NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Scion Tc Recalls
The 2009 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 2009 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
- 60
- Crashes reported
- 15
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2009 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 2009 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, 2007–2008 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 2007–2008 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 2008 Tc, 9 other models
2009 Scion Tc complaints by year
NHTSA has received 60 owner complaints about the 2009 Scion Tc, the newest on March 29, 2026. Of these, 15 describe a crash (25%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2009 Scion Tc, the component group named most often is the engine (25%), followed by the air bags (15%) and the structure (13%).
None of the 2009 Scion Tc's 3 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2009 Scion Tc owners gave the mileage (42 complaints), the median was 45,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine15
- Air Bags9
- Structure8
- Vehicle Speed Control8
- Visibility6
- Unknown Or Other4
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2009 Scion Tc peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 13. 50% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Scion Tc drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Scion Tc year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 6 ranked years.
The 60 complaints about the 2009 Scion Tc are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Scion Tc by model year
Other 2009 Scion models
Newest record on this page: March 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted