Inspecting Your RV Marker Lights
Dave SolbergDescription
RV marker lights, also known as clearance lights, are required by all traffic safety laws and need to be fully operational while driving your RV. The red RV marker lights are those found along the top of the exterior of the unit showing the highest clearance point of the RV. The amber RV marker lights on the side exterior of the unit point out the widest points of the RV to oncoming traffic.
Making sure all RV marker lights are working is the responsibility of the owner of the vehicle and as the driver, you could be ticketed should one of these lights not be working. It is important to check all exterior lights before driving the RV on the highway. To check these lights take the exterior housing off and inspect the socket. These lights are operated off of low voltage, so it is okay to check the lights without turning the power off. Make sure the light fits in snugly and is not loose.
If the RV marker lights for your RV are an older design they will have a snap in socket, where the light can easily be popped in and out of the socket. Overtime, while driving the lights can come out of place, which is why it is important to keep a watchful eye on all of the lights. It might also be best to replace older lights with newer models. Newer RV marker lights are more secure and less lightly to come loose while on the highway.
Save yourself time and money from being pulled over and ticketed because of faulty marker lights. Replacing older lights with newer models will give you peace of mind your unit is up to code and you are safe while driving on the highway.
Marker lights and clearance lights are required by code with the red lights at the top here showing the highest point red on the side. And then Amber down, along the outside here showing the farthest point out for oncoming traffic. Now a quick visual inspection of these is important every time you take off, because if you have one of these lights out like this one here, you could get a ticket. Now if, this one actually the cover was broken off on it but we just see here it's really just the socket. So, every once in a while I would take these out and spec the socket just to make sure see how that kind of pops in and out out there.
I can put a little bit of grease inside this, I could pinch this a little bit, but see how it just constantly, and again, this is low voltage so I'm not too worried about getting shocked. I would actually replace this with a new style here. It's pushing so it's a lot more durable going down the road. So inspect your clearance lights, your marker lights. If you have one out save yourself a little bit of money, get it replaced.
Marker lights on top are not working (2) of the 5. Also marker lights on sides , both driver and passenger are not working. Also the directionals on the front ,both bone blink. Could there be a bad fuse controlling all this and if it is WHERE are they located. HELP🤬
Not trying to be sarcastic here,but if your gonna give folks information at least know what your talking about. The lights across the top,are ID lights .3 in the middle are ID and the 2 outer are clearance of over 80” wide.Red on rear and amber on front
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