Towzone100
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So, we all have heard of the mid-year 2021 TPMS change. On 6/7/21, Jeep (FCA) went from using the Schrader TPMS sensors to the continental TPMS sensors.
I wanted to share my story in hopes that it may help others.
I have a 2021 Gladiator with a January 2021 manufacture date. I purchased a set of Jeep OEM wheels that came off a later 2021 Jeep Gladiator. That’s when I learned that there was a TPMS change mid-year. After doing some research, I found that I needed a set of Schrader 29093 TPMS sensors, which I purchased. Needing an alignment, I went to Chaple Hill Tire, a local tire place, and had them installed. I received a call telling me they could not program the Schraders, but they had a set of sensors that would work fine. I told them about the mid-year change, and they said they knew and that their sensors would work.
They installed the new sensor, and of course, they did not work. I went back several times, where they tried to reprogram them to the truck, telling me I needed to keep driving it. Finally, after getting frustrated, I asked them to go ahead and install the Schraders. They told me they would not work because they needed to be programmed. I told them my understanding was that the TPMS module would recognize them after driving 15 MPH for 20 minutes.
Sure enough, the Schrader TPMS sensors were recognized after a few miles. The key takeaway is that the Schraders work with the TPMS module; therefore, programming the sensors is unnecessary, and the truck will relearn the new sensors automatically.
I wanted to share my story in hopes that it may help others.
I have a 2021 Gladiator with a January 2021 manufacture date. I purchased a set of Jeep OEM wheels that came off a later 2021 Jeep Gladiator. That’s when I learned that there was a TPMS change mid-year. After doing some research, I found that I needed a set of Schrader 29093 TPMS sensors, which I purchased. Needing an alignment, I went to Chaple Hill Tire, a local tire place, and had them installed. I received a call telling me they could not program the Schraders, but they had a set of sensors that would work fine. I told them about the mid-year change, and they said they knew and that their sensors would work.
They installed the new sensor, and of course, they did not work. I went back several times, where they tried to reprogram them to the truck, telling me I needed to keep driving it. Finally, after getting frustrated, I asked them to go ahead and install the Schraders. They told me they would not work because they needed to be programmed. I told them my understanding was that the TPMS module would recognize them after driving 15 MPH for 20 minutes.
Sure enough, the Schrader TPMS sensors were recognized after a few miles. The key takeaway is that the Schraders work with the TPMS module; therefore, programming the sensors is unnecessary, and the truck will relearn the new sensors automatically.
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