Jeep Wrangler 2011–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 08-049-14 · NHTSA communication 10137035 · issued May 16, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2011–2012
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Intermittently Front Heated Seats Inoperative This bulletin involves diagnosing and replacing the elements for the front heated seat backs and cushion, if needed. The customer may experience an intermittent condition where one or both front heated seat are inoperative. This condition will only occur when temperatures are below 10F/-12C degrees. When temperatures drop, the resistance values of the heated seat circuits will drop below specification and set DTC, B1092 - Front Left Seat Heater Control Circuit Low and/or B1096 - Front Right Seat Heater Control Circuit Low. Once the vehicle warms up
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.