Q: Left rear running light

asked by on September 12, 2016

I had just stepped out of my truck to look at the view on my ride to the mountains yesterday and noticed that my left rear running light wasn’t working. I’ve looked at all the fuses and bulbs one by one and they all checked out OK. Do you think it might be the wires?

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