2015 E63 Wagon Stuck in B1?
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99 ML430, 01 CLK55, 07 R63, 15 E63 Wagon
2015 E63 Wagon Stuck in B1?
Hello,
I've ordered my 2015 E63 Wagon when the build slots opened up in early July. My car has been in B1 status with an original estimate of a 09/2D (September 2nd Decade) build date.
About a week after I was assigned my PO it was upgraded to 09/1D (September 1st Decade) build date. Now that we are in September my car is still stuck in B1. I'm kind of expecting the worst and guessing that my build will slip to a later estimated production date. I got this list of the B codes but I'm not sure if they're 100% accurate:
B0 19 Days to Production
B1 13 Days to Production
B3 NO CHANGES POSSIBLE
B4 2 Days to Completion
B5 Production Complete
B7 At Port/Ready To Be Shipped
B8 Assigned to Ship
If the above list is true, then I would already miss the 1st Decade of September. Any ideas would be great as I don't like being left in the dark and wondering.
As a note my car will have designo paint, interior, and trim so maybe that's what's causing the issues? But even so, it should have locked into B3 by now.
Thanks!
I've ordered my 2015 E63 Wagon when the build slots opened up in early July. My car has been in B1 status with an original estimate of a 09/2D (September 2nd Decade) build date.
About a week after I was assigned my PO it was upgraded to 09/1D (September 1st Decade) build date. Now that we are in September my car is still stuck in B1. I'm kind of expecting the worst and guessing that my build will slip to a later estimated production date. I got this list of the B codes but I'm not sure if they're 100% accurate:
B0 19 Days to Production
B1 13 Days to Production
B3 NO CHANGES POSSIBLE
B4 2 Days to Completion
B5 Production Complete
B7 At Port/Ready To Be Shipped
B8 Assigned to Ship
If the above list is true, then I would already miss the 1st Decade of September. Any ideas would be great as I don't like being left in the dark and wondering.
As a note my car will have designo paint, interior, and trim so maybe that's what's causing the issues? But even so, it should have locked into B3 by now.
Thanks!
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14 E63S Wagon, 16 GTS Edition1 (Sold), 17 SL450 designo edition
I would contact your sales person and see if anything (parts) have been placed on constraint. They should be able to pull it up on their computer.
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2008 Saab 93 TurboX SC (BSR stage 1)/2014 E63 S Wagon (Rebellion Tuned/Renntech Sport Mufflers)
I would bet on designo options... count 4-6 weeks more than what computer is saying... I dunno why they can't put it in the equation from the get go...
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99 ML430, 01 CLK55, 07 R63, 15 E63 Wagon
Thanks for the tips. I've got my salesperson on it to see if there's any holds.
I'm thinking kart125 may be right especially having gone through this process twice. But wouldn't your order be locked to B3 before your estimated build decade starts? When did it lock in for your two wagons?
I'm thinking kart125 may be right especially having gone through this process twice. But wouldn't your order be locked to B3 before your estimated build decade starts? When did it lock in for your two wagons?
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2015 e63 wagon, tuned B5 S4, 1970 BMW 2002, Toureg(wife's)
Hey just wondering how you know the order is in B1 ? Is it your salesman telling you this, or is there somewhere you can keep an eye on it yourself?
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The only way to find out is with access to the MB computer, as long as they have your PO#. So in my case, yes, I'm getting this info through my salesperson (my replies are very quick through email communication).
My salesperson contacted distribution where all I was told is that my car should change to B3 within a couple weeks. **shrug**
My salesperson contacted distribution where all I was told is that my car should change to B3 within a couple weeks. **shrug**
