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Yours is real bad like mine is. Ask for and Demand they buy back your truck and replace a new one that is not defective. So far I am month and half into that and still no definitive action on Fords part.

Ford has handed this off to the dept. or third party that does this for Ford called Ford Reacquired Vehicle Headquarters.

Start taking contemporaneous log notes of date and time, who you spoke to demand everything in writing, start a separate file and put everything you get in it. It appears to me they lie, cheat and steal and are trained to do so. Take the truck back to dealer and get it in writing that it was looked at their service center. Send info to Ford Executive offices about this and CC them in correspondence if you don't get action.

Note your mileage and date time in a photo for proof or you can be billed for all the miles you drive for many, many months waiting a new one. I actually expect to be waiting till the 2022's arrive, given the chip shortage and Ford not being able to finish building trucks.

Look up your Lemon Law in your state and know your rights as well as Ford's rights. Good Luck as they try to make this a nightmare, vs. having good customer service and the dealer that sold it is a POS to boot.
Do you still have the truck?
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I went by one of the bigger Ford dealerships in my area yesterday to see if they had any rusted 2021 F150s on their lot and specifically to see if the rust buckets came from Dearborn or KC.

I found 6 out of 11 had rust. 5 looked pristine. (as they should)

The plants were a mix. So it appears that it doesn't matter where your truck is built, both plants are sourcing parts from the same junk yard.

BEWARE!
Update...

I went by another big dealer today and they had 9 F150s, all from Dearborn and only one had rust and not much.

It's just like the delivery dates... no rhyme or reason.

While I was looking the salesman latched on to me. But I whipped out car salesman repellant... told him "I won't settle for anything less than a fully loaded XLT 4x4 Regular Cab Short bed."
 
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Evertime I return to the dealership to see what they have done to attempt to fix the issue something else pops it’s ugly head up . The rear axle is now showing signs that the rust is Eating the steel.
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Just looked at the only two F150 XLTs on our local dealer's lot. One from KC, one from Dearborn and both had rust on the ends of the rear axels. 2 F250s on the lot were fine but they were built in KY. May take a ride out to where I'm buying mine and check out their trucks.
 

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I didn't catch it when I took delivery, but I plan to ask my dealer about it Monday. I live in NC so no slated roads or anything.
Mine looks similar and I’m in sunny CA
Just looked at the only two F150 XLTs on our local dealer's lot. One from KC, one from Dearborn and both had rust on the ends of the rear axels. 2 F250s on the lot were fine but they were built in KY. May take a ride out to where I'm buying mine and check out their trucks.
Good luck. Ours is at the dealers right now. The dealer says it's FORD's fault. FORD customer service is saying the dealer should be doing something about it. The issue is being elevated to the next level but so far we aren't happy with the customer service. We are being treated like we are asking for the moon.
 

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Well, wife and I took a little drive to the dealership where I ordered my truck from, ETA 5/28. They had 10 F150s on the lot 1 Platinum, a couple Lariats, and the rest XLTs and XLs all had significant rust on rear axle and on exhaust hangers. Equal split 5 from Dearborn, 5 from KC. I hope mine doesn't have rust and if it does my dealer steps up, as of today if it did and they didn't step up it would be a deal breaker for me.
 

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Well, wife and I took a little drive to the dealership where I ordered my truck from, ETA 5/28. They had 10 F150s on the lot 1 Platinum, a couple Lariats, and the rest XLTs and XLs all had significant rust on rear axle and on exhaust hangers. Equal split 5 from Dearborn, 5 from KC. I hope mine doesn't have rust and if it does my dealer steps up, as of today if it did and they didn't step up it would be a deal breaker for me.
I'm glad to finally see people aren't just forking over their $XX,K and driving their rust buckets to the local hardware store to buy a wire brush and a can of rustolium!

I mean WTF!

And if your dealer does "fix it"... get under there, scrape off some of the new paint and make sure they didn't just paint over the rust to shut you up.

Personally... I WILL NOT accept anything short of complete REPLACEMENT of the rusted parts if my truck shows up like that. Not a chance!!

I'll make them order me a 2022 for the same price and wait another eon... I don't care.
 

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So is the consensus that the rust is appearing as an issue on trucks that were built and then sat for a while before shipping out? I’m anxiously awaiting my delivery scheduled for next weekend. I got lucky and my truck was built and shipped within a day or so with no sitting waiting on parts. Hope the underside is clean and free of any rust.
 

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So is the consensus that the rust is appearing as an issue on trucks that were built and then sat for a while before shipping out? I’m anxiously awaiting my delivery scheduled for next weekend. I got lucky and my truck was built and shipped within a day or so with no sitting waiting on parts. Hope the underside is clean and free of any rust.
I don't think the rust is from sitting, as my frame has no rust only the components. I would think the rusted components sat outside and possibly near some corrosive chemicals then the trucks were built with the rusty parts. My 2010 I traded in sat was driven in Miami for 10 years, rain and high humidity with ZERO rust after 170,000 miles, never garaged.
 

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So is the consensus that the rust is appearing as an issue on trucks that were built and then sat for a while before shipping out? I’m anxiously awaiting my delivery scheduled for next weekend. I got lucky and my truck was built and shipped within a day or so with no sitting waiting on parts. Hope the underside is clean and free of any rust.
It has to be.

Look at some of these pictures of the rusted parts. There is NO WAY they installed them like that. But they sure as hell SHIPPED them like that!

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Fresh out of Kansa City. Built 4/15/21.
I have no complaints.

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Fresh out of Kansa City.
I have no complaints.

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That makes my day!

Mine is scheduled for a KC build on 6/7. Even if that date gets pushed out, your post is a very encouraging sign that lawyers won't be getting involved in my truck purchase.

THANK YOU!!
 

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That makes my day!

Mine is scheduled for a KC build on 6/7. Even if that date gets pushed out, your post is a very encouraging sign that lawyers won't be getting involved in my truck purchase.

THANK YOU!!
That makes my day!

Mine is scheduled for a KC build on 6/7. Even if that date gets pushed out, your post is a very encouraging sign that lawyers won't be getting involved in my truck purchase.

THANK YOU!!
KC builds seam to be better!
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