📣 Ford announces MIC hardtop solution (program 21B49): unscheduled orders will get MY2022, delivered & built Broncos will have tops replaced

[AMBDBronco]

Get ready for an influx of disgruntled Bronco Nation members.

Sponsored

 

[Daiss21]

So Broncos built after July 21st have satisfactory tops?

 

[BIGJIM]

What a shitshow, three ring monkey fornication! Not the news I wanted I wanted with my morning coffee. I hit the trifecta if doom with a 2-Door, 2.7 and tow package I guess.

 

[AMBDBronco]

I mean the info was provided..... Does having these docs emailed to you vs posted on a forum you frequent really do anything different? A auto generated greeting with your name in an email version of this going to soften the blow somehow?

That beard will soften the blow!

 

[Ford Motor Company]

Hi all. We hear you and are working hard on getting you out in the wild in your Bronco as quickly as possible. Depending on your build, we are actively starting to communicate where we are and what we’re doing to make it right. In the meantime, please check out our latest FAQs here: https://ford.to/broncosupport

 

[NC_Pinz]

I had a feeling mine (Day 2 res, no VIN) was going to slip to MY22 but I had a small amount of hope. I feel bad for folks with VINs and no ability to accept a soft top (replaced at factory or dealer) to expedite delivery vs waiting for the new top design to get in production.

I have wrestled with switching to a soft top since we saw news of this last night. I just can't do it. Others may love a soft top but my Bronco will see DD usage include highway travel. It would most likely be our long distance hauler like most of my vehicles have been for the last 20 years. I'll rarely remove the panels on the hard top for open air driving, so a soft top makes no sense in how I'll use the vehicle. Result - stay the course. My 2018 Tacoma will keep doing DD duty which is has done without fail. If I get a MY22 sometime early, mid or late next year, then so be it.

 

[lobbs611]

I don't see why @Ford Motor Company wouldn't accelerate the mod top at this point. The tooling was pulled months ago and presumably moved to a different supplier. Yanking it from the order sheet created even more demand for the MIC for those completely uninterested in the soft top. Whatever adjustments needed to be made could be done quietly in the background and it brought back to alleviate the crisis in getting all the MIC tops swapped out. A lot of us wanted it in the first place and many more may be interested just to never have to deal with the MIC top. It's like an ace in their pocket to get them out of this mess as soon as possible.

 

[ZackDanger]

Can I ask a basic question and maybe just get a basic yes/no if that's even possible? I have a BL, Sas, 2.7, 4 door WITH a MIC top, WITH a VIN and WITH a production week of 8/30 (moved from 8/23 last week and it's the 3rd time it's been moved). Am I getting a '21 MIC and is it going to be produced the week of 8/30 based on language in this announcement and if NOT, when will it be produced (using Ford's language, not all of our smart ass sarcasm). OR does it make sense to switch to soft top and follow up to that is: Can I even switch to soft top given that I already have VIN and schedule date?

Similar situation, moved to 8/30 (though dealer says it actually shows 9/13 now in system despite no notification from Ford). To answer your question, it sounds like we'll probably get a MY21 delivered very late in 2021 or possibly early 2022. I expect I'll get pushed to late 4Q 2021 since we're at the back of the line behind delivered, FE, and bad batch.

And no, because we have a VIN, we cannot switch to soft top. Sucks.

I have a 2.3 manual , 4-door BL with a MIC and the same build date as you. I called my dealer and basically asked what the hell does this mean for my build and could I switch it to a soft top even though everything I've seen says no because I already have a VIN. They said I could still switch, which I'm calling BS on. I followed up to get a real answer but no response yet. Basically, I think I'll be lucky if I see mine before December and probably later, which sucks.

All of your Broncos have VINs and are being assembled/have been assembled... there's no sense, or ability, to change your order.... why would you want to? You're going to get exactly what you ordered.

According to the documents shared, your Broncos will remain at Ford until they have the newly designed tops to put on them. Once they get those tops, you'll get your Bronco.

Congrats!

 

[Mreyed97]

Updated by Administrator with full FAQ and Customer Satisfaction Program info.

Full Order Holder FAQ:

Any idea when we will get this notification in our inbox? My salesman is very "don't believe everything you see in the forums" and I would like to be able to forward an email from Ford before I make some changes to my order and get moved to a 2022. Thank you!

 

[Look at my squanch]

The question with all of this is Will Ford actually be able to fix the top issue that quickly? I have no faith in this company anymore, why should I think they could get the job done right? They just keep kicking the ball down the street. I ordered a base bronco, a BASE! and they can't give me a timeline because I have a hardtop and V6. How dumb is this company that the V6 is a constraint!! Its the dumbest thing in the world. I don't want to wait for another year hoping for a timeline or window of when to expect it just to get another shitty post pushing me back to model year 2023 because I honestly believe Ford is going to keep doing this every couple months, the hardtop situation is a complete disaster that will take awhile to fix. Also gonna hate seeing dumb dumbs in soft top big bends driving around for the next couple months while those of us who've had orders and reservations for over a YEAR wait with no actual timeline from Ford. I've been looking at 4runners and Taco's for awhile now and if they give me a couple month wait to build then I'm jumping ship and 99'ing my order to 23. Ive wanted a bronco since I was a little kid seeing them at the dream cruise, I hate Ford for screwing up this badly and completely botching the response to their screwup. They've turned excitement and joy into hatred and depression #FUCKFORD @FordMotorCompany

 

[Snippy]

I’m slightly confused on my end. I have a build date of 07/15, have a vin etc but it hasn’t moved since then.

I imagine my bronco is one of those thousands sitting outside of MAP waiting for the new hardtop. Since it’ll be waiting for months with the bad MIC tops, is it safe to think some of these may be damaged by rain and other weather over the course of several months?

What about rust, etc? So those who finally get a MY21 I doubt it’ll even be in good condition?

 

[jsully10]

Hi all. We hear you and are working hard on getting you out in the wild in your Bronco as quickly as possible. Depending on your build, we are actively starting to communicate where we are and what we’re doing to make it right. In the meantime, please check out our latest FAQs here: https://ford.to/broncosupport

Oh now they speak

 

[Hemisfear]

It sounds like scheduled, unbuilt MIC Bronco people will get a 2021—in 2022

This is my worry, who wants last years model next year? lol

 

[Rocket]

Unbelievable
Heads should roll
This is a big roll out………on a profitable unit
Major black eye for Ford
I am a loyal Ford owner but this leaves me speechless

 

[gentlemanbronco]

Welp, if anyone was expecting anything better than this information, you were clearly delusional. Ford was not going to keep making these shoddy tops and unleashing them on the world as a liability to them.

The delay sucks big time, but there are much much worse things to be upset about in the world right now besides bitching about not having a newfangled off roading suv.

Sponsored