Airbag control unit with part number 68245072AF

What does the airbag control unit 68245072AF do?

The airbag control unit 68245072AF is the central control unit of the restraint system (SRS) in Jeep. It checks the crash sensors, determines in an accident which airbags and seatbelt pretensioners are triggered, and monitors the entire system. After an accident it stores crash data and locks itself.

The unit reports faults in the system via the airbag warning light in the instrument cluster, so that you can recognise a malfunction. In normal operation, monitoring runs unobtrusively in the background.

Why does the control unit 68245072AF fail?

The most common cause is crash data that remains stored after an accident, even without a triggered airbag, and which a normal diagnostic tool cannot erase. Further causes are ageing components, moisture and corrosion at plug connections, cold solder joints and voltage spikes.

Crash data is created by the accident, and the control unit then keeps it. Besides the crash data, the following come into consideration:

• Ageing of the electronic components
• Faulty solder joints on the circuit board
• Moisture and corrosion at plug connections
• Voltage spikes, for example with a weak battery or a jump start

How can you tell that the 68245072AF is defective?

The airbag warning light in the instrument cluster, which lights up permanently or intermittently, is the first sign. Added to it are a fault message in the instrument cluster, a missing contact to the diagnostic tool and a fault memory that cannot be cleared. In an emergency, airbags and seatbelt pretensioners may then not trigger.

The following signs appear in detail:

• Airbag warning light lights up permanently
• Airbag warning light lights up intermittently
• Fault message in the instrument cluster
• Diagnostic tool receives no connection to the control unit
• Fault memory remains after the attempt to clear it

Have a warning light that is on checked promptly.

Which vehicles is the 68245072AF fitted in?

The 68245072AF is fitted in the following vehicles: Jeep Compass MP (2016-2020) and MP Facelift (from 2020). You can clarify with the list whether your vehicle is among them.

The vehicles for which this part number applies are listed here:

• Jeep Compass MP (2016-2020)
• Jeep Compass MP Facelift (from 2020)

Compare the part number on the label of the removed control unit with this page. This ensures that you have the right unit. Have the fault memory read before removal, because only this finding clarifies whether the control unit is defective or whether a connector or a cable is behind it.

For the same vehicles, we also repair control units with the part numbers A2C13501200.

How does the repair of the 68245072AF work?

For the 68245072AF, first have the fault memory read out and attach the log, then disconnect the battery. Only after disconnecting do you remove the control unit and create a repair order online. Testing, repair and function test at Airbag24 usually take 3–4 working days.

Before removal, the log belongs with the order, so that Airbag24 knows the starting situation. Send the well-packed unit afterwards.

Airbag24 tests the unit on the test bench, repairs defective components, deletes the stored crash data and carries out a function test. Afterwards your own unit is returned to you.

Our repairs come with 2 years' statutory liability for defects. The repaired control unit comes back with all vehicle data and is ready for use as soon as it is refitted — no coding or programming is required.

How does the control unit 68245072AF get to Airbag24?

You send the control unit as a parcel, or you book a UPS collection for an extra charge. After the repair, Airbag24 sends it back to you by UPS.

The printed repair order goes into the parcel, and the unit must be packed shock-resistant.