It does appear that the VIN hold on the ford tracker was removed -- but, I think @KevoUsmc is right. Ford simply put a rule in place to block external API access. Frankly, I'm surprised it took this long.
I'm still "in production" at this point again -- No ETA. We're back to checking with the dealerships again.
I'm still "in production" at this point again -- No ETA. We're back to checking with the dealerships again.