oneal

[QUOTE=Jeepingjohnny;

It looks like the factory is having a little trouble updating the status of the jeeps even though they are moving forward.[/QUOTE]


Yes, I believe you are correct. Mine was in D1 for two weeks according to the Chrysler hot line. Yet my dealer could see advancement. Yesterday, Chry. said it was in G (trim) and the dealer said it was ready to ship. Called today and it said shipped.

Seems like the hotline info is approximately 1-2 days behind reality.

JK Dawg

Mine has been in purgatory (JS) since 2-11. Hopefully it's just waiting for a westbound train.

RubiCajun

go here: http://jeep.avtograd.ru/VIN/vin_en.asp input your vin#. this is a jeep vin number decoder and will tell you all you need to know about your jeep.

PegaZus

Thanks for that little link, but it didn't answer my question of if the last six (the serial number) were sequential. Meaning, do they build #599999 then #600000 or can it jump around and have six hundred cars built between #599999 and #600000?

Because if they build them by the numbers, we've got the potential to estimate which day a particular numbered vehicle could be built. Couple pages back had how many they could build a week. If somebody knew which day a recent Jeep was built, take the difference in serial numbers and divide by the daily production rate and then one might get a good idea of the build date.

JK Dawg

Its my impression that they are not built in exact order. VINs are assigned some time after the order is received, but the Jeeps are scheduled for production based on several factors, including parts availability, options, color and even dealer priority.

tlenz

According to CS, mine was built on 2/12 and has a # 599778, don't know if that will help you at all but it will give you some insight. 2dr Rubi.

JK Dawg

Mine is 593740 and was built on 2-8. So unless they built 6000 of them in a few days, JKs are definetly not built in exact numerical order.

aniemeier

Well I'm still in D status with my vin # 600642. I hope they don't build them in exact order as I'm almost 7000 different than yours. I'm being optimistic in hoping that I'll have it by the middle of March.

JK Dawg

But if you check tlenz' last post, you may not be far away at all.

aniemeier

I know but his is a 2 door rubi, ours are the 4 door rubi's. Not sure if that makes a difference...