STATUS CODES, what they mean, from an online friend SPP, who was involved in Tracking for Chrysler
You place your Order with the dealership ......
STATUS CODE B - Your order exists but isn't fully confirmed yet. Plant doesn't know about it yet. Systems are checking the order to ensure it's valid in terms of sales codes, Finance is checking to make sure the dealer has all their ducks in a row, etc.
C - Your order is "subfirm". The plant can see the order at this point but it's not fully committed to building as the supplier may or may not be able to get parts to the plant to build the truck.
D - Firm order. Your order now has a name instead of a number: A VIN! Materials should have been ordered by this point
D1 - The date is set for your truck to be built. The plant knows when it should have parts sequenced for building and it should start to be built within 48 hours of the date set.
D2 - It's going to be built. The computers are being programmed, materials are being sequenced, framing is about to occur.
E - Frame. Metal is welded together to form the body and frame. The body is inspected at the end of this step to ensure it's within tolerances.
F - Paint. The metal is coated, primed, sprayed, clear coated, polished, inspected, and hand finished if necessary.
G - Trim. The engine is installed in the chassis, the interior is installed, the chassis is mated to the body, the bed is put on. At the end of this, your truck is built.
I - Inspection. Your truck goes through a battery of shakedown tests and measurements are taken to ensure the vehicle looks and performs as expected.
JB - Body Vendor. The vehicle is sent off site to have a spray liner put in, steps, Tow Hooks, hitch, etc.
Hopefully you avoid this
JS - Storage. Some of you call this "Prison". I like to think of it as QA trying to ensure you get what you expected.
KZ - Shipment. The truck is ready to be shipped. The dealer is actually charged for the truck. As you all know, this can be a source of delay. Typically you see me put two statuses here: Awaiting Shipment and "Staged for Shipment". The first means it is in the general shipping yard waiting to be pulled to be put on a truck and/or train.
Headquarters has no control over dates & times in Status KZ
The dealership may have an ETA
I hope this helps everyone to understand Status Codes