I have a 2004 Fourwinds Chateau Class C motorhome.
My parents and I took a trip from Texas to Michigan October 2015. On one of our stops we returned to the RV to find we could not get the door opened.
I entered thru the cab door, and tried to open cabin door but not able to do so. We continued on our trip using the passenger door to get my parents into the Cabin, which was a hardship for my Dad, as he was not as mobile as Mom and myself.
While visiting my son and family in Michigan, he and I worked at trying to get the door open. We finally took off the interior door molding, and pushed the pin back to open the door. Son took off the plate cover to find the pin had snapped in two, not allowing the pull latch pull the pin back.
We were able to enter and exit thru the door again, just had to use the deadbolt lock to keep door closed.
I went to a local RV dealer/parts store and purchased a new door latch/lock but it was too small for the space made for the old lock. They said it was the only size with deadbolt available. So decided to wait till we returned home.
I googled to find a replacement, found a link to this post, and since I have joined FMCA was glad to be able to read the posts. It is concerning that so many have also had problems with the Trimark latch. I will be checking into other brand of lock/latch, and may also contact Fourwinds.
Grammygrams
Texas
