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    It is hardly a reach to imagine some mean person pulling a hitch pin. I've seen YouTubes of this happening between truck drivers - one gets hacked-off by another and the other guy finds his pin release pulled the next morning in a truck stop while doing his pre-drive check.

    Heck, I've had a guy seriously brake-check my on highway; never could figure out why - probably having a bad day and didn't like that I passed him (and I only drive 65). There are more-and-more rude, vindictive people around than ever before.

    I always lock my hitch pins with a keyed lock. But I still check things after every time I'm away from the lash up.

    It's good to hear in this case that at least no one got hurt.
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    Like I said: I suppose it could happen, I just have never actually read about it happening. And, apparently, so far, neither has anyone else. It's just that I read all these things people seem to be worried about, and there's no evidence that some of them have ever happened. Like the urban legends of people hiding under cars, don't flash your lights to tell someone their headlights aren't on...that type of thing.
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    I have heard talk about the pin being pulled at a stopover, but have never seen or read about it actually happening. I still do a walk around and check the hitch before any departure. Plus, I have a longer shackle lock that I use in place of the safety pin.
    I'm more worried about me forgetting something than others doing something. I have found items that I missed when getting ready to depart a stop... Vents open, tire air caps not on, door not fully latched, tool left out, etc. But, you never know about some people these days.
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    Quote Originally Posted by orbsah View Post
    If we’re spit balling theories, here’s another I didn’t see mentioned….

    The OP says the incident occurred after 2 1/2 hours of travel time. I know when we travel, we can rarely go that long without a rest stop. Is it plausible while the OP was at a roadside stop and possibly in the restroom, some wacko reached in and pulled the safety pin?
    This is my Question?

    There is another thread where this actually happened to a Grand Design member.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SolarPoweredRV View Post
    This is my Question?

    There is another thread where this actually happened to a Grand Design member.
    Whether it actually happened or not is undetermined. The member had the same thing happen, and he was positive he didn't make a mistake, so he thinks someone pulled the pin out. But he also is spitballing. He saw nothing and didn't actually check before leaving the rest stop, so it's anybody's guess.
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    Unfortunately without more solid facts, it’s unlikely we’ll ever know the exact cause of these incidents.

    One good thing that may come out of this is a few of us are now maybe a little less complacent about our hitching process.
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    If it was operator error there is no way the trailer would have stayed hooked up for hours.
    They had a hitch malfunction.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ranchertx View Post
    If it was operator error there is no way the trailer would have stayed hooked up for hours.
    They had a hitch malfunction.
    What would that be? It worked perfectly the rest of the trip. One thing about hitches, if they are broke, they stay broke. Theirs had a miraculous recovery.
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    Did you happen to stay at Walnut Hills Campground for your VA stop (without the tailgate)?

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    This is what I fear most! Glad no one injured.

    I believe someone may have asked this already but… after the RV disconnected from the truck, was the hitch in a locked position with the safety pin in or were the jaws open?
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