For anyone who still cares.
Giving credit where it's due: took this from a post by
70boss off a Nissan Titan forum. Didn't direct link to the OP because my malware said the site is infected.
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Here is the system for Ordering Nissan Products.
The first week of every month, dealers have 2-4 days to review their allocations, and modify cars to suit their order needs. Dealers are not guaranteed to get any allocations since they are based on sales efficiency and inventory.
If you "ORDER" your car, the dealer can only order it during this period and actually specify your individual options. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME. Sometimes there are restrictions..such as 25% DVD, 10% Tec package...etc.
Orders placed are for the NEXT months production. Meaning...orders placed in Feb. will be built in March, and will be delivered afterwards.
Delivery: Domestic production..example:
Titan, Quest, Armada...Canton plant...If it gets built the first week of say....MARCH....it will get to the dealer MAYBE by late March, but most likely April. March production...most cars will be delivered the following month.
Japanese built products...add another 30 days minimum.
I just wanted to clarify the order process. If you order your car Feb 10, and it is already past the Feb. product order cycle....YOUR ORDER WILL NOT BE ACTUALLY ENTERED until the following production cycle....March...meaning April build, May delivery.
VIN numbers are not issued until very near the build date.
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The following info I got from my dealer. These are the "most common" status codes in the Nissan ordering system that dealers use:
ONS = Order Not Serialized. This means the Nissan factory has recieved the dealer's order and the car schedued for building. The only information the dealer can access is the date Nissan got your order request, the estimated month the car will be built, and a Nissan issue order number.
SIT = Sea in Transit. Name is misleading. The status code changes to this once the car is actually being built. The VIN is issued after a few days after the change. An ETA for arrival to the dealership is provided after the car leaves the factory for loading on a ship.
LIT = Land in Transit. Same thing as SIT, except the car is being built in your country and not overseas. Doesn't apply to the Z, but some Nissan models are built in the United States for example. SIT does NOT change to LIT when the car arrives, even if the car is being sent via rail or trailer. See next status code below...
DLR INV = Dealer Inventory. Also somewhat misleading. The status code changes to this after the car has arrived to it's destination country and the dealer has been charged for the car. Does NOT mean it's on the dealer's lot. Might mean the car is on it's way via rail or trailer.
NAA INV = North America Inventory. Nissan already has the car with the requested specifications already built at a North American storage facility. You're not getting a factory built car; it's that prebuilt car. Not a bad thing. From time to time, Nissan builds more cars than dealers order. That's what causes this overflow.