NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Scion Xb Recalls
The 2009 Scion Xb has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 17, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Scion Xb. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 140
- Crashes reported
- 12
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
On a 2009 Scion Xb, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2009 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 2008, 2011–2012 Xb, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V024000
- Reported
- January 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 628,018
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2013 Xb, 9 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 2008, 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 2008, 2011 Xb, 9 other models
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 15V689000
- Reported
- October 22, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,814,284
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Xb, 11 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 2008 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, 2008 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 2006–2008 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, 2008 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 2008 Xb
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 18E091000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008, 2011–2015 Xb, 1 other model
2009 Scion Xb complaints by year
NHTSA has received 140 owner complaints about the 2009 Scion Xb, the newest on December 17, 2024. Of these, 12 describe a crash (9%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 16 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2009 Scion Xb, the component group named most often is the air bags (53%), followed by the engine (17%) and the electrical system (6%).
4 of the 2009 Scion Xb's 11 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2009 Scion Xb owners gave the mileage (71 complaints), the median was 75,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags74
- Engine24
- Electrical System9
- Vehicle Speed Control9
- Service Brakes7
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic7
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 14 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 20 | |
| 2017 | 55 | |
| 2018 | 9 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2009 Scion Xb peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 55. 20% 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 Xb drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Scion Xb year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 5 ranked years.
That makes 2009 one of the three best-measured Scion Xb years.
The 140 complaints about the 2009 Scion Xb are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Scion Xb by model year
Other 2009 Scion models
Newest record on this page: December 17, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted