Front load washer with locking bolt removal confirmation

A front-loading laundry appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the laundry appliance comprising:

• a cabinet having a rear side;
• a tub provided within the cabinet having an attachment element;
• a control panel including plurality of input selectors for selecting machine cycles and features;
• a bracket attached to the rear side of the cabinet for stabilizing the cabinet;
• a shipping attachment assembly detachably connected to the attachment element of the tub through the rear side of the cabinet and through the bracket, the shipping attachment assembly comprising
• a shipping bolt spacer have an exterior surface defining an internal spacer chamber;
• a shipping bolt within the spacer chamber;
• an identifier visible from the exterior of the laundry appliance only upon detachment of the shipping attachment assembly from the attachment element;
• and
• a controller in communication with the control panel and input selectors, wherein the controller is configured to:
• receive a series of sequential inputs from the plurality of input selectors;
• compare the series of sequential inputs to a predetermined input pattern, wherein the predetermined input pattern is associated with the identifier;
• and
• enable operation of the laundry appliance when the series of sequential inputs matches the predetermined input pattern.