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Scion FR-S 2009–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin S-TT-0059-13 · NHTSA communication 10051776 · issued Jan 16, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2009–2013
model years
13
vehicle entries

Official summary

Scion: to help reduce risk of injury, in a collision, some vehicles are equipped with seat belt pretensioners, and other supplemental restraint systems (srs) that may not perform as expected, including unintended deployment. Models 2008-13 xd, xb, 2013 fr-s, iq ev, 2005-13 tc, 2012-13 iq, 2004-06 xb, xa. *pe

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.