![]() To counter this, most RVers (myself included) only use the deadbolt on the RV entry door. What this means to you is anyone with the corresponding lettered passkey can open the latched handle of your RV entry door (or knobbed handles on older RVs). It is much easier for someone in the industry to carry around a few master keys than a key to every RV in their inventory. The reason for passkeys is the convenience for RV manufacturers, transport drivers, and RV dealers. If you see a letter, this indicates which lettered passkey will unlock it. Look for a small letter (C, D, E, etc) next to the keyhole. How do you know if your door will unlock with a passkey?įor decades, the main latch/knob of RV door locks have been keyed with master keys, also known as passkeys. In this article, I want to share a couple of tips that could very well save you from aggravation during your travels. The RV entry door lock shown above has probably been installed in hundreds of thousands of travel trailers, fifth wheels, and truck campers over the years. īauer also makes an option but it has a similar opening mechanism as RV Lock.Does your RV door lock look like this? 2 Things You Need To Know About RV Door Locks I'm not a fan of the fobs & much prefer having something in the phone - but having lots of happy customers is definitely worth something. Also rekeying all our locks / latches with the same company that provided them to Northwood is a plus (IMHO).īased on this older thread, it seems that many Northwood owners have opted for the RV Lock option. Their keyless Bluetooth lock is tempting.Has anyone pulled the trigger on CPG's keyless front entry door lock? I like the look of the handle more than the alternatives and the option of having a Bluetooth (ie: phone option) is appealing. Just got to googling CPG and was impressed with all they have available so thought I’d share the link to the catalog for anyone interested. One of the projects I’m looking to do with the cover on our TT in the next few months is to replace the 751 baggage door cylinder locks with ones keyed alike to match the key code on the deadbolt lock of our entry door. I thought this information might be useful for everyone considering changing from the universal keys provided by Northwood. ![]() I am not sure whether it is better to let them use the master or risk them prying their was in. The cylinders are about $15 and one has to rent a key to remove the cylinder for $10. If I remember to use the deadbolt there is no way for a thief with a master to rob me. They will work with my existing keys but a master will not open them. I have just order new non-mastered cylinders for all five of the outside storage compartments. The standard for CPG is to provide mastered cylinders for all locks with the exception of the deadbolts for the doors. One master key will open all the locks except the deadbolt. ![]() I have just discovered that there are master keys available on the Internet for all the various locks provided by CPG which provides the locks for Northwood. I changed to a key that is not the same that comes with all RV's. Several years ago I changed out all the hardware on my doors and compartments in order to have only one key work in all of them. They either used a master key or I left it unlocked when I put it in storage. ![]() One of them was full of paper products and one other had several hoses and the third had spare parts. Last week my trailer outside compartment was broken into. ![]()
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