Scion TC 2011–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin S-SB-0008-13 · NHTSA communication 10133842 · issued Feb 14, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2011–2013
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2011 ? 2013 model year Scion tC vehicles equipped with a manual transmission may exhibit a growling or rattle noise from the transmission area when the clutch pedal is released. Changes have been made to the input shaft rear bearing. Follow the procedure in this bulletin 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.