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Scion Fr-S Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 7 recall campaigns for the Scion Fr-S, across 4 model years from 2013 to 2016. The 2013 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2014 (2).

Model years
4

2013–2016, with a recall

Recall campaigns
7
Most recalls
2013

4 recalls

Owner complaints
201

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 201 complaints with NHTSA about the Scion Fr-S across 4 model years; the most, 179, concern the 2013.

Owners marked a crash on 4 of the Scion Fr-S complaints (2%) and a fire on 4.

Across all Scion Fr-S model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 151 complaints), then the power train (24).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Scion Fr-S in 2019: 84, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Scion Fr-S is power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch, in 4 model-year listings.

The newest Scion Fr-S recall, 18V772000, was reported on November 1, 2018 and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine.

Scion Fr-S years to avoid

Too few Scion Fr-S model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Scion Fr-S, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2016332not ranked
20153148not ranked
2014250not ranked
2013417922not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Scion Fr-S years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Scion Fr-S

  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH4
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS3
  • EQUIPMENT2
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL1
  • TIRES1

Scion Fr-S model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Scion Fr-S recall campaign (7)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Scion Fr-S, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
18V772000November 1, 2018engine and engine cooling: engine2013crash165,534
16V420000June 9, 2016equipment: other: labels2015–2016crash4,253
16V236000April 22, 2016tires2016crash94
16V075000February 10, 2016power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch2013–2016crash and injury25,706
14V828000December 30, 2014equipment2014–2015crash and injury3,958
13V123000April 9, 2013equipment: other: labels2013crash and injury7,525
12V255000June 5, 2012equipment: other: owners/service/other manual2013crash and injury1,156

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Scion Fr-S. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: June 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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