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B1096 on the 2013 Jeep Wrangler

The bulletins listed name this code in NHTSA's summary, or are about the same components. A bulletin or a recall listed here may apply to the model year. None of it is a diagnosis.

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Bulletins for this model year that name B1096
90028292022-07-18. Service bulletin. Part Description: Element Assy - Heated Seat Front Lt and Rt Issue Description: 2013 JK(Wrangler) vehicles built from 2013 Start Of Production 7/23/12 to 1/29/13 with heated seats that become inoperative at cold temperatures below 10 degrees.~ Dealers should NOT replace the Heated Seat Module 68138715AA. Dealers should order a new driver and passenger heated seat back pad to correct this issue when the WiTech indicates Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) B1092 or B1096. ~ Both driver and passenger HEATED SEAT BACK PAD parts should be replaced even if only one seat exhibits the issue.~ The repair entails removing the seat back trim cover, cutting off the pigtail of the original element and placing the replacement element part over the original part and making the electrical connection
90028292021-03-15. Service bulletin. Part Description: Element Assy - Heated Seat Front Lt and Rt Issue Description: 2013 JK(Wrangler) vehicles built from 2013 Start Of Production 7/23/12 to 1/29/13 with heated seats that become inoperative at cold temperatures below 10 degrees.~ Dealers should NOT replace the Heated Seat Module 68138715AA. Dealers should order a new driver and passenger heated seat back pad to correct this issue when the WiTech indicates Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) B1092 or B1096. ~ Both driver and passenger HEATED SEAT BACK PAD parts should be replaced even if only one seat exhibits the issue.~ The repair entails removing the seat back trim cover, cutting off the pigtail of the original element and placing the replacement element part over the original part and making the electrical connection
90028292018-05-21. Service bulletin. Part Description: Element Assy - Heated Seat Front Lt and Rt Issue Description: 2013 JK(Wrangler) vehicles built from 2013 Start Of Production 7/23/12 to 1/29/13 with heated seats that become inoperative at cold temperatures below 10 degrees.~ Dealers should NOT replace the Heated Seat Module 68138715AA. Dealers should order a new driver and passenger heated seat back pad to correct this issue when the WiTech indicates Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) B1092 or B1096. ~ Both driver and passenger HEATED SEAT BACK PAD parts should be replaced even if only one seat exhibits the issue.~ The repair entails removing the seat back trim cover, cutting off the pigtail of the original element and placing the replacement element part over the original part and making the electrical connection

3 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19. See them in the bulletin list. A bulletin lists model years: read the document for which vehicles it concerns.