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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2013 Scion Xb Recalls

The 2013 Scion Xb has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 9, 2019.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Scion Xb. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
14

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
2

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2013 Scion Xb, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2013 Scion Xb

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 2011–2012, 2014–2015 Xb, 7 other models

19V005000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2009 Xb, 9 other models

18V024000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic

Campaign
18E091000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2008–2009, 2011–2012, 2014–2015 Xb, 1 other model

18E091000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2013 Scion Xb complaints by year

NHTSA has received 14 owner complaints about the 2013 Scion Xb, the newest on September 24, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (14%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2013 Scion Xb, the component group named most often is the engine (36%), followed by the air bags (29%) and the electrical system (29%).

2 of the 2013 Scion Xb's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine5
  • Air Bags4
  • Electrical System4
  • Service Brakes2
  • Unknown Or Other2
  • Exterior Lighting1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2013 Scion Xb received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20142
20171
20181
20191
20213
20221
20232
20251
20262

Complaints about the 2013 Scion Xb peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 3. 14% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.

The 14 complaints about the 2013 Scion Xb are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Scion Xb by model year

Other 2013 Scion models

Newest record on this page: September 24, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted