Superior Van Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Superior Van (1977–1978).

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• 1977
• 1978

All Superior Van recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Superior Van, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Unknown or other

   NHTSA 79V113000 Reported May 7, 1979 3,164 vehicles potentially affected SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION

   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

2. Head restraint (seats)

   NHTSA 79V083000 Reported April 4, 1979 2,652 vehicles potentially affected SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION

   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

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.