3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2015 Scion tC. Owners have filed 22 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Scion dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2015 Scion tC. Check your tC by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 22 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Scion tC, reporting 4 crashes, 3 injuries. Scion has issued at least 48 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 22 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Scion tC. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON MONDAY DEC 28 HEADING TO WORK IT WAS RAINING HARD AND WAS DRIVING AT THE SAME SPEED AS EVERYONE ELSE IN THE FREEWAY OUT OF NOWHERE MY STEERING TOOK OVER CONTROL AND I SPINNED AROUND HITTING THE CARPOOL LANE DIVIDER AND WAS TOSSED TO THE 4TH LANE AFTERWARDS.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11386439
“THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE WRIST AND HAND, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10899537
“"TAKATA RECALL" MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE DRIVER SIDE "SIDE AIRBAGS" DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON WHAT SO EVER. JUST SO HAPPEN, THE POLICE WAS DRIVER IN THE NEXT LANE OVER AND WITNESSED THE WHOLE THING. I AM HAVING A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE DEALING WITH TOYOTA.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10898084
“MY FIANC HAD A SEIZURE WHILE DRIVING HER SCION TC (2015). SHE RAN INTO THE DUMPSTER AT A COFFEE SHOP. WITNESSES AND AUTHORITIES CONFIRMED THE SPEED WAS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH FOR AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. BECAUSE OF HER BODY SEIZING SHE ACCELERATED.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10837064
“The contact owns a 2015 Scion TC. The contact stated that the air bag warning light remained continuously illuminated while operating the vehicle. The contact stated that when the air bag warning light was illuminated, the horn was inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11746288
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2015 Scion tC is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Scion dealer.