My first thought is an old school pocket pad. But I thought those went the way of the dodo around 2001? With the trailer closed, look up in the pocket where the lift arm goes into the shell wall. Does one look different from the rest, or does one of the shells now open too far?
Only other thing I can think of is a modified pad on the frame where the front or rear shell wall rests when closed but that strip of metal doesn’t make sense there.