{"nhtsa_id":10140581,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-06-11","date":"2016-05-11","document_id":"S-SB-0005-16","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER","mfr_system":null,"summary":"TSB: The 2016 model year tC has a new accessory package known as Release Series 10.0 that includes an aero kit. To minimize damage to the aero kit?s front bumper spoiler during transportation, 2 spacers have been installed on each of the front shock absorber piston shafts to hold the front of the vehicle up approximately 2 inches over normal ride height. These 4 spacers must be removed from the front of the vehicle during Pre-Delivery Service (PDS).","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10140581-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10140581-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10140581","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"suspension","name":"Suspension","parent":null},{"id":"shock-strut","name":"Shocks and struts","parent":"suspension"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"SCION","model":"TC","year_from":2016,"year_to":2016,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.","attribution":[]}