Warning: Accidental lock

[Inland RV Center, In]

Originally Posted by NevadaGeo

Just curious, but why? Seems like a safety issue if a trailer can lock itself without human supervision. Why hasn't the Airstream's maker taken care of this safety problem for alllll the aberrant young airstreams out there?

Severral years ago, when I visited the Airstream factory in Ohio, I brought up the issue of the entrance door lock locking itself when the door was slammed.

I was told to tell owners "NOT TO SLAM THE DOOR".

Obviously, that was a funny answer.

We came up with a lock kit, many years ago, that prevents that from happening.

That kit has 2 washers and some instructions.

The best part, is IT'S TOTALLY FREE, and will continue to be free

Simply send us a envelope with 2 stamps on it with your name and address (SASE).

We will mail back to you that kit, the same day we receive your request and the SASE (self addressed stamped envelope).

After installation, the entrance door will NEVER lock itself again.

Andy

[TheCabin]

Andy,

I love these answers from AS. Do they really believe it when they say this stuff or do they just want us to believe?

[GetawA-S]

There was recent thread about opening the windows without breaking them, the lady slid an erstwhile slimjim at or some such under the glass against the two inside latches to pop them open. She then lifted the glass and popped the screen out to haul herself inside. This might be something to attempt ahead of time to prove the concept on you rig, before investing in a glass breaker.
I just noticed this is on a thread linked from a current (4/22/2021) thread about breaking a window to get inside a locked trailer. Without that context, this post is puzzling. Oops.