Mazda Protege 2002–2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 0901404 · NHTSA communication 10006988 · issued Apr 16, 2004
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2002–2003
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Unusual noise and/or excessive effort required when operating liftgate. *tt
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.