A CRJ200'S 'NOSEWHEEL STEERING INOP' MESSAGE APPEARED AFTER LNDG. THE ACFT WAS STOPPED; CIRCUIT BREAKERS RESET; AND THEN TAXIED NORMALLY TO THE GATE.

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AFTER LNDG; WE RECEIVED A 'NOSEWHEEL STEERING INOP' CAUTION MESSAGE. WE THEN STOPPED THE ACFT ON THE RWY AND NOTIFIED ATC IMMEDIATELY OF WHAT HAPPENED AND THAT WE WERE GOING TO NEED TO STAY ON THE RWY AND CONTACT OPS TO TOW US TO THE GATE. WE WERE ON THE RWY FOR ABOUT 10-20 MINS. I AM NOT SURE OF THE EXACT TIME. WE RAN THE CHKLIST IN THE QRH AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROB; SO WE THEN CONTACTED OPS AND INFORMED THEM THAT WE WERE GOING TO NEED A TUG TO GET US TO THE GATE. IT WAS TAKING LONGER THAN EXPECTED TO GET THE TUG; SO DURING THIS TIME FRAME CAPT CONTACTED MAINT VIA CELL PHONE. I KEPT CONSTANT COMS WITH THE TWR; KEEPING THEM INFORMED OF WHAT WAS GOING ON. MAINT HAD US RESET THE NOSEWHEEL CIRCUIT BREAKERS. AFTER RESETTING THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS; THE COMPUTER RESET AND THE NOSEWHEEL STEEL BECAME OPERATIONAL. AT THIS TIME; THE TUG HAD ARRIVED AND WE INFORMED THE GND CREW THAT WE WERE GOING TO TAXI TO THE GATE AND TO STAND BY IN CASE IT DID NOT FIX IT. WE THEN TAXIED TO THE GATE UNEVENTFULLY. I THANKED THE TWR FOR ALL THEIR HELP AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT WAS NOT A PROB. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE GATE AND AFTER THE PAX EXITED THE AIRPLANE; A FIREMAN ASKED TO SPEAK WITH THE CAPT. I REMAINED IN THE COCKPIT WHILE CAPT STEPPED OUT IN THE JETWAY TO TALK TO HIM. I NOTICED THAT HE SOUNDED ANGRY WHEN HE ASKED HER TO STEP OUT. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WAS SAID BUT APPARENTLY HE THOUGHT WE DID SOMETHING WRONG. AFTER FINISHING ALL THE CHKLISTS AND PERFORMING MY POSTFLT WALKAROUND; PAYING SPECIAL ATTN TO THE NOSEWHEEL AND NOSEWHEEL COMPARTMENT; WE FINISHED SECURING THE ACFT AND PROCEEDED TO THE HOTEL. THEN TODAY (5 DAYS LATER) I RECEIVED A CALL FROM ACR SAYING THAT THE FAA WAS LOOKING INTO THIS AND THAT I MAY HAVE TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE FAA TO DISCUSS THE EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE. AS FAR AS I KNOW; EVERYTHING WAS DONE ACCORDING TO COMPANY POLICY. I KNOW CAPT TALKED DIRECTLY WITH ACR MAINT DEPT AND THEY DIRECTED US ON HOW TO RESOLVE THE PROB. I AM NOT SURE WHY THIS MATTER WOULD NEED TO BE ADDRESSED; BUT I AM SUBMITTING THIS RPT AS A PRECAUTION. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 801819: I DO NOT KNOW WHY THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING FAILED; AS IT CAN HAPPEN RANDOMLY IN THE CRJ-200. SOMETIMES IT MAY BE DUE TO A TIGHT TURN OFF THE RWY OR TXWY. I HAVE SEEN IT QUITE OFTEN AS A FO. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME FOR ME AS A CAPT.