Stuck entery Door cant get out.

consumeratlarge wrote:
The frame can definitely twist. It evidently racked and bound up the door frame against the door. Next time, try moving the jacks up or down, one at a time, until it frees up. If you're level, it obviously shouldn't do it, but all those uneven twists in the road might be what caused this. Oh yes, and temperature changes from night to day can make a difference in how easy the door is to open.

I used a dremel grinder to make sure my deadbolt was in the middle of the slot that received it (top to bottom clearance). Then, whenever I noticed a slight 'pull' on the trailer that I have set up all the time, I adjusted the jacks until it was easy again. My motorhome hasn't had that problem yet, but I dread having the lock itself fail, if that's what you've experienced.

This may be what happened. We have had ours lock up twice, and both times, it was not the latch mechanism. One time it was the striker bolt in the frame that was wedged against the door latch area, the other time, the door was actually pinched in the frame due to torsional twist or heat expansion. The time the striker time, the top and bottom of the door was movable but not the latch area. We were outside at the time, and some coaxing with a large flat blade screwdriver finally freed it. The second time, no areas of the door would move with pressure, and we were inside. A slight adjustment of the leveling system free the door, and I could see where the latch side of the door, top latch side and bottom middle had some pressure marks (scratches). It very unnerving to not be able to open the door when inside, but there are windows.