Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V228000

Suspension: rear

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-04-17.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V228000

Suspension: rear

Component
Suspension: rear
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Vehicles affected
114
Reported to NHTSA
2015-04-17
Owners notified
2015-06-12

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

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

Manufacturer remedy

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.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Scion TC2015

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.