Founded in 1931 to supply electrical connection products to the United States military, Bargman is now the RV industry's most widely recognised lighting brand. The line covers tail light assemblies, clearance and marker lamps, licence plate lights, wiring harnesses, plugs, sockets and over-moulded cordsets for light-duty trailers, recreational vehicles and commercial trucks.
Bargman was founded in 1931 to provide electrical connection products for the United States military, and it carried that background into civilian markets after the war. The brand has since become the reference name in light-duty trailer and recreational vehicle lighting, and its products are equally familiar to commercial truck and trailer manufacturers and their aftermarkets. It is part of the Horizon Global towing family alongside Reese, Draw-Tite, Fulton, Bulldog, Tekonsha and Wesbar.
Complete tail light assemblies are the products most owners recognise. Bargman lamps are fitted as original equipment across a large share of the RV industry, which means a replacement usually drops straight into the existing cut-out and wiring rather than requiring a redesign of the rear panel. The wider trailer light range covers stop, turn, tail, reverse and interior functions in both incandescent and LED technology, and clearance and marker lamps handle the outline lighting that longer and wider units require by law.
The electrical side of the business is where the manufacturing capability shows. In-house over-moulding and custom mould capability, combined with design and engineering, lets the brand build harnesses and connectors to specification rather than assembling from stock parts. Bargman specialises in assemblies with multiple connections, varying wire lengths and mixed technologies, which is exactly what a modern RV needs when a single harness has to serve lighting, brakes, charge lines and accessory circuits.
That capability supports a full range of plugs and sockets and pre-made cordsets, including the seven-way connectors used for trailers with electric brakes and battery charging. For RV manufacturers, trailer builders and owners alike, the appeal is the same: connections that seal properly, resist corrosion and keep passing signal after years outdoors.
