Mazda Protege 1997–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 00298 · NHTSA communication 603911 · issued Jul 29, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
1997–1998
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Experiencing a thumping noise from rear suspension tower. *yc
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.