Airbag control unit with part number 68356741AD

What does the airbag control unit 68356741AD do?

The airbag control unit 68356741AD is the central electronics of the restraint system (SRS) of Jeep. It reads the crash sensors, decides in an accident within milliseconds which airbags and seatbelt pretensioners fire, and checks the entire system. After an accident it stores crash data and locks itself.

Any faults that occur are shown via the airbag warning light.

The crash data reflect the course of the accident within the unit.

Why does the control unit 68356741AD fail?

Crash data stored in the unit after an accident are the most common cause, even if no airbag fired; a normal diagnostic tool does not remove them. Ageing electronic components, cold solder joints, moisture and corrosion at plug connections, and voltage spikes can also cause the failure.

Crash data are stored even when the accident did not lead to an airbag deploying.

The other causes concern the electronics themselves: components age, solder joints go cold and moisture attacks contacts. Voltage spikes additionally load the circuits.

How can you tell that the 68356741AD is defective?

A fault shows itself through the airbag warning light in the instrument cluster, which lights up permanently or intermittently. In addition a fault message appears in the instrument cluster, and the diagnostic tool gets no connection to the 68356741AD. A fault memory that cannot be cleared also indicates the problem, and in an emergency the airbags and seatbelt pretensioners may then fail to trigger.

The warning light makes the state of the system visible to you for as long as the fault persists.

If in doubt, the display shows you that a check is necessary.

Which vehicles is the 68356741AD fitted in?

The control unit 68356741AD is fitted in these vehicles: Jeep Compass MP (2016-2020) and MP Facelift (from 2020). Compare your car with the list, then you will know whether it fits.

The list at a glance:

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

Comparing the part number on the label of the removed unit with this page only tells you that you have the right unit. Have the fault memory read out before removal, because only it shows whether the control unit is defective or whether a plug or cable is the cause.

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

How does the repair of the 68356741AD work?

For the 68356741AD, first read out the fault memory and attach the log, then disconnect the battery and only then remove the control unit. Afterwards you create a repair order online and send the unit in well packed. Processing at Airbag24 usually takes 3–4 working days.

Any other sequence is not provided for, for safety reasons.

At Airbag24 the unit is examined on the test bench and defective components are repaired or replaced. Stored crash data are deleted, then a function test follows, and afterwards your own unit goes back 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 68356741AD get to Airbag24?

You send the 68356741AD as a parcel or book a UPS collection for an extra charge. Airbag24 sends the unit back to you by UPS after the repair.

You put the printed repair order into the parcel and pack the unit shockproof.