Airbag control unit with part number P68069502AD

What does the airbag control unit P68069502AD do?

The airbag control unit P68069502AD manages the restraint system (SRS) of Jeep. In an accident it evaluates the signals from the crash sensors, determines within milliseconds the triggering of airbags and seatbelt pretensioners, and monitors the system continuously. After an accident it stores crash data and locks itself.

In everyday use it reports faults via the airbag warning light in the instrument cluster.

The crash data are a record of what happened in the accident.

Why does the control unit P68069502AD fail?

Crash data from an accident are the most common cause, even if no airbag fired; an ordinary diagnostic tool cannot delete them. Other causes are ageing electronics, cold solder joints, moisture and corrosion at plug connections, and voltage spikes.

Crash data are therefore the first thing checked in a failure, because the unit stores them even without an airbag deploying.

Ageing electronics, cold solder joints and moisture can also impair the function. Corrosion at plug connections and voltage spikes, for example with a weak battery or a jump start, come on top.

How can you tell that the P68069502AD is defective?

The airbag warning light in the instrument cluster lights up either permanently or intermittently. A fault message in the instrument cluster is added, and the diagnostic tool cannot find the P68069502AD while the fault memory cannot be cleared. In an emergency the airbags and seatbelt pretensioners may then fail to trigger.

The warning light is the most visible sign that a fault exists in the restraint system.

Take the indication seriously and have the system checked.

Which vehicles is the P68069502AD fitted in?

The P68069502AD is fitted in these vehicles: Jeep Patriot MK (2007-2010) and MK Facelift (2010-2016). If you find your own car among them, you have a matching unit in front of you.

These vehicles are known to us for this number:

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

Check the part number on the label of the removed unit and compare it with this page; this only ensures that it is the right unit. Have the fault memory read out beforehand. Only this log 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 68232710AD, P68148039AB, P68186646AA, P68232716AC, P68232716AD.

How does the repair of the P68069502AD work?

First have the fault memory of the P68069502AD read out and attach the log. Then disconnect the battery, remove the control unit and create a repair order online before sending it in well packed. At Airbag24, checking, repair and function testing usually take 3–4 working days.

Keep to the sequence, because safety requires it.

At Airbag24 the unit is checked on the test bench, defective components are replaced, stored crash data are deleted and a function test is carried out. Your own unit is then 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 P68069502AD get to Airbag24?

You send your control unit P68069502AD as a parcel, or you book a UPS collection for an extra charge. After the repair Airbag24 sends the unit back to you by UPS.

The printed repair order goes into the parcel, and the unit is packed shockproof.