NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Scion Xb Recalls
The 2012 Scion Xb has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 17, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Scion Xb. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 45
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
On a 2012 Scion Xb, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2012 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 2008–2009, 2011 Xb, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V005000
- Reported
- January 9, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,299,448
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013–2015 Xb, 7 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 2008–2009 Xb, 8 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 18E091000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2009, 2011, 2013–2015 Xb, 1 other model
2012 Scion Xb complaints by year
NHTSA has received 45 owner complaints about the 2012 Scion Xb, the newest on May 21, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (11%) and 3 a fire.
In complaints about the 2012 Scion Xb, the component group named most often is the air bags (60%), followed by the engine (18%) and the structure (16%).
3 of the 2012 Scion Xb's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2012 Scion Xb owners gave the mileage (17 complaints), the median was 90,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags27
- Engine8
- Structure7
- Service Brakes5
- Electrical System3
- Unknown Or Other3
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 24 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Scion Xb peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 24. 7% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 45 complaints about the 2012 Scion Xb are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Scion Xb by model year
Other 2012 Scion models
Newest record on this page: May 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted