Airbag control unit with part number P68068703AA

What does the airbag control unit P68068703AA do?

The airbag control unit P68068703AA manages the restraint system (SRS) at Jeep. It evaluates what the crash sensors report and, in an accident, triggers the appropriate airbags and seatbelt pretensioners within split seconds. After an accident, the unit stores crash data and locks itself.

While driving, the control unit monitors the connected sensors and the power supply. If it detects a fault, it reports this via the airbag warning light.

Why does the control unit P68068703AA fail?

The most common cause with the P68068703AA is stored crash data from an accident, whether or not an airbag was triggered. Other causes are ageing electronics, moisture and voltage spikes.

This data stays in the memory, and an ordinary diagnostic tool does not erase it. That is exactly why the fault cannot be remedied by simple reading out.

Other causes lie more in the electronics themselves. Components age with time, solder joints can go cold, and moisture attacks plug connections.

Voltage spikes, for example from a weak battery or a jump start, also come into play. They can burden the sensitive circuitry.

How can you tell that the P68068703AA is defective?

The airbag warning light in the instrument cluster stays on permanently or comes on intermittently. With the P68068703AA, error messages and a diagnostic tool without connection to the control unit are also typical. In an emergency, airbags and seatbelt pretensioners may then fail to deploy.

The light is regarded as the clearest sign of a fault, so take it seriously. Reading out the fault memory shows whether the control unit is affected.

Which vehicles is the P68068703AA fitted in?

The airbag control unit P68068703AA is found in these vehicles: Jeep Patriot MK (2007-2010) and MK Facelift (2010-2016).

The affected models are listed here.

• Jeep Patriot MK (2007-2010)
• Jeep Patriot MK Facelift (2010-2016)

Comparing the number on the label of the removed unit with this page ensures that the correct unit is at hand, nothing more. Whether the unit is defective or a connector or cable is the cause is shown only by the fault memory, which is read out beforehand.

For the same vehicles, we also repair control units with the part numbers 68232710AD, P68148039AB, P68186646AA, P68232716AC, P68232716AD.

How does the repair of the P68068703AA work?

First of all, have the fault memory read out and enclose the log with the unit. Then disconnect the battery before the control unit P68068703AA is removed, and create the repair order online. Processing at Airbag24 usually takes 3–4 working days.

Airbag24 examines the unit that has been sent in on the test bench and remedies the defects and deletes stored crash data. Then a functional 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 P68068703AA get to Airbag24?

Either you send the control unit P68068703AA as a parcel, or you book a UPS collection for an extra charge. Airbag24 returns it to you by UPS once the repair is complete.

Put the printed repair order into the parcel. Pack the unit shockproof before you hand it over.