Safety Advisory 22-3 Steering Gearbox Bolt Failure
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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).
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 227 (Monday, November 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 73066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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: (<a href="https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/safety/fta-safety-advisories">https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/safety/fta-safety-advisories</a>).
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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#92d4c6d3c1ebe1e6f7ffc1f3f4f7e6ebd2f6fde6bcf5fde4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="02445643517b7176676f51636467767b42666d762c656d74">[email protected]</span></a> 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0c46637f697c6422486940637e696276634c686378226b637a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d09abfa3b5a0b8fe94b59cbfa2b5beaabf90b4bfa4feb7bfa6">[email protected]</span></a>.
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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