# 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 *[email protected]* 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 *[email protected]* .
*Authority:* 49 U.S.C. 5329; 49 CFR 1.91 and 670.29.
Veronica Vanterpool,
Deputy Administrator.