Beware Bauer Keyless Entry

Is the code 751? :)

fj12ryder wrote:
Is the code 751? :)

That would have been funny wouldn't it? I just had to know so I looked it up; the code is 3,7,1,5. (Pretty close!)

Well, cross that off the accessories list.....

nomad297 wrote:
Just a heads-up to those who have the Bauer Keyless Entry on their RV. This lock can be opened by anybody who knows the factory default code. There is even a YouTube video provided by Bauer and Lippert giving the factory default code and showing you how to override the code that you set.

Bruce

could you give a link for the video on how to override the code, I have looked on YouTube and couldn't find it .... if there is such a video, that would be a very bad thing

Jim

I am sure they will be changing that. That is ridiculous and they should all be replaced if this is true. JMHO

JEBar wrote:

nomad297 wrote:
Just a heads-up to those who have the Bauer Keyless Entry on their RV. This lock can be opened by anybody who knows the factory default code. There is even a YouTube video provided by Bauer and Lippert giving the factory default code and showing you how to override the code that you set.

Bruce

could you give a link for the video on how to override the code, I have looked on YouTube and couldn't find it .... if there is such a video, that would be a very bad thing

Jim

Here you go:

Bauer Tech Showing How To Open Lock

The guy gives you the default code as well as telling you which buttons to press to clear the code you entered. Trust me -- it works.

Bruce

That sure knocks one's sense of security into a cocked hat. I mean a locked RV is about as secure as a locked aluminum screen door, but one does like to think that a locked door would at least have to forced open.

After watching the video it appears you change the pass code. It appears once it is changed the factory code should not work anymore. It says to remove the battery from the inside of the door panel for ten seconds to go back to the factory setting. You can only do this from the inside so unless you have a faulty unit it should be secure. JMHO

I don't understand this. A RV is both a vehicle and a house. The cheapest vehicle I can find new has a "laser cut" key (in actuality, it is a variant of the Bell center-cut keys that have been used in coin lockers since the 1970s, but it sounds impressive by the BMW sales guy with the German-accent.)

Why are RV locks so craptastic? Yes, someone can break a window or pry a door loose, but the locks should be on par with cars, which means at least getting STRATTEC (the same lock makers that make the auto locks for the Big Three) to make the locks. It might at most add $50 to the price of an RV, but what it would allow would be one key that works on all door, compartment, and (if a MH) ignition locks, and a mechanism that is sturdy, weather-resistant, and proven to work in all kinds of environments.

If not them, there are many other high security lock makers that offer millions to billions of different keys. Sussex Installations in the UK use a key (Mul-T-Lock) which guarantees that nobody's key will fit someone else's lock unless explicitly keyed that way.

dave17352 wrote:
After watching the video it appears you change the pass code. It appears once it is change the factory code should not work anymore. It says to remove the battery from the inside of the door panel for ten seconds to go back to the factory setting. You can only do this from the inside so unless you have a faulty unit it appears it should be secure. JMHO

I did not watch the video. But it appears the OP may have jumped the gun with his post. For the record. I have keyless entry and its great not having to deal with keys