Airbag control unit with part number P68148025AA

What does the airbag control unit P68148025AA do?

The airbag control unit P68148025AA coordinates the restraint system (SRS) in the Jeep vehicle and evaluates the signals from the impact sensors. In a crash it decides within milliseconds which airbags and seatbelt pretensioners to trigger.

In addition, it monitors the entire system and shows faults via the airbag warning light in the instrument cluster.

After a crash, it creates crash data and locks itself.

Why does the control unit P68148025AA fail?

At the top of the list are crash data that remain in the memory after a collision, even if no airbag has deployed. A standard diagnostic tool cannot remove these crash data. Ageing components, cold solder joints, moisture and corrosion, and voltage spikes also play a role.

An airbag that does not deploy therefore does not mean that nothing has been stored in the memory.

The other causes develop over time: components age, contacts corrode, and voltage spikes, for example from jump-starting, stress the electronics.

How can you tell that the P68148025AA is defective?

A defect shows up as the airbag warning light, which lights up permanently or intermittently, as a fault message in the instrument cluster, and as a diagnostic tool that makes no contact with the control unit. A fault memory that cannot be cleared is also a sign of a defect on the P68148025AA.

In an emergency, airbags and seatbelt pretensioners may then fail to deploy, regardless of how the car runs day to day.

The instrument cluster displays the fault, so the warning light is a clear message from the system.

Which vehicles is the P68148025AA fitted in?

The vehicles for this part number are known. The control unit P68148025AA is fitted in these vehicles: Jeep Wrangler JK (2007-2018).

Here is the overview for this number:

• Jeep Wrangler JK (2007-2018)

Compare the part number on the label of the removed unit with this page. This shows you whether you have the correct unit in front of you. Have the fault memory read out beforehand; the 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 68398609AB, P68003421AB.

How does the repair of the P68148025AA work?

First have the fault memory read out and attach the log to the unit. Only then disconnect the battery and remove the control unit. Then create a repair order online and pack the unit carefully for dispatch. Processing at Airbag24 usually takes 3–4 working days.

Airbag24 tests the unit on the test bench, replaces defective components and deletes the stored crash data. A functional test follows, after which your own unit is returned to you.

This timeframe covers only inspection, repair and testing.

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 P68148025AA get to Airbag24?

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

The printed repair order goes into the parcel, and the packaging must be shockproof.