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Larry,

I never had a door latch fail, but I did get locked INSIDE my Newell once.

I was dry camping in a little town in Tennessee, and I locked the dead bolt on the entrance door before I retired for the evening.

Next morning the sun was shinning brightly on the door, and I forgot that it was locked! I pulled the door handle and it opened about 1/4" and was jambed against the deadbolt strike. I tried to close the deadbolt and it wouldn't budge! I considered climbing out of the window and walking around to unlock the deadbolt by pushing on the door. The heat from the sun had expanded the aluminum door.

Just a few minutes later, I yelled to a fellow walking by and asked for his help. He pushed on the door while I turned the deadbolt latch inside. The door popped open, and I was a happy camper.

On a different note: I have heard that Newell has a supply of older windsheilds in stock.

Have you tried calling them?