Recall Register

2015 Scion FR-S: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2015 Scion FR-S. The newest campaign is 16V420000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Jun 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Other / Labels. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 16V420000, in the NHTSA record

SET will notify owners, and provide a corrected label for placement over the inaccurate label, free of charge. The recall began on July 14, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 33,917 units in total.

  1. 16V420000Received . 4,253 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toyota Camry and Highlander, 2015-2016 Toyota Tundra, Scion FR-S, and tC vehicles. The Load Carrying Capacity Modification Label may not reflect the correct added weight of the installed accessories. As a result, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims for Passenger Cars."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An incorrect label may lead an owner to overload the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    SET will notify owners, and provide a corrected label for placement over the inaccurate label, free of charge. The recall began on July 14, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226.

    Report filed by Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number SET-16C. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 16V075000Received . 25,706 units.

    Electrical System / Ignition

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota Motor Company (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Toyota Scion FR-S vehicles manufactured March 13, 2012, to January 14, 2016 and equipped an automatic transmission and ignition key. Vehicles with a push-to-start button are not affected. In the affected vehicles, it may be possible to remove the ignition key without the transmission being in the "Park" position. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the key can be removed from the ignition when the transmission is not in the "Park" position, the vehicle could roll away increasing the risk of a crash and occupant or pedestrian injuries.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ignition key/transmission interlock wiring connections, correcting them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on March 7, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is G0E.

    Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Manufacturer campaign number G0E. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 14V828000Received . 3,958 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Toyota 4Runner, Tacoma, FJ Cruiser, Land Cruiser, RAV4, Scion FRS, and XB vehicles. The affected vehicles may have accessories installed by SET, such as running boards or other items, that were incorrectly installed. The accessory attaching fasteners were not tightened with the proper torque, possibly causing the accessory to detach from the vehicle.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Accessories that detach from a vehicle may result in a vehicle crash and/or personal injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    SET will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten the affected bolts, free of charge. The recall began February 23, 2015. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET's number for this recall is SET-14B.

    Report filed by Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number SET-14B. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20134
  2. 20142
  3. 20153
  4. 20163

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2015 Scion FR-S: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/scion/fr-s/2015/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2015 Scion FR-S?
33,917 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Scion FR-S have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the Scion FR-S, model years 2013 to 2016. 3 of them name the 2015 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2015 Scion FR-S open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.