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Originally Posted by vehicle
Not just from RV's but other hobbies have shown me just how much vibration can loosen... and how important it is to check those connections (both mechanical and electrical) on a regular basis.
If it were a new RV - I could see it being a factory issue.
Yours appears to be 2 years old - my neighbors was 5... Both appear to me to be beyond the point blaming the factory for a loose connection.
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I think it is unrealistic to expect the owner of any on-road vehicle to be required to check connections on a regular basis. The connections need to be secured in such a way that they remain tight for the duration of the usefulness of the component. That means a star washer, lock washer, jamb nut, lock nut, thread locker, etc. I have been riding motorcycles for more than fifty years and have had very few problems due to loosening of threaded fasteners or connections, and motorcycles vibrate more than motor homes. I believe that if the nut was tightened properly at the factory, I wouldn't have had a problem at 18,000 miles.