87 FR 227 pg. 73066 - Safety Advisory 22-3 Steering Gearbox Bolt Failure

Type: NOTICEVolume: 87Number: 227Page: 73066
FR document: [FR Doc. 2022-25896 Filed 11-25-22; 8:45 am]
Agency: Transportation Department
Sub Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Page: 73066

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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.

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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