How many recalls does the 2015 Scion Tc have?

3 open NHTSA safety recalls are on record for the 2015 Scion Tc, alongside 27 owner complaints.

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2015 Scion Tc Recalls & Complaints

open safety recalls on record

Serious

27 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 0.74 · 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.

Serious16V420000

Equipment:Other:Labels

incorrect label may lead an owner to overload the vehicle, raises the risk of a crash.

Remedy & full details

SET will notify owners, and provide a corrected label for placement over the inaccurate label, free of charge. The recall began on July 14, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226.

Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toyota Camry and Highlander, 2015-2016 Toyota Tundra, Scion FR-S, and tC vehicles. The Load Carrying Capacity Modification Label may not reflect the correct added weight of the installed accessories. As a result, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims for Passenger Cars."

Serious15V228000

Suspension:Rear

If the rear suspension components were not properly tightened, the rear suspension arms may detach, raises the risk of a crash.

Remedy & full details

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the bolts, nuts, rear suspension arms, and rear suspension member sub assembly, free of charge. The recall began on June 12, 2015. Owners may contact Scion customer service at 1-866-707-2466.

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2015 Toyota Scion tC vehicles manufactured December 3, 2014, to January 30, 2015 and equipped with accessory coil springs as part of an optional Release Series 9 trim package. During installation of these coil springs, the rear suspension components may not have been properly tightened.

Complaint volume

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

What owners reported happened

4Crashes

0Fires

3Injuries

0Deaths

Across 27 complaints. Severity Index 0.74.

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 Train — 6 reports
Air Bags — 4 reports
Visibility/Wiper — 3 reports
Service Brakes — 2 reports
Unknown Or Other — 2 reports
Structure:Body — 2 reports
Visibility:Sun/Moon Roof Assembly — 2 reports
Electrical System — 2 reports
Vehicle Speed Control — 1 reports
Suspension — 1 reports

What to do

Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
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 (1) · 2014 (1) · 2015 · 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.

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