Oven door latch - Broadway

Mids wrote:Hi our oven door keeps coming open when  we drive over a bump.when
You pull it , it has a lot of restance  though  when shut.
Have been told by the dealer that there is a modification  now which means attaching  a latch to the outside of oven door.in there words this
.looks unsitely..we have asked for a new oven as still under warranty. Awaiting  a reply.
Has any body had this safety latch fitted.a photo  would be great.its the oven fitted on a Broadway eb.

I had this problem.  It was dealt with under warranty by a local Thetford dealer so I didn't have to drive all he way back to Marquis.  They were going to fit the latch you describe but in the end just replaced the existing latch which was a 5 minute job.  With hindsight I'm not sure the new latch was needed as the existing latch can be adjusted quite easily by loosening the striker attached to the oven and moving it inwards or outwards as required.  I suggest you try this adjustment to start with.

Mids wrote:Thanks for your reply.we would have thought  the dealer would have tried that before recommending  the modification. Not sure if the modification  is recommended by the dealer or oven  maker

Initially I contacted Thetford and they told me about the enhanced latch.  The local Thetford dealer hadn't seen one before and when the paperwork went through it was just for a replacement of the existing latch - like for like. I don't think they tried adjusting the old one.  I suppose if the new one hadn't worked they would have gone for the enhanced latch.  The replacement latch included the spring clip that goes in the door and the striker on the oven.  If anything was wrong with it, it would have been the spring clip in the door.  Extracting the clip looked a bit fiddly but the dealer managed it with ease.  I am sure there was nothing wrong with the original striker other than perhaps its adjustment.