NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Scion Xb Recalls
The 2008 Scion Xb has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 17, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Scion Xb. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 339
- Crashes reported
- 30
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
On a 2008 Scion Xb, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2008 Scion Xb
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V741000
- Reported
- October 17, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 928,220
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2009, 2011–2012 Xb, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V006000
- Reported
- January 9, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 577,875
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2009, 2012 Xb, 8 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V340000
- Reported
- May 23, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,754,517
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2009, 2011 Xb, 9 other models
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 12V491000
- Reported
- October 10, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,519,424
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Xb, 11 other models
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 2006, 2009 Xb, 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 2006–2007, 2009 Xb, 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 2006, 2009 Xb, 9 other models
Structure: body: hood: hinge and attachments
- Campaign
- 08V451000
- Reported
- September 5, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 67
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 113, hood latch
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Xb
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 18E091000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009, 2011–2015 Xb, 1 other model
2008 Scion Xb complaints by year
NHTSA has received 339 owner complaints about the 2008 Scion Xb, the newest on April 30, 2026. Of these, 30 describe a crash (9%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 24 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Scion Xb, the component group named most often is the air bags (39%), followed by the visibility (13%) and the steering (11%).
3 of the 2008 Scion Xb's 9 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2008 Scion Xb owners gave the mileage (200 complaints), the median was 50,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags132
- Visibility45
- Steering37
- Engine35
- Electrical System34
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)20
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 27 | |
| 2009 | 16 | |
| 2010 | 38 | |
| 2011 | 17 | |
| 2012 | 15 | |
| 2013 | 22 | |
| 2014 | 22 | |
| 2015 | 23 | |
| 2016 | 50 | |
| 2017 | 93 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Scion Xb peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 93. 30% 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 Xb drew 2.4× the complaints of the median Scion Xb year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 5 ranked years.
That makes 2008 one of the Scion Xb years to avoid by our method.
The 339 complaints about the 2008 Scion Xb are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Scion Xb by model year
Other 2008 Scion models
Newest record on this page: April 30, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted