Scion TC 2011–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin S-SB-0010-13 · NHTSA communication 10133844 · issued Feb 28, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2011–2012
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Immediately following a cold soak startup, some 2011 ? 2012 model year vehicles equipped with the 2AR-FE engine may exhibit a brief knock/rattle noise from the engine compartment for approximately one second. Follow the repair procedure below 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.