On a UTV, the awkward part of using a winch is rarely the winch. It is that the controls are on a short lead at the front of the machine while the useful vantage point is somewhere else entirely, usually uphill and off to one side. The HUB receiver fixes that by putting the winch on your phone over Bluetooth, with a working range of up to 100'. This is the AXON version, built specifically for Warn's AXON powersports winches, and it plugs straight into the factory harness rather than being spliced in. Your handlebar or dash-mounted control keeps working; the app is an addition, not a replacement.
What's Included:
Warn HUB wireless receiver module with plug-in AXON harness
Status LED and pairing button on the module
Warn HUB app, free download for your smart device
Features
Control From Up to 100' Away Bluetooth pairing between the receiver and your smart device gives winch control from up to 100' away. On a UTV that usually means walking to where you can actually see what the machine and the rope are doing, instead of operating blind from the front of the vehicle.
Built Specifically for Warn AXON Winches This is the AXON receiver, for use with Warn AXON 35, 45, 45-RC and 55 winches. Warn builds separate receivers for its truck winches and for the VRX, ProVantage and Vantage powersports lines, and the connectors differ between them, so the right part number matters more here than on most accessories.
Plug-and-Play Twin-Connector Harness The AXON version uses a short harness with a sealed connector at each end that drops in line on the factory wiring. There is nothing to cut, strip or splice, which on a powersports machine with a tightly packaged front end is most of the install.
Your Existing Control Keeps Working The receiver sits in line rather than replacing anything, so your handlebar or dash control continues to work as it did. You gain the wireless option without losing the wired one.
Your Phone Is the Remote The free Warn HUB app turns the phone in your pocket into the winch control. Nothing extra to lose off a rack, nothing extra to keep charged, and nothing else taking up space in a machine that has none to spare.
Fitment & Compatibility
Winch Family
Fit
Warn AXON 35 and AXON 45
✓ Yes
Warn AXON 45-RC
✓ Yes
Warn AXON 55
✓ Yes
Warn VRX, ProVantage and Vantage powersports winches
✗ No. Use part 103950
Warn truck and SUV winches: ZEON, ZEON XP, VR, VR EVO, Heavyweight, Classic
✗ No. Use part 103945
Other brands of winch
✗ No
Fit guidance: This is an accessory, and matching it to your winch is the only thing that matters. Warn builds three HUB receivers with different harnesses: 103940 for AXON winches, 103950 for VRX, ProVantage and Vantage powersports winches, and 103945 for contactor-controlled truck and SUV winches. They are not interchangeable, because the connectors differ. Check the model badge on your winch before ordering, and if the AXON generation is not clear, send us the part number and we will confirm.
Specifications
Product: HUB Wireless Receiver for Warn AXON Winches
Part Number: 103940
Type: Wireless winch controller, Bluetooth receiver
Control Device: Smart device running the free Warn HUB app
Existing Control: Unaffected. The receiver installs in line and the factory control continues to work
Connection: Plug-in, sealed connector at each end of the harness
Country of Origin: China
Shipping Weight: 0.2 lb
UPC: 012748083443
Installation
Type: Plug-in to the existing AXON winch harness · Time: About 15 to 30 minutes · Tools: Usually none beyond cable ties. A basic hand tool set if a panel has to come off to reach the harness · Difficulty: Easy
Disconnect the battery before working on the winch wiring. Unplug the factory connection at the winch, insert the receiver in line and plug both ends back together. Mount the module where it is protected from direct water spray and away from exhaust heat, and cable-tie the harness so nothing hangs into suspension travel, steering or a spinning shaft. Reconnect the battery, download the Warn HUB app, pair using the button on the module, and run the winch in and out under no load before you rely on it.
Resources
Everything you need for your Warn HUB Wireless Receiver for AXON Winches, in one place.
HUB Receiver Owner's Manual (PDF), Warn's owner manual for the HUB wireless receiver, covering safety, operation, troubleshooting and customer service.
Warranty, Shipping & Returns
Warranty. Covered by Warn's factory warranty. Warn does not publish a separate warranty term for this part number.
Free shipping. This item ships free to the lower 48 states and typically arrives in 3 to 7 business days.
Inspect on delivery. Please inspect your order on arrival. If anything is damaged or missing, contact us right away and we will make it right.
About Warn
Warn Industries has been building vehicle recovery gear in the Pacific Northwest since 1948, when Arthur Warn started out converting surplus military Jeeps for road use with a locking hub of his own design. The hubs turned into winches, and the winches turned Warn into the name that off-roaders, ranchers, utility fleets and search-and-rescue crews reach for when something has to come out of somewhere it should not be, on four wheels or on many more.
Warn's approach is to treat a winch as a safety device rather than an accessory, and the HUB receiver is that thinking applied to the control side. On a powersports machine, where the operator is often the only person on site, being able to step away from a loaded line and still hold the controls changes how a recovery is done. Because Warn builds it for its own winches, it plugs into the factory AXON harness rather than being cut into it.
Prestige Truck is an authorized Warn dealer. Every winch and accessory we sell is new, factory-boxed, covered by the full Warn factory warranty, and supported through Warn's own dealer network.
Clay Croft Uses The WARN HUB Receiver & App
Clay Croft of Expedition Overland demonstrates the HUB receiver and app in real use, showing how the Bluetooth pairing works and how responsive the winch control is from a phone.
The app and pairing shown are the same across HUB versions; this is the AXON version, made to pair with WARN AXON powersports winches.
Control Your Winch With Your Smartphone
Warn's short overview of the HUB wireless receiver, walking through smartphone control of the winch and app extras like the battery monitor.
This listing is the AXON winch version of the receiver, and the phone control shown in the video is exactly what it adds to a compatible AXON winch.
Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers on specs, fit and support
Which AXON winches does this fit?
Warn lists it for the AXON 35, AXON 45, AXON 45-RC and AXON 55. If you have a VRX, ProVantage or Vantage instead, you need part 103950, and if you are fitting it to a truck winch you need 103945. The harnesses use different connectors, so the wrong part number simply will not plug in.
Do I have to cut into the wiring?
No. The AXON receiver has a sealed connector at each end and drops in line on the factory harness, so it is unplug, insert, plug back together. On a machine with a tightly packaged front end, that is the whole reason to buy the correct part number rather than a generic wireless kit.
Does my handlebar or dash control still work?
Yes. The receiver installs in line rather than replacing anything, so the factory control continues to function. The app is an additional way to run the winch, not a swap.
How far does the Bluetooth reach?
Warn rates it at up to 100'. The real benefit is not the distance itself but the position it buys you: on a UTV recovery you can usually only judge what is happening from somewhere other than the front of the machine, and this lets you stand there.
Is there anything to charge?
Not on the winch side. The receiver takes power from the machine, and the control device is a phone you are already carrying and charging. There is no separate fob and no coin cell to remember.
Can I fit it to another brand of winch?
No. The HUB is designed around Warn's own harnesses and control electronics, and this part number is specific to the AXON line. It is not a universal wireless winch kit and should not be spliced into another manufacturer's wiring.
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