I know this is a bit late of a reply but the pocket door falling off has been a problem on our R-Pod 195 since the 20 minute drive from dealer to driveway where the hardware actually broke and continues to be a problem with the door falling off the hardware.
During our first real trip, it happened on every leg even with pool noodle wedged underneath and rigid foam next to the door. So I watched this video, which seems to be filmed in an R-Pod, but it was immensely helpful in learning to get the door out of the pocket and re-attaching the hardware (presuming the hardware has not broken). http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eust5n3gHM - http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eust5n3gHM The video is well done and clarified a great deal.
The main issue is that the part of the hardware that is supposed to latch the post (coming down from the track) into the slot (on top of the door) never stays locked in place.
We had an additional issue in that the last screw holding the track into the ceiling all the way back in the pocket was not installed properly and sticks out. So when the roller detached from the top of the door, it bounced its way back past the last screw and unless you have very skinny and long arms, you cannot reach it. I used a crow bar to reach in and pull the roller forward and then re-attached it as the video suggested.
After doing this on each leg of the journey, my husband tried a piece of spare wire to hold the latch in place on one of the posts (apparently airlines do this for some things...interesting thought). On the next leg, the post with the wire held, the other post latch came undone. We replaced the wire with zip ties when we acquired some. (See photo below; you can see the white zip tie wrapped around the post and enclosing the latch.) for now it seems to be holding.
We want the dealer to ensure that the hardware is not defective beyond a poor design choice for a door rattling down the highway and fix the improperly installed track (still under warranty).
------------- 2022 R-Pod195
Towed by 2022 Ford Ranger
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