full credit to the design and build team in Michigan. Comfortable, quiet, smooth, lots of tech but easy to use, spacious, storage spots everywhere you look, just an all round amazing machine. Average 19.8mpg from Lake Charles - Houston - San Antonio - Austin - Amarillo - Santa Fe - Albuquerque - Las Vegas.

 

[testcrewman]

A couple of pics from my roadtrip. Just under 2000 miles Lake Charles LA - Las Vegas NV. About 35 hours of driving. This truck is incredible, full credit to the design and build team in Michigan. Comfortable, quiet, smooth, lots of tech but easy to use, spacious, storage spots everywhere you look, just an all round amazing machine. Average 19.8mpg from Lake Charles - Houston - San Antonio - Austin - Amarillo - Santa Fe - Albuquerque - Las Vegas.

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Beautiful truck!! What precautions did you take in making the drive? I only have about 1/4 of the drive you made, but I want to break her in right.

 

[aussie_ram]

Beautiful truck!! What precautions did you take in making the drive? I only have about 1/4 of the drive you made, but I want to break her in right.

I asked the guys at the dealership for their advice, and combined it with what it said in the owner's manual (page 147). Basically, it recommends moderate driving the first 300 miles. After intial 60 miles or so, around 50-60mph is desirable. The dealership did say not to set cruise on the highway and just sit there at a static RPM, so I took it on a lot of the frontage roads out of Lake Charles because I didn't want to sit on 50mph on the highway, and got the RPM's fluctuating a bit. 1 tip is to set your gps to avoid highways, so it will direct you to some slower roads. Another recommendation was to give it some full throttle acceleration every so often which I did on the highway once I got over about 100-200 miles of range. There's no requirement but once I hit 1000 miles I just went to normal driving and cruising speeds. I'm sure others do it a bit different.

 

[KWKSLVR]

FWIW, I asked a friend his recommendation for engine break in after sharing what the manual says. He's no shade tree mechanic (no offense to all those rock solid shade tree mechanics). The dude is a race and performance engineer that has worked all over the place from Indy Car to Australian Supercars and a bunch of places in between. Anyway, here's what he told me and what I plan to do:

"Usually what you want to avoid during break-in is running at light load and the same RPM for long periods of time. So, I don't think it's a problem to go 60-70 (or at least, I don't see why they'd require that). But definitely try to drive at a variety of speeds and loads when you can. Maybe just exit and take some parallel US highway sections when they exist... stuff like that. Especially since that drive is gonna be pretty flat. WOT is good, but only at higher speeds. Don't launch the thing from the light, that's not good for the ring & pinion before they are fully bedded. Engine braking is also good, so you can manually downshift and let it have a little engine braking."

 

[10thAnniversary]

More info on today's 2,951 build sheets (1/24/22):
70 - 10th Anniversary Limited (none in Blue Shade)

WoW 70!

 

[KWKSLVR]

I've also read several things that say these days with such tight tolerances, by the time you hit 250 miles, any break in is pretty much done and over with.

 

[aussie_ram]

FWIW, I asked a friend his recommendation for engine break in after sharing what the manual says. He's no shade tree mechanic (no offense to all those rock solid shade tree mechanics). The dude is a race and performance engineer that has worked all over the place from Indy Car to Australian Supercars and a bunch of places in between. Anyway, here's what he told me and what I plan to do:

"Usually what you want to avoid during break-in is running at light load and the same RPM for long periods of time. So, I don't think it's a problem to go 60-70 (or at least, I don't see why they'd require that). But definitely try to drive at a variety of speeds and loads when you can. Maybe just exit and take some parallel US highway sections when they exist... stuff like that. Especially since that drive is gonna be pretty flat. WOT is good, but only at higher speeds. Don't launch the thing from the light, that's not good for the ring & pinion before they are fully bedded. Engine braking is also good, so you can manually downshift and let it have a little engine braking."

Great info!