7 NHTSA safety recalls cover the Scion tC, across model years 2005–2016. Every recall repair is free at any Scion dealer.
Is yours affected? Check your tC by VIN — or pick your model year below for every recall, complaint and fix.
Recalls and owner complaints by model year
Of the Scion tC model years, the 2011 drew the most owner complaints (29).
Recalls: NHTSA campaigns covering each Scion tC model year on this page. Complaints: owner reports filed with NHTSA for that model year, including trims and variants sold under the model name (e.g. an F-150 page counts F-150 Raptor). Separate scales: compare the shape, not the heights across panels.
| Model year | Recalls | Owner complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | no data |
| 2006 | 2 | no data |
| 2007 | 2 | no data |
| 2008 | 2 | no data |
| 2009 | 2 | no data |
| 2010 | 2 | 20 |
| 2011 | 1 | 29 |
| 2012 | 2 | 8 |
| 2013 | 1 | 9 |
| 2014 | 1 | 20 |
| 2015 | 3 | 22 |
| 2016 | 3 | 6 |
What these recalls fix, grouped by the vehicle system NHTSA files them under:
Toyota recalls Scion TC (2016) vehicles with optional TRD brake kits due to brake hose failure risk. Replace with standard brake kit free of charge.
Southeast Toyota recalls 2016 SCION TC vehicles with incorrect load capacity labels that could lead to vehicle overload and crash risk. Owners must get a corrected label free.
When the Scion tC recalls were issued, by year — a cluster usually means one defect recalled in stages or across a platform.
Owners have filed 114 complaints with NHTSA about the Scion tC; the most reported area is service brakes. These are reports, not recalls: they are how NHTSA spots defects.
We have 7 NHTSA safety recalls on record for the Scion tC, covering model years 2005–2016. The most recent was issued Sep 20, 2018 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic).
The 2016 Scion tC has the most, with 3 recalls on record. Every model year with a recall is listed on this page with links to each one.
By system: Equipment (4), Service Brakes, Hydraulic (1), Tires (1), Suspension (1).
None of these recalls carries an NHTSA do-not-drive or park-outside warning, but each fixes a safety defect, so book the free repair promptly.
Run a VIN recall check: enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact year, then confirm at NHTSA.gov which are still unrepaired on your vehicle. Any Scion dealer can also look it up.
Yes. Federal law requires Scion to fix safety recalls free of charge at any authorized Scion dealer, regardless of the vehicle’s age or how many owners it has had.