Detroit vs. Kansas City plants

[JohnTrigger]

8th digit of VIN is engine. 11th is plant produced at:

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[grayDawg]

T

he 5.0L Ti‑VCT V8 in the 2024 F‑150 is the Ford "Coyote" 5.0L V8 (the modular 5.0L Ti‑VCT family used in Mustang and F‑150).

 

[TheFarSide]

It would be a great Super Bowl. It sounds like my incoming Powerboost is Dearborn only which is kind of nice from a traditional point of view.

 

[Samson16]

Pretty sure the Powerboost is only made at Dearborn

Yep. Just another reason why the PB rules the half ton world.

 

[Ranger621]

My brother in-law works at the Dearborn truck plant as a dinger and he said the Kansas City plant has way better quality.

 

[Buyer2021]

Both of my 145"WB SuperCabs, 2005 XLT 5.4 (dealer inventory) and 2022 Lariat EB (special order), were assembled at KC.

Both trucks have been very good to me. Luck of the draw, perhaps.

 

[XLT22]

I've had two Dearborn trucks and one KC. Can't say I've noticed anything wayward about either build.

I work for another OEM now and depending on which plant a Silverado comes from there are marked differences. Oshawa (Canada) builds are the best IMO. That facility has the most modern paint shop and the result is a much better finish on the trucks. Silao (Mexico) is okay but the trucks are absolutely filthy with rail dust and God knows what else by the time they get to the dealer. Fort Wayne builds tend to have the most QC issues.

 

[Highway 11]

I've had two Dearborn trucks and one KC. Can't say I've noticed anything wayward about either build.

I work for another OEM now and depending on which plant a Silverado comes from there are marked differences. Oshawa (Canada) builds are the best IMO. That facility has the most modern paint shop and the result is a much better finish on the trucks. Silao (Mexico) is okay but the trucks are absolutely filthy with rail dust and God knows what else by the time they get to the dealer. Fort Wayne builds tend to have the most QC issues.

Looks like GM is downsizing at Oshawa in favour of Fort Wayne.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/gm-production-fort-wayne-1.7642742

 

[XLT22]

Looks like GM is downsizing at Oshawa in favour of Fort Wayne.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/gm-production-fort-wayne-1.7642742

Yep a real shame but par for the course with the sort of trade policies we have now. We're going to get worse products and pay more for them.

 

[My 2ND Ford]

My 21 Platinum , 6.5 bed came from Dearborn. Great build, no paint problems, extra parts or leftover tools.

 

[Porpoise Hork]

Both my 20 Ranger and 22 F150 PB were from Dearborn. I had zero issues with overall build quality or assembly defects.

The only issues I have had were related to quality of parts Ford uses. Primarily in the parts supplier for the rear sliding glass windows on both trucks. The thick gasket seal for the slider glass where it's bonded to the main window keeps failing and separates in the lower corners causing recurrent water leaks. Have had 4 windows fail in the same place. Three on the Ranger and one on the F150.

 

[HandyAndy2112]

I am a Operations manager at KCAP. We build Transits and F-150's up to the platinum here, only short beds. We are not equipped for a long bed, or 250's and above. Every 48 seconds a truck comes off the line. It is 17hrs and 36 mins to completely build a truck from frame to finish. It's actually amazing to me that the box and cab split in 2 different places and go different directions but come back together every time. We do the majority of fleet vehicles here and up until last year, every truck we made was already sold. They are supposed to get a new contract with the Forest Service again, had it until 5yrs ago, and then we will go back to everything being sold that we make. Roughly 767 trucks per shift, 1534/day 6 days a week.... Just over 9000 trucks a week. That is why any flat space they can find in KC either has a F-150 or Transit sitting waiting to be shipped......

Edit, we do NOT have the coyote engine, or the Power boost. We do have 2.7 and 3.5 Eco boost and the 5.0liter. XL, STX, XLT, Lariat. We will start making the hybrid F-150s after the 2026 July shutdown when they re-tool for it. If they bring back the Lightning, we could make it here too. We do make fully electric and hybrid Transit's here though.

Do you consider the 6.5’ bed a short bed? My 2025 XLT 5.0 6.5’ bed was built in KC.

 

[HandyAndy2112]

Both my 20 Ranger and 22 F150 PB were from Dearborn. I had zero issues with overall build quality or assembly defects.

The only issues I have had were related to quality of parts Ford uses. Primarily in the parts supplier for the rear sliding glass windows on both trucks. The thick gasket seal for the slider glass where it's bonded to the main window keeps failing and separates in the lower corners causing recurrent water leaks. Have had 4 windows fail in the same place. Three on the Ranger and one on the F150.

Rangers were never built in Dearborn.

 

[sbi]

I think it's really good to have you on this forum. My'24 XLT with a build date of May '24 is equipped with the 5.0 engine and was produced at the KCAP. I thought all V8 powerplants in this model year were the Coyote version. Please clarify or if there is a VIN code the determine the V8 version. Many thanks.

Yeah, I am confused too. I thought all 5.0 L engines are coyote.

Color too...Space White for example was built only in KC. My Space White Lariat with 5.0 Coyote engine was built in KC in 12/2021.

 

[Porpoise Hork]

Rangers were never built in Dearborn.

My mistake, I could have sworn it was. I remember the sticker on the windshield stating Michigan. Didn't realize the Dearborn Truck Plant (F150) and Michigan Assembly Plant (Ranger) were separate assembly plants.

Had to look it up to satisfy my curiosity.

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