Is FORD not reporting VIN and builds correctly?

[f1loco]

Traded one of the Bronco's a couple of weeks ago. When the VIN was run, it came back as a Big Bend Advanced (even on KellyBlueBook and Carfax as well) when in fact I ordered and paid for a Badlands back in 2023? I could see how that may have affected the dealer's end offer on trade, despite it then being optioned out correctly with Badlands and correct packages. I ran the VIN of my other Bronco, but it does show as a Badlands. Found it quite odd.

Went back through my emails and on my FORD build email in November it actually says -

We are excited to let you know your 2023 BroncoBadlands™ 2 Door has been scheduled for production.​

1FMDE5CPXPLB01348​

Anyone else run into this? Not sure if anything can be done about it from FORD's end, but would suggest you check the VIN of your rig before trading to see what it is tagged as so you don't get surprised at the dealership.

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[Ducati1098]

This has been posted about before in regards to insurance:
https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/vin-says-badlands.89313/

At the end of the day, as long as your VIN is correct it shouldn't make a difference.
It isn't going to affect dealer trade in value at all. The dealer can clearly see what model/package it is by running the VIN through their own system as shown below.