Former Ford Warranty Dealer Advocate · All 50 States

Ford Warranty
Administrator Training.
We Come to Your Store.

On-site training built around your actual claim return history, your actual repair orders, and your Ford Dashboard metrics. Not a classroom curriculum. Your store. Your data. Your fixes.

20+
Years Ford fixed ops
All 50
States available
5-Day
On-site engagement
WAT
Former Ford insider

The average Ford dealer loses $30,000–$80,000 a year in recoverable warranty revenue — from claim returns, aged receivables, and unworked chargebacks. Proper warranty training is the first fix. See the full P&L breakdown →

Ford Warranty Administrator Training — Every Topic That Matters

ClaimIQ training covers every aspect of Ford and Lincoln warranty administration — from the documentation standards that prevent claim returns to the DAS metrics that determine your Warranty Excellence Status.

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Ford 3C Documentation Standards
Complaint, Cause, and Correction — exactly what Ford expects from each field. Causal part number requirements. What gets claims returned and what doesn't. The single highest-impact training topic at any Ford store.
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OWS — ONE Warranty Solution
Ford's proprietary claim submission platform. Navigation, claim entry, supplemental documentation, SSPN claim handling, and daily submission workflow that keeps RO Close to Submit time under 3 days.
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Ford DAS Score Metrics
All five DAS metrics explained with point values — Repair Cost Variance (50 pts), Potential Repeat Repair (20 pts), RO Open to Close (10 pts), RO Close to Submit (10 pts), Claim First Time Through (10 pts). How to read and act on the Ford Dashboard.
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Claim Return Management
Why claim returns happen, how to identify the pattern, and how to resubmit correctly with documentation that satisfies Ford's requirements. Most stores have the same 2-3 recurring claim return patterns.
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STARS & SSPN Pre-Authorization
Ford's pre-authorization systems for goodwill claims, special terms, and SSPN coverage. When and how to submit, what Ford needs, and how to avoid post-repair denials on claims that required prior approval.
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ClaimIQ Certified WA Designation
Participants who complete training and pass a 90%+ assessment earn the ClaimIQ Certified Warranty Administrator designation. Verifiable by the dealer and a credential your admin can take pride in.

How ClaimIQ On-Site Training Works

1
Before We Arrive — We Study Your Store
Before setting foot in your dealership we pull your last 90 days of claim returns and review your Ford Dashboard metrics — all five DAS categories, your current Warranty Excellence Status, and which patterns are driving your numbers. Day 1 is already built around your specific data before we land.
2
Day 1 — Briefing, Diagnosis & Baseline
We meet your warranty admin, walk through your Ford Dashboard together, and explain exactly what we found in the pre-arrival review. We identify the highest-priority documentation and workflow issues and build the week's training agenda around them.
3
Days 2–4 — Live Training on Your Actual ROs
We pull your actual repair orders — the ones your technicians wrote last month — and work through them live. Every documentation correction is explained against Ford's standards. This is where real learning happens: not hypotheticals, your claims, your patterns, your fixes.
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Day 5 — Dashboard, Workflow & Certification
Ford Dashboard deep dive — all five DAS metrics, point values, and how to improve each one. Daily submission workflow rebuilt for RO Close to Submit compliance. Assessment administered. Participants scoring 90%+ earn the ClaimIQ Certified Warranty Administrator designation.
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After the Week — Written Summary & 30-Day Check-In
We deliver a written training summary with specific documentation corrections, workflow recommendations, and the top DAS metric opportunities for your store. 30-day phone check-in included with every engagement.

Ford Warranty Training — What It Costs

Most dealers recover the training investment within the first month of improved claim submissions. Every option includes 30-day follow-up support.

Virtual Training
3-day remote engagement · All fixed ops staff
$2,500
No travel required
Book Virtual →
MOST POPULAR
One-Week On-Site
5 days at your dealership · Built around your ROs
$4,500
+ travel expenses
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One-Month Embedded
30 days at your dealership · Full department rebuild
$12,000
+ travel expenses
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Support Hotline
Monthly retainer · All fixed ops staff · Ongoing Q&A
$1,000
per month
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All services exclusive to Ford and Lincoln franchised dealerships. Full pricing at claim-iq.io/pricing.php

Santos Rivera — Founder ClaimIQ, Former Ford Warranty Dealer Advocate
Santos Rivera
Founder, ClaimIQ · Former Ford Warranty Dealer Advocate

I've spent more than 20 years inside Ford and Lincoln fixed operations — from writing warranty claims as a service advisor to resolving warranty disputes as a member of Ford's own Warranty Assistance Team.

I've held every role that touches Ford warranty. That experience is what ClaimIQ training is built on — not a curriculum developed from the outside, but knowledge that comes from having sat at every desk in the Ford warranty process, including the ones on Ford's side of the table.

About Santos & ClaimIQ →
Ford Warranty Dealer Advocate — Warranty Assistance Team
Ford Motor Company · Worked directly with Ford and Lincoln dealers on warranty disputes, DAS scores, and audit defense
Fixed Operations Director
Ford Dealership · Full fixed ops P&L, warranty compliance, DAS score oversight
Warranty Administrator
Ford Dealership · OWS submissions, claim return management, audit preparation
Service Manager
Ford Dealership · Warranty policy, staff training, DAS metric management
Service Advisor
Ford Dealership · Front-line 3C documentation, warranty write-up

Ford Warranty Training — Common Questions

Ford warranty administrator training covers Ford's warranty claim documentation standards, OWS submission workflows, 3C documentation requirements, Ford Dashboard metric management, and DAS score improvement. ClaimIQ training is built around your dealership's actual claim return history and Ford Dashboard metrics — not a generic curriculum.

Virtual training (3 days) — $2,500. One-week on-site at your dealership — $4,500 plus travel. One-month embedded — $12,000 plus travel. Warranty Support Hotline for all fixed ops staff — $1,000/month. Most dealers recover the training cost within the first month through reduced claim returns and improved DAS metrics.

Yes. Training directly improves two DAS metrics: Claim First Time Through rate (better 3C documentation means fewer claim returns) and RO Close to Submit Time (daily submission workflow rebuilt on Day 5). Most clients see measurable DAS improvement within 60-90 days of completing training.

Yes. ClaimIQ delivers on-site Ford and Lincoln warranty training at dealerships in all 50 states. We travel to your dealership. Travel costs are included in the engagement quote. Virtual training is also available for dealerships that prefer a remote option.

Most Ford warranty training programs deliver a generic curriculum in a classroom or webinar setting. ClaimIQ is different in one fundamental way: we come to your store, review your actual claim return history before arriving, and build every day of training around your specific documentation patterns and Ford Dashboard metrics. No two ClaimIQ training engagements are identical because no two Ford stores have identical problems.

Every ClaimIQ training engagement is delivered by Santos Rivera — former Ford Warranty Dealer Advocate with 20+ years in Ford fixed operations. Santos has held every role that touches Ford warranty: service advisor, service manager, fixed operations director, warranty administrator, and member of Ford's own Warranty Assistance Team (WAT). Every engagement is personally delivered, not subcontracted.

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