2001 Tow Package wiring

[FD5]

My 01 has the towing package, I found the wires under the rear bumper on the driver's side. There is a left/brake, right/brake, clearance, and ground on a 4 way plug and a small gauge blue wire, I am assuming that is the trailer brake wire. My question is does the D/C wire harness have a wire that is used to charge the trailer battery or do I have to run one from the truck battery?

Thanks,

 

[mbrolin]

The factory wiring will charge the trailer battery. If you park overnight with the truck hooked up I would unhook the truck from the trailer. Any power load on the RV will also drain the truck batterys. Ive heard there is a way to avoid this but cant remember what the solution was.

 

[Huntmastr1]

FD5,



If you have the towing package you should also have a 7 pin plug mounted to the receiver hitch.

This plug will have the charge wire for your trailer as well as the terminal for the trailer brakes.

I don't think the small blue wire associated with the "4 Pin" connector has anything to do with the brakes.



Good Day,

 

[FD5]

Tow Package

Maybe it doesn't have the tow package. It has a Mopar receiver with a flat 4 wire connector and a place under the dash to plug in a brake controller, relays under the hood for trailer but I can't find any other wires back by the receiver other than the 4 wire flat connector which only has 1 blue wire in that harness.