Is this normal?

[wjtinfwb]

I just purchased a 2025 four-door Badlands with a blackout package . This is my first bronco. It was supposed to be at dealership over a month ago, but the dealer told me it was on hold at the factory. I asked the dealer if they knew why and they said no sometimes this happens..

The bronco finally showed up at the dealership two days ago . I go to pick it up today and I noticed there was 3 small chips in the paint. The dealer agreed to have them fixed. I’m excited to get the truck so I have them write me a (we owe you note ) to fix the chips.

On the way home, I noticed that there was 70 miles on the truck. I called the dealership. They assured me that the car has been on the lot since it was delivered.
And the mileage is from the factory.

I looked it up online and it said it is not unheard of especially with Broncos. Has anyone else had this experience or know why it would’ve been on hold at the factory or why it would have 70 miles on it from the factory. ?

any information or input would be helpful

Thank you

I don’t know if this is still the case, but in 1985 I ordered a new Mustang GT, 5.0, Convertible, optional axle ratio. The dealer in Tampa told me 9-12 weeks. After 4 months I stated calling the dealer, as this was pre-internet and electronic communications, the dealer said they’d call their zone rep to find out where the car was. A week later the message was it had been pulled out of the delivery queue for random “testing”. No more info was available. A few weeks later the car showed up at the dealer. I asked the fleet manager who is ordered the car through to let it sit as is as I’m concerned about this testing. When I got to the dealer the car was still in plastic, covered in dust but with a couple unique stickers. And a letter on the passenger seat. Essentially, my car was selected at random for EPA calibration testing and that 52 miles were put on the car in the process. There was no damage or other sign of abuse, the dealer volunteering that they believed this testing took place on a rollling dynamometer near the assembly plant. There was also a sticker on the windshield with the EPA logo and a Ford logo with the word calibration on it. No idea what all that meant other than I was either the unlucky owner to have their canceled at random or something about my combination triggered it. The dealer said they’d call their “optional axle ratio” might have set a flag due to relatively low order and production rates. Regardless, the car was great, never had any further issues but it may be that type of random screening still occurs today?

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[Billy Baroo]

My Wildtrak was delayed 2 months for QC and had 86 miles on it when I picked it up at the dealership.

 

[JustinsCustoms]

Read post #7, I don't know how many miles that entails, but that may extend beyond, trouble on snow mountain.
Edit:
Post #7:
" I work for Ford and work near MAP. They drive them in small convoys - (5-8 of them at a time is what I usually see) - from the plant to storage lots and from storage lots to rail yards and other unknown destinations. It’s not just Broncos - they do it with all of them but F150’s are by far the most common I see. Keep in mind Henry Ford invested heavy into real estate and purchased hundreds of thousands of acres of vacant land all over south eastern Michigan and elsewhere. That land was converted into commercial, industrial and residential sites over the years. Ford Motor Company still owns much of the land under their Ford Land real estate arm. That gives them a lot of locations to store vehicles waiting to be shipped or waiting to be chipped."

I work at MAP and this actually perplexes me because I don't think any one of our drivers ever have to drive that far, my reasoning being that rough road would back up really bad if they were missing drivers for over an hour. I'm not surprised at QLS having the truck pulled for a period of time that obviously happens. Today is a super Saturday so I think I might ask someone today to fulfill my curiosity on the matter.

 

[Bugkillah]

Besides the testing and parts holds, you ever seen how they load and unload from trains? Wonder how the chips get there? (My 4 door windshield was cracked on arrival.). Yeah, he’s videoing with a few inches to spare on each side.

 

[Los]

My 22 WT had 55 miles when I picked it up at the dealer, the funny thing was that I got a text message from the dealer telling me my bronco had arrived, so I told the salesman to text me a picture, as I was in Virginia at the time and that I would be home in 8 days. Got the picture, (nice and clean) when I went to pick it up, I noticed rooster tails on both sides of my bronco plus the 55 miles. I asked the salesman WTF! He told me that the keys were locked up. I showed him the picture he sent me, then he said, so you want it or not? Of course I wanted it, I've been waiting 26 months, they washed it, drove it home pondering about the mess and milage, 42k miles later still running strong.

 

[GoHawks63]

My 2024 WildTrak had 70 miles on it when I picked it up. It was a dealer trade so some of those miles were from one dealer to the other.

 

[Icetek]

My 2024 had 30 miles on it but it was in Germany and moved from main port to storage port and then back when I paid for it. They are about 10 miles apart according to the guy there. So 70 sounds high to me.

But I also had 2 phones paired, a buff scratch on the passenger front window support, and as I left the port in it I noticed the center 2 clamps for the front roof panels were in the open position.
- so some legitimate movement
- and some idiot movement since they scratched my paint and left the clamps un-clamped

I'd question this 70 miles and ask for written justification or something. Worst case they tell you nothing but maybe they will throw some credit or some Ford toys your way....

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