Curt Trailer Breakaway Kit - Kit Only - C52026 Review Video

The breakaway kit I recommend for your trailer with 3 axles is the Tekonsha Breakaway Kit with Charger, part #20020. This has a heavy-duty two stage charger included and sealed rechargeable 12V battery. This kit is designed to work with trailers…

We do indeed offer a vehicle specific wiring harness for Redarc brake controllers that's compatible with your 2019 Chevy Tahoe, part #331-TPH-010. This being said, might I make a suggestion? Unless you're planning on taking your…

Your 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 may not have the factory electric brake controller but it will have the factory tow package that includes the 7-way trailer connector at the rear. This is good news because all you'll need to install the…

The wiring on your trailer is correct. The Breakaway Switch #C52010 does get wired directly to the battery without a fuse or circuit breaker. This ensures that in the event the trailer becomes disconnected the brakes activate. A circuit breaker…

You will likely have several different grounds on any given trailer. The breakaway battery can ground by itself to the frame and to the trailer connector's ground if you want. But at the very least ground the battery to the frame. The brake…

The breakaway system actually must be attached to its own separate battery by law in most states. Therefore, I cannot recommend that you use a seperate, auxiliary battery on the trailer or the vehicle for that matter for the breakaway switch. The…

The most popular trailer breakaway kit we offer is the Hopkins Engager part #20099. This comes with a charger and a battery, plus a display on the box to let you know exactly what condition the battery is in. I attached an install video for you to…

A trailer breakaway system must have a dedicated battery on the trailer. If it did not have its own battery the breakaway system would not operate if the trailer connector disconnected from the vehicle. A dedicated breakaway battery is required so…

If you are installing a trailer breakaway kit like #C52041, then you can use the 12-volt auxiliary power wire to help provide a maintenance charge on your breakaway kit's battery. A breakaway kit that does not have an onboard charger will have to…

In order to rewire your trailer, I strongly recommend you use the Trailer Wiring 7-Way Upgrade Kit part #HS381-9000 with the Bonded 4 Wire part #16-4B-1. This is going to ensure you have all the correct wire gauge and the junction box makes for a…

Breakaway batteries shouldn't power other accessories even if the battery is larger. You really need the breakaway battery to be topped off at all times in case you need it. If you were to power other accessories you run risk of it being…

Yes, the breakaway battery must have a charge in order to send power to the trailer brakes and lock them up in the event of the trailer detaching from the tow vehicle. If the charge wire which is usually the 12 volt pin on the 7-way becomes…