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Binfordtexas
Explorer
Apr 30, 2017

How to know if my truck is equipped with trailer brakes.

I just bought a 2013 Dodge ram 1500. It has an after market back bumper with a 4 prong and 7 blade trailer plug. There is no brake controller in the cab I can find. But I was wondering if I need just ...
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BFL13
Explorer II
Apr 30, 2017
There is such a thing as a four wire off a 7-pin back at the bumper.

For the bumper 7-pin to work any trailer brakes you need a brake controller in the cab. It will have a Dodge (in this case) adapter plug that gets to the 7-pin.

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