I need HELP!!!: 2019RPOD 191

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2019RPOD 191

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Topic: 2019RPOD 191

Posted By: D.PHILLIPS
Subject: 2019RPOD 191
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2025 at 12:14pm

First trip out with our 191. Her's my problems, when I hook up to shore power all my clearance lights and running light come on. Any idea how to turn them off. Have check and cannot find a switch to turn them off. Also, the TV ask for pass work to get programming.

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Doug Phillips

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Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2025 at 12:50pm

Running lights are connected to the Bargman connector. There is some cross connection that should not be there. Try first to disconnect the Bargman and see where that goes.

However, my suspicion that your Rpod has a wiring error.

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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost

Posted By: D.PHILLIPS
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2025 at 2:39pm

What is the Bargman connector and where is it? Thanks

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Doug Phillips

Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2025 at 12:09pm

Bargman is the connector that connects between your trailer and your tow vehicle.

https://www.hannarv.com/P/8382/BargmanWaySuperSealedConnectorwithFootCableCarEnd - https://www.hannarv.com/P/8382/BargmanWaySuperSealedConnectorwithFootCableCarEnd

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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost

Posted By: D.PHILLIPS
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2025 at 4:30pm

Vehicle not connected to trailer.

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Doug Phillips

Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2025 at 11:36am

Originally posted by D.PHILLIPS

Vehicle not connected to trailer.

Then you have a wiring issue in your Rpod. There is no connection between the running lights and the 12VDC in the trailer.

There are a couple of places where the wiring might get "close", but there is normally no connection.

To troubleshoot, I would look around the battery box, or underneath. The wiring from the Bargman should more or less go directly to the running lights. There is also a +12VDC wire in the Bargman that should go to the battery, so that is where the likely culprit is.

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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost

Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 10:19pm

Check to see if the prior owner put a jumper in the trailer's Bargman connector or put a jumper inline. Some people do that so that the outside lights on the trailer will be lit even when the trailer is not connected to the tow vehicle. I doubt it was a factory wiring flaw.

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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,...

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Former RPod 179
Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS

Posted By: JR
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2025 at 11:01am

+1 to StephenH also GG you got something in there that shouldn't be. You just have to trace it down.

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Jay

179/2019