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Likes_to_tow
Nomad
Mar 17, 2017

Bad electrical connection between trailer and truck

I have a 2017 5th wheel and the cord from the trailer to the truck continuously gets loose connections every time I plug it back in. I have to take a small flat blade screw driver and bend the female ...
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fulltime5er
Explorer
Mar 17, 2017
Most likely a bad plug on the trailer. I haul RVs for a living, and I had that happen to me once. Got a $100 ticket from DOT because the right turn signal didn't work. Had to bend the tab with a screwdriver. Only happened that one time, and it was defiantly the plug, not the truck connection.

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