- Vehicles
- 544
- Built between
- Apr 2008 – Apr 2016
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 16 November 2018
- Repaired
- 35%
- Unrepaired
- 319
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2008 and April 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2011-2016 Scion TC
- 2008-2015 Scion XB
- TRD Brake KITBuilt April 2008 to April 2016
Repair progress
319 of 544 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2020.
35% repaired — 190 of 544 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 35
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain Toyota Racing Development (TRD) brake kits, part numbers PTR09-21111 and PTR09-52080, sold by Toyota as an optional accessory for model year 2008-2015 Scion xB, and 2011-2016 Scion tC vehicles. Over time, the brake hoses in these kits may fatigue and fail.
What could happen
Failure of a brake hose will reduce braking performance and increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Toyota will notify all known owners of the Scion xB and Scion tC vehicles upon which an involved optional TRD Brake Kit could have been installed. If the vehicle is equipped with one of the TRD brake kits, it will be replaced with a standard equipment brake kit, free of charge. The recall began November 16, 2018.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2008 to April 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA20 September 2018
- Owners notified16 November 2018
- Latest repair reportQ1 2020 — 35% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 20 September 2018.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0U.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- J0U
- Recalling manufacturer
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.