Superior: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 3 equipment recall campaigns for Superior. NHTSA received the reports from 1970 to 1996. The campaigns have 26,000 units in total. The newest campaign is 96E012000. NHTSA received the report on 17 May 1996.

NHTSA recall lookup

The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through 30 Sep 2026.

Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 26,000 units in total.

96E012000Received 17 May 1996. 22,000 units.
Equipment / Mechanical / Wrecker and Wheel Lift Devices
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain square-shaped "u" bolts used with these lift/lowering kits and lift/lowering blocks can break during installation when torqued to the manufacturer's specifications.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A break in one of the two parallel "u" bolts will cause excess vibration and could also cause the axle to shift. If both "u" bolts break on one side, the axle will shift causing the tire/wheel assembly to shift out of position increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Superior will replace all defective lift/lowering kits.
Products named: Superior 13-1211; Universal 13-1311; Superior 13-1311; Superior 13-1141; Universal 13-1211; Universal 13-1141.
Report filed by SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES INTL. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 22 May 1996.
74E036000Received 6 Nov 1974. 4,000 units.
Wheels / Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
Products named: Superior.
Report filed by SUPERIOR.
70E001000Received 3 Mar 1970.
Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Products named: Superior.
Report filed by SUPERIOR.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Superior equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1970, with 1 campaign.

Superior: campaigns for each component
Component		Campaigns
Equipment		1
Steering		1
Wheels		1

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

13-11411
13-12111
13-13111

Official channels

NHTSA recall lookupNHTSA shows the recalls of a child seat, a tire or equipment by brand and model.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.

Cite this page

Recall Register. Superior: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/superior/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: SUPERIOR; SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES INTL.

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Superior products do the campaigns name?: The NHTSA records have 3 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: 13-1141
How many units does a Superior equipment campaign have?: The median Superior campaign has 22,000 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Superior campaigns name most often?: Equipment, in 1 campaign. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.