Owners of other Nissan, Infiniti or related Renault vehicles such as the Rogue, X-Trail, Note, Versa, Rogue Sport / Qashqai, Maxima, Sentra, Juke, Kicks, Murano, Pathfinder, Armada, Frontier, Titan, Quest, NV200, Q50, Q60, QX50, QX60 and QX80 may also find these DIY instructions to be helpful.

The OEM (original equipment manufacturer) dome light bulb in this 2020 Altima was marked as part number W8W (8 watts) which can be difficult to find.

I recommend buying the similar and easy to find W5W or 2825 (5 watt) bulbs.

The best choice would be to buy brighter 2825 LED units that will last much longer before burning out like the traditional incandescent bulbs.

The only tool needed to remove the lens cover in order to access and replace the bulbs is a small plastic pry bar tool or a small flat head screwdriver such as from a precision screwdriver set.

Insert the blade of the screwdriver or the plastic pry bar tool in between the front edge of the lens cover and the headliner.

Try to avoid using excessive force. The lens cover should pop off relatively easily.

There are two dome light bulbs. Allow them to cool off before touching them.

Pull the old light bulb straight out of the socket.

I just replace W8W bulbs with the easier to find W5W or 2825 (5 watt) bulbs.

Push a new W5W light bulb straight into the socket.

Tip - If you installed LED bulbs and they don't work, try removing them from the sockets, rotate them 180 degrees and push them back into place. Some LED bulbs are "polarized" and will only work when the "+" positive and "-" negative electrical contacts are in the correct orientation.

Be sure to write down the bulb change in your vehicle's service records.

Please take a look at all of my 2019-2024 Nissan Altima DIY Repair & Maintenance Guides.