Scion FR-S 2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin S-SB-0034-13 · NHTSA communication 10132173 · issued Sep 9, 2013
Technical service bulletin
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Structure
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2013
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Official summary
Some 2013 model year FR-S vehicles may experience a ticking noise coming from the driver or passenger side of the rear package tray sheet metal while driving over rough surfaces. This is caused by spatter that is created during the weld process rubbing in between the sheet metal layers at specific weld points. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to reduce the gap between the sheet metal layers to address this condition.
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.