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Scion FR-S 2010–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin S-TT-0073-13 · NHTSA communication 10132138 · issued Oct 3, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2010–2014
model years
20
vehicle entries

Official summary

Due to the improved performance and durability of 0w-20 synthetic oil, Scion has extended the oil change intervals to 10,000 miles for vehicles that require this oil (except for FR-S). With this change, the following should be noted

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.