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Scion XB

Every Scion XB model year on file, 2002 to 2016. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1,048125 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years152002 to 2016
Recall campaigns22Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,316Summed across model years
By model year

The 2008 model year drew the most complaints, 339, 32% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

010020030040020022004200620083392010201220142016
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Airbags leads the Scion XB complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Airbags
339
Visibility and wipers
224
Engine and cooling
117
Brakes
91
Structure
88
Electrical system
85
Speed control
73
Steering
47
Stability and traction control
35
Latches and locks
23
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Scion XB model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Scion XB by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2016Not decoded0NoneNone003
2015SUV633.31331121
2014SUV911.12131149
2013SUV1421.44431163
2012SUV4517.815541145
2011SUV549.317761142
2010SUV559.115581135
2009SUV14013.6636111139
2008SUV33910.958591141
2007SUV333.355028
2006SUV2537.961011050
2005SUV9217.41357048
2004SUV3721.6606048
2003Not decoded10.0100202
2002Not decoded0NoneNone102
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Scion XB

  • 19V-741 Oct 17, 2019
    These vehicles had their driver or passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design
    Airbags · 928k vehicles
  • 19V-005 Jan 9, 2019
    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Toyota 4Runner, 2014-2015 Scion xB, Lexus IS350C, IS250C, 2014…
    Airbags · 1.3M vehicles
  • 18E-091 Sep 20, 2018
    Over time, the brake hoses in these kits may fatigue and fail
    Brakes · 544 vehicles
  • 18V-024 Jan 9, 2018
    In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation…
    Airbags · 628k vehicles
  • 17V-006 Jan 9, 2017
    These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment…
    Airbags · 578k vehicles
  • 16V-340 May 23, 2016
    These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original…
    Airbags · 1.75M vehicles
  • 15V-689 Oct 22, 2015
    During the manufacturing of the Power Window Master Switch (PWMS), grease lubricant may have been inconsistently applied to the sliding electrical…
    Visibility and wipers · 1.81M vehicles
  • 14V-828 Dec 30, 2014
    Affected vehicles may have accessories installed by SET, such as running boards or other items, that were incorrectly installed
    Equipment · 3,958 vehicles
  • 13V-123 Apr 9, 2013
    These vehicles were sold with labels that were outside the allowable one percent of accuracy of actual weight added
    Equipment · 7,525 vehicles
  • 12V-491 Oct 10, 2012
    Power window master switch assemblies in some of these vehicles were built using a less precise process for lubricating the internal components of…
    Visibility and wipers · 2.52M vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.