NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Scion Tc Recalls
The 2005 Scion Tc has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 3, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Scion Tc. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 155
- Crashes reported
- 25
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
On a 2005 Scion Tc, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2005 Scion Tc
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 10V035000
- Reported
- February 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 271,417
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2009 Tc, 18 other models
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 06V408000
- Reported
- October 26, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 29,542
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2005 Scion Tc
Air bags
- Campaign
- 06V096000
- Reported
- April 3, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 133
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly
- Campaign
- 05V483000
- Reported
- October 18, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 71,392
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2005 Scion Tc
2005 Scion Tc complaints by year
NHTSA has received 155 owner complaints about the 2005 Scion Tc, the newest on September 10, 2025. Of these, 25 describe a crash (16%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 35 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2005 Scion Tc, the component group named most often is the visibility (30%), followed by the structure (20%) and the air bags (13%).
1 of the 2005 Scion Tc's 4 recalls also concerns the visibility.
Where 2005 Scion Tc owners gave the mileage (113 complaints), the median was 41,465 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Visibility47
- Structure31
- Air Bags20
- Unknown Or Other11
- Tires10
- Engine9
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 34 | |
| 2006 | 21 | |
| 2007 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 10 | |
| 2009 | 9 | |
| 2010 | 17 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 9 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Scion Tc peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 34. 52% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Scion Tc drew 1.9× the complaints of the median Scion Tc year in the same window: 1st highest of the 6 ranked years.
The 155 complaints about the 2005 Scion Tc are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Scion Tc by model year
Newest record on this page: September 10, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted