Why is the trailer plug on the wrong side of the hitch?

[Sodahammer]

Every vehicle I have ever owned has the trailer plug on the drivers side. I had to buy a jumper just to plug my trailers in again.

 

[Snwjnky]

Because the Raider shield is on the driver's side



Not sure why it's on the passenger side.

 

[Fatherof3]

Haven’t got a clue , the 4th gens were on the drivers side .

 

[mikeru82]

That's a question I asked myself when I was shopping for a 5th gen. Not that it's a big deal for me, but I still wondered why they changed which side the plug is on.

 

[SpeedyV]

Every vehicle I have ever owned has the trailer plug on the drivers side. I had to buy a jumper just to plug my trailers in again.

Never even noticed that it was different until you pointed it out. But true...my previous truck (a GMC) was on the left.

 

[bill-e]

Yep, weird but inconsequential

 

[JF19Longhorn]

Maybe shorter run for the cable? Saved them a few pennies per unit?

 

[bill-e]

Maybe shorter run for the cable? Saved them a few pennies per unit?

Or maybe the center step for the MFT got in the way.

 

[silver64]

maybe they are considering that many times you cross the chains during hookup instead of connecting them straight. I cross them because I dont like the chains to drag on the ground at certain angles.

 

[Dragonmaster13]

maybe they are considering that many times you cross the chains during hookup instead of connecting them straight. I cross them because I dont like the chains to drag on the ground at certain angles.

Chains are required to be crossed by law and by design. With the chains crossed, if the tongue disconnects from the vehicle the chains are theoretically supposed to cradle the tongue so it doesn't pole vault itself onto the vehicle at high speed.

As for the location of the plugs, no idea.

 

[AZHUND]

This makes more sense now why it felt awkward for me to plug it in (like a nagging in back of my head I was doing something wrong). But no big deal, still works and don't see the pro or con to it being on that side (except the confused muscle-memory).

 

[Trooper4]

It's not on the wrong side, it's on the "right" side. Unless of course you are a "leftie".

 

[LoNeStAr]

It's not on the wrong side, it's on the "right" side. Unless of course you are a "leftie".

 

[Sodahammer]

Only reason that I noticed is because when I rewired my boat trailer it was just long enough to reach with the plug on the left of my old vehicle. Now that it is on the right, I have to use a jumper to reach. It's really not a big deal, but every other vehicle that I have owned has had it on the left.