I had this happen as well on my 6400. Luckily, a friend traveling with me owns an RV Store and campground and told me how to get it open. You will need to get a replacement latch and have it ready to put in once you get the door open, because once open, you won't have any way to secure the door. I've attached a photo with an arrow. The arrow points to a spot where the handle you rotate to open the door actuates a lever (made out of cheap pot metal which is what broke). You will need a narrow flat regular screwdriver to move the lever to the left (front of RV). That will release the latch and you can open the door. Once open, there are 2, or 3, phillips head screws in the door that hold the latch mechanism in. Once those screws are out, you should be able to work the mechanism out of the door. Installing the new latch is a fairly simple reverse of the removal. Hope this helps. [IMG]/Volumes/FlashDrive/MH_Stuff/DoorLatch/DoorLatch.001.jpeg[/IMG]
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Brian Redmon
LTC, USA, Retired
2008 GS6400, new to me 2014
2008 JK Unlimited toad
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