Superior Pacemaker Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 10 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Superior Pacemaker (1975–1978).
Pick your Superior Pacemaker model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 Superior Pacemaker | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 Superior Pacemaker | 5 | 0 |
| 1976 Superior Pacemaker | 3 | 0 |
| 1975 Superior Pacemaker | 5 | 0 |
All Superior Pacemaker recalls (10)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Superior Pacemaker, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Unknown or other
The involved buses fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection". The safety barriers failed to exhibit the proper impact absorbing qualities when tested for compliance.
Remedy: Dealer will install two 7 gauge plates mounted at both lower corners on the front of each barrier.
Model years: 1978
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Head restraint (seats)
The "clamshell" seat construction fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, "school bus seating and crash protection". The seats are not soft enough to provide the required surface contact.
Remedy: Additional material will be added to the head area of the seats to increase the degree of surface contact.
Model years: 1977
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Unknown or other
The involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus window retention and release". Vehicles lack the proper number of emergency exits.
Remedy: Dealer will inspect involved vehicles for proper number of exits. Also, where required, stationary sashes will be removed and hinged emergency exits will be installed.
Model years: 1978
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Labels (equipment)
The lettering location for brake fluid reservoir labeling fails to meet the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 105, "hydraulic brake systems". The requirement states that the lettering must be visible by direct view either on or within 4 inches of the brake fluid reservoir filler cap.
Remedy: Drawings and instructions will be sent to enable owner to remove and reinstall the reservoir cap properly.
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Unknown or other
The brake warning light is not activated when the parking brake is applied and the ignition switch is in the "on" position. This constitutes a non-compliance to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 105, "hydraulic brake systems". Also, the brake lamp check function is inoperable.
Remedy: Dealer will lengthen the wire connection between the parking brake and the wiring harness to ensure proper brake light operation. A grounding wire will also be installed to ensure proper operation of the lamp check…
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Labels (equipment)
The involved vehicles do not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus window retention and release". The window exits are of insufficient size and the emergency exit location and operating instructions are improperly identified.
Remedy: The dealer will adjust stops on the sliding windows to enlarge the opening and push-out split windows will be installed in place of stationary windows where required. Proper emergency exit identification and…
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Tires
The gross axle weight rating (gawr) on the involved vehicles may have been incorrectly calculated and thus these vehicles may have been equipped with rear tires having an insufficient ply rating for the intended load requirement. As a result, these vehicles do not comply to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, "tire selection…
Remedy: Dealer will replace rear tires with tires of the correct ply rating, without charge to owner.
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Labels (equipment)
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Unknown or other
Model years: 1975
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Windshield (visibility)
Model years: 1975
Other Superior models
- Superior1 complaints
- Trailer1 complaints
- 61M0 complaints
- Ambulance0 complaints
- Contential0 complaints
- Conventional0 complaints
- FD211C0 complaints
- FD2290 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.