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Scion FR-S 2013–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin S-SB-0040-13 · NHTSA communication 10131994 · issued Dec 5, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013–2014
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some Scion FR-S vehicles may exhibit an engine RPM drop while idling with the A/C off. The Engine Control Module/ECM (SAE term: Powertrain Control Module/PCM) logic has been revised to address this condition. Use the following repair procedure for ECM (PCM) reprogramming.

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.