How to Maintain and Fix a Neutral Safety Switch on Jeep Wrangler?

The first step to servicing and repairing the Neutral Safety Switch is to raise the car and place a drain pan below the switch. Take the switch wires out and lift the switch from the case. Afterward, place the shift lever in both Park and Neutral, so that the switches rest with their operating fingers in the middle of the switch openings. Attach a new seal to the switch and then add the switch to the case. Make sure you tighten the switch to a torque of 34 Nm (25 ft. lbs.). Try the switch out with a voltmeter to check for continuity. When the switch is good, reconnect the wires and lower the vehicle. After this, ensure the fluid level in the transmission reaches the correct mark.

How to service a Neutral Safety Switch on Jeep Wrangler?

First, put the car up on a lift and put a drain pan below the switch for it. Take the switch wires out and remove the switch from its place. Before installing, put the shift lever into Park and Neutral and make sure the operating lever fingers are centered in the switch opening of the case. Apply a new switch seal and make it safe by locking it into the case with a torque of 34 Nm (25 ft. lbs.). Use a 12V test lamp to verify the switch works and only after that, connect the wires again and lift the vehicle back up. The last step is to get the transmission fluid to the recommended level.

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Jeep Wrangler Neutral Safety Switch Part Number: 56028181AC
Product Specifications
- Other Name: Switch - Neutral, Safety, Back Up
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Mopar's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 2000-2002 Jeep Wrangler | SE, Sahara, Sport, X | 4 Cyl 2.5 L GAS, 6 Cyl 4.0 L GAS
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Jeep Wrangler Neutral Safety Switch Part Number: 3747361AB
Product Specifications
- Other Name: Switch - Neutral Safety, Back Up; Range Sensor; Back-Up Switch
- Replaces: 3747361, P5007747, P5007747AB
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Mopar's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1997-1999 Jeep Wrangler | 2.5L L4, 4.0L L6
- 1991-1995 Jeep Wrangler | 2.5L L4, 4.0L L6
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Jeep Wrangler Neutral Safety Switch Part Number: 68404600AB
$201.67 MSRP: $301.00
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Product Specifications
- Other Name: Switch - Neutral Safety; Switch Neutral Safety
- Replaces: 68404600AA
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Mopar's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 2018-2025 Jeep Wrangler | 80th Anniversary, Freedom, Islander, Rubicon, Rubicon X, Sport, Sport S, Unlimited 80th Anniversary, Unlimited Freedom, Unlimited High Altitude, Unlimited High Altitude 4xe, Unlimited High Tide, Unlimited Islander, Unlimited Moab, Unlimited Rubicon, Unlimited Rubicon 392, Unlimited Rubicon 4xe, Unlimited Rubicon X, Unlimited Rubicon X 4xe, Unlimited Sahara, Unlimited Sahara 4xe, Unlimited Sahara Altitude, Unlimited Sport, Unlimited Sport Altitude, Unlimited Sport S, Unlimited Sport S 4xe, Unlimited Willys, Unlimited Willys 4xe, Unlimited Willys Sport, Willys, Willys Sport | 3.6L V6, 4 Cyl 2.0 L GAS, 4 Cyl 2.0 L MILD HYBRID EV-GAS (MHEV), 4 Cyl 2.0 L PLUG-IN HYBRID EV-GAS (PHEV), 6 Cyl 3.0 L DIESEL, 6 Cyl 3.6 L GAS, 6 Cyl 3.6 L MILD HYBRID EV-GAS (MHEV), 8 Cyl 6.4 L GAS
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Jeep Wrangler Neutral Safety Switch Part Number: 4882173
Product Specifications
- Other Name: Switch - Neutral, Safety, Back Up; Switch Neutral Safety, Back Up
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Mopar's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1997-2001 Jeep Wrangler | SE, Sahara, Sport | 4 Cyl 2.5 L GAS, 6 Cyl 4.0 L GAS

Jeep Wrangler Neutral Safety Switch

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The Neutral Safety Switch in Jeep Wranglers is responsible for ensuring the starter circuit to engage the engine only when the gear lever is in the Park or Neutral position. This helps to ensure that it is not possible to start the engine while the vehicle is in gear, thus ensuring that the vehicle does not move when the engine is started. The Neutral Safety Switch is mounted so it measures lever position. The signal is sent to the powertrain or transmission control module to verify that transmission is in position before the engine can crank. Inside the unit, there is a set of contacts that will change state as the shift linkage moves. When Park or Neutral is selected the contacts make the circuit complete, which tells the Jeep Wrangler computer to energize the starter relay. Any drive gear leaves the circuit open so that starting is inhibited through the Neutral Safety Switch. As the module uses the same position signal to confirm gear requests, the switch is part of the network controlling shift solenoid operation and engagement logic. The Neutral Safety Switch design applied on every automatic Jeep Wrangler; there are no other design variations to be found. The Jeep Wrangler completely depends on the Neutral Safety Switch for starting the engine and shifting without issues.

Jeep Wrangler Neutral Safety Switch Parts and Q&A

Neutral Safety Switch
4882173
Q: How to Maintain and Fix a Neutral Safety Switch on Jeep Wrangler?
A:
The first step to servicing and repairing the Neutral Safety Switch is to raise the car and place a drain pan below the switch. Take the switch wires out and lift the switch from the case. Afterward, place the shift lever in both Park and Neutral, so that the switches rest with their operating fingers in the middle of the switch openings. Attach a new seal to the switch and then add the switch to the case. Make sure you tighten the switch to a torque of 34 Nm (25 ft. lbs.). Try the switch out with a voltmeter to check for continuity. When the switch is good, reconnect the wires and lower the vehicle. After this, ensure the fluid level in the transmission reaches the correct mark.
Neutral Safety Switch
56028181AC
Q: How to service a Neutral Safety Switch on Jeep Wrangler?
A:
First, put the car up on a lift and put a drain pan below the switch for it. Take the switch wires out and remove the switch from its place. Before installing, put the shift lever into Park and Neutral and make sure the operating lever fingers are centered in the switch opening of the case. Apply a new switch seal and make it safe by locking it into the case with a torque of 34 Nm (25 ft. lbs.). Use a 12V test lamp to verify the switch works and only after that, connect the wires again and lift the vehicle back up. The last step is to get the transmission fluid to the recommended level.