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2013 Scion Tc Recalls & Complaints

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open safety recall on record

Serious

12 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 1.50 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

Serious18E091000

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

Failure of a brake hose will reduce braking performance and raises the risk of a crash.

Remedy & full details

Toyota will notify all known owners of the Scion xB and Scion tC vehicles upon which an involved optional TRD Brake Kit could have been installed. If the vehicle is equipped with one of the TRD brake kits, it will be replaced with a standard equipment brake kit, free of charge. The recall began November 16, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0U.

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain Toyota Racing Development (TRD) brake kits, part numbers PTR09-21111 and PTR09-52080, sold by Toyota as an optional accessory for model year 2008-2015 Scion xB, and 2011-2016 Scion tC vehicles. Over time, the brake hoses in these kits may fatigue and fail.

Complaint volume

12 this model-year 9 median, same year

Volume alone is not a fault rate — popular vehicles attract more reports. Read it next to the severity mix below.

What owners reported happened

3Crashes
0Fires
3Injuries
0Deaths

Across 12 complaints. Severity Index 1.50.

Severity Index weights each complaint's reported outcome (death ×10, injury ×4, fire ×3, crash ×2) and divides by total complaints. It measures how severe reports are, not how often faults occur.

What owners report most

Power Train3 · 25%Service Brakes3 · 25%Air Bags2 · 17%Visibility/Wiper1 · 8%Unknown Or Other1 · 8%Structure · Body1 · 8%Visibility · Sun/Moon Roo…1 · 8%
  1. Power Train — 3 reports
  2. Service Brakes — 3 reports
  3. Air Bags — 2 reports
  4. Visibility/Wiper — 1 reports
  5. Unknown Or Other — 1 reports
  6. Structure:Body — 1 reports
  7. Visibility:Sun/Moon Roof Assembly — 1 reports

What to do

  1. Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
  2. Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
  3. Book the repair with any franchised dealer. Safety recall work is free, with no time limit and regardless of who owns the car now.

Other model years

2005 (4) · 2006 (5) · 2007 (2) · 2008 (3) · 2009 (3) · 2010 (2) · 2011 (1) · 2012 (2) · 2013 · 2014 (1) · 2015 (3) · 2016 (3)

Numbers in brackets are open recall campaigns for that year.

Questions

Does an open recall mean the car is unsafe to drive?

Not usually. NHTSA issues a "do not drive" or "park outside" advisory when a defect is dangerous enough to keep you out of the car — those are flagged Critical above. Everything else should be repaired promptly but is not an immediate stop-driving order.

Do I pay for recall repairs?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall free of charge, including parts and labour, whether or not you are the original owner.

Why are there complaints but no recalls?

Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They can prompt an investigation, but many never become recalls — either the fault isn't safety-related or it isn't widespread.