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Scion FR-S 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin C0W Dealer Lette · NHTSA communication 10133969 · issued Dec 14, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

On certain 2013 Model Year Scion FR-S vehicles, the On Board Diagnostics II System may need to be updated to meet the regulations set forth by the California Air Resources Board CARB. An update for the ECM to improve the monitoring parameters within the OBD-II system is now available.

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.