Safety Advisory 22-3 Steering Gearbox Bolt Failure Publication: Federal Register Agency: Federal Transit Administration Byline: Veronica Vanterpool Date: 28 November 2022 Subjects: American Government , Buses, Safety Topic: Nova Bus

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 227 (Monday, November 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 73066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25896]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


Safety Advisory 22-3 Steering Gearbox Bolt Failure

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of Safety Advisory.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is issuing Safety 
Advisory 22-3 to recommend that transit agencies identify Nova Bus 
models manufactured in 2018 or later that use a Bosch steering gearbox 
affixed to the vehicle frame through a mounting plate and perform 
inspections, as recommended by Nova Bus. In addition, FTA recommends 
that any transit agency that identifies buses equipped with this 
mounting plate assembly submit a summary of their findings to FTA. FTA 
Safety Advisory 22-3 ``Steering Gearbox Bolt Failure'' is available in 
its entirety on FTA's Safety Advisory website: (https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/safety/fta-safety-advisories).

DATES: FTA recommends that transit agencies perform the actions 
described in SA 22-3 by December 13, 2022. In addition, FTA recommends 
that affected transit agencies submit a summary of their findings to 
FTA via email at FTASystemSafety@dot.gov by January 12, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph DeLorenzo, Associate 
Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety 
Officer, telephone (202) 366-1783 or Joseph.DeLorenzo@dot.gov.
    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5329; 49 CFR 1.91 and 670.29.

Veronica Vanterpool,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2022-25896 Filed 11-25-22; 8:45 am]
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