NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Scion Tc Recalls
The 2008 Scion Tc has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 3, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Scion Tc. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 86
- Crashes reported
- 15
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2008 Scion Tc, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2008 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 2005, 2007, 2009 Tc, 18 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 10V036000
- Reported
- February 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 153,418
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009 Tc, 17 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 09V223000
- Reported
- June 15, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,080
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Tc, 9 other models
2008 Scion Tc complaints by year
NHTSA has received 86 owner complaints about the 2008 Scion Tc, the newest on February 19, 2025. Of these, 15 describe a crash (17%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 10 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2008 Scion Tc, the component group named most often is the engine (27%), followed by the structure (26%) and the air bags (12%).
None of the 2008 Scion Tc's 3 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2008 Scion Tc owners gave the mileage (75 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine23
- Structure22
- Air Bags10
- Unknown Or Other8
- Vehicle Speed Control5
- Visibility5
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Scion Tc peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 10. 33% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Scion Tc drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Scion Tc year in the same window: 5th highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2008 one of the three best-measured Scion Tc years.
The 86 complaints about the 2008 Scion Tc are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Scion Tc by model year
Other 2008 Scion models
Newest record on this page: February 19, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted