Chevrolet 2001 manual Trailer Wiring Harness

Trailer Wiring Harness

The light-duty trailer wiring is a six-wire harness assembly. The optional heavy-duty trailer wiring is an eight-wire harness assembly. The harnesses are stored under the vehicle, along the passenger-side frame crossmember on two-door vehicles or on the driver's side corner frame rear crossmember on four-door vehicles. The heavy-duty trailer wiring is fused in the engine compartment fuse block. See ªFuses and Circuit Breakersº in the Index. Both harnesses have no connector and should be wired by a qualified electrical technician. The technician can use the following color code chart when connecting the wiring harness to your trailer.

DDark Blue: Use for electric trailer brakes or auxiliary wiring (eight-wire harness only).

DRed: Use for battery charging; it connects to the starter solenoid (eight-wire harness only).

DLight Green: Back-up lamps.

DBrown: Taillamps and parking lamps.

DYellow: Left stoplamp and turn signal.

DDark Green: Right stoplamp and turn signal.

DWhite: Ground wire.

DLight Blue: Auxiliary stoplamp.

Securely attach the harness to the trailer, then tape or strap it to your vehicle's frame rail. Be sure you leave it loose enough so the wiring doesn't bend or break,

but not so loose that it drags on the ground. Store the harness in its original place. Wrap the harness together and tie it neatly so it won't be damaged.

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