Scion XB 2008–2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-0044-09 · NHTSA communication 10030907 · issued Aug 27, 2009
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2008–2009
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Scion: steering intermediate shaft knocking noise. Some vehicles may exhibit a clunk, pop, or knocking noise when turning the steering wheel to the left or right. A new intermediate shaft has been developed to address this condition. *pe
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.