NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Scion Fr-S Recalls
The 2013 Scion Fr-S has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 1, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Scion Fr-S. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 179
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
On a 2013 Scion Fr-S, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2013 Scion Fr-S
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 18V772000
- Reported
- November 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 165,534
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch
- Campaign
- 16V075000
- Reported
- February 10, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 25,706
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2016 Fr-S
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 13V123000
- Reported
- April 9, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,525
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 16 other models
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
- Campaign
- 12V255000
- Reported
- June 5, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,156
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- only the 2013 Scion Fr-S
2013 Scion Fr-S complaints by year
NHTSA has received 179 owner complaints about the 2013 Scion Fr-S, the newest on June 8, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (2%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2013 Scion Fr-S, the component group named most often is the engine (79%), followed by the power train (12%) and the fuel/propulsion system (4%).
1 of the 2013 Scion Fr-S's 4 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2013 Scion Fr-S owners gave the mileage (148 complaints), the median was 68,100 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine141
- Power Train21
- Fuel/Propulsion System8
- Unknown Or Other8
- Steering7
- Engine And Engine Cooling5
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 80 | |
| 2020 | 27 | |
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2013 Scion Fr-S peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 80. 12% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
The 179 complaints about the 2013 Scion Fr-S are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Scion Fr-S by model year
Other 2013 Scion models
Newest record on this page: June 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted