diff --git a/src/views/dashboards/departmentDashboard/modules/self-serve/DepartmentSelfServeStudio.vue b/src/views/dashboards/departmentDashboard/modules/self-serve/DepartmentSelfServeStudio.vue
index 1a14b660..eb09dd67 100644
--- a/src/views/dashboards/departmentDashboard/modules/self-serve/DepartmentSelfServeStudio.vue
+++ b/src/views/dashboards/departmentDashboard/modules/self-serve/DepartmentSelfServeStudio.vue
@@ -483,6 +483,9 @@ const graphStats = computed(() => {
 });
 
 const permissions = computed(() => graphPayload.value?.permissions || {});
+const canEditVehicleTypeProduct = computed(() =>
+  Boolean(permissions.value.can_edit) && SessionUser.canAccessSuperUser()
+);
 const destructiveGatewayActions = new Set(["rotate_credentials", "uninstall"]);
 const canManageGateways = computed(() => Boolean(permissions.value.can_manage_gateways));
 const canRunGatewayDestructiveActions = computed(() =>
@@ -4687,6 +4690,11 @@ const deleteSelected = async () => {
 };
 
 const saveVehicleTypeProduct = async () => {
+  if (!canEditVehicleTypeProduct.value) {
+    toast.error("Only superusers can update vehicle type product catalog fields.");
+    return;
+  }
+
   const id = parseNullableInt(
     inspectorForm.value.id || selectedRaw.value.product || selectedRaw.value.product_id || selectedRaw.value.id
   );
@@ -8054,7 +8062,7 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
                       />
                       <span>Wash product</span>
                     </label>
-                    <button class="button is-primary" type="submit" :disabled="!permissions.can_edit">
+                    <button class="button is-primary" type="submit" :disabled="!canEditVehicleTypeProduct">
                       <span class="icon"><i class="fas fa-floppy-disk"></i></span>
                       <span>Save vehicle type</span>
                     </button>
diff --git a/tests/unit/self-serve-studio-managed-inspector.spec.js b/tests/unit/self-serve-studio-managed-inspector.spec.js
index 28d07644..fd196256 100644
--- a/tests/unit/self-serve-studio-managed-inspector.spec.js
+++ b/tests/unit/self-serve-studio-managed-inspector.spec.js
@@ -35,14 +35,27 @@ describe("self-serve studio managed inspector", () => {
 
     expect(source).toContain("const normalizeVehicleTypeForm = (raw = {}) => {");
     expect(source).toContain("const saveVehicleTypeProduct = async () => {");
+    expect(source).toContain("if (!canEditVehicleTypeProduct.value) {");
     expect(source).toContain('await requestPut("/products", {');
     expect(source).toContain('data-testid="studio-vehicle-type-form"');
     expect(source).toContain('data-testid="studio-vehicle-type-name"');
+    expect(source).toContain(':disabled="!canEditVehicleTypeProduct"');
     expect(source).toContain("const normalizeMachineTypeForm = (raw = {}) => {");
     expect(source).toContain("const saveMachineType = async () => {");
     expect(source).toContain('await requestPut("/department/selfserve/machine-types", {');
   });
 
+  it("requires superuser access before saving vehicle type product catalog fields", () => {
+    const source = studioSource();
+
+    expect(source).toContain("const canEditVehicleTypeProduct = computed(() =>");
+    expect(source).toContain("Boolean(permissions.value.can_edit) && SessionUser.canAccessSuperUser()");
+    expect(source.indexOf("if (!canEditVehicleTypeProduct.value) {")).toBeLessThan(
+      source.indexOf('await requestPut("/products", {')
+    );
+    expect(source).toContain("Only superusers can update vehicle type product catalog fields.");
+  });
+
   it("manages virtual hardware from selected gateway and relay binding nodes", () => {
     const source = studioSource();