Scion IQ 2008–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin S-SB-0004-19 · NHTSA communication 10170717 · issued Dec 4, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2008–2015
model years
12
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: Some 2012 ? 2015 model year iQ painted with 070 Blizzard Pearl and 2008 ? 2015 model year xB vehicles painted with 040 Super White may exhibit peeling paint on one or more metal body panels. The paint may peel between the primer and E-coat layer, exposing the gray or brownishgreen E-coat. The affected panel(s) will require prepping and repainting to address this condition. The paint repair may need to be sublet to a body shop.
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.