Nissan Altima
Reverse & Parking Light Bulbs Replacement Guide
How to change a burnt out reverse or
parking light bulb in a 6th gen 2019 to 2024 Nissan Altima sedan.
 2020 Altima Tail Lights |
 Reverse & Parking Lights |
 Open Trunk Lid |
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This automotive maintenance tutorial was specifically written to assist
owners of the sixth generation 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and the revised or "face lifted"
2023 and 2024 Nissan Altima sedan in changing a burnt out reverse (backup or
back-up) and parking bulb located in the small light housing attached to the
trunk lid. 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 compatible replacement light bulb part numbers are Reverse # 921 and Parking # W5W (or 2825). If you'd like to have brighter reverse and parking lights, install some 921 LED or W5W LED units. The first two steps are to open the trunk lid and move to the side of the vehicle with the burnt out light bulb. |
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 Unlock Pop Rivet |
 Pry Out Base of Fastener |
 Pry Out Plastic Handle |
| Unlock the round
black plastic pop rivets by prying up the center pin with a small flat head
screwdriver. Then pry out the base of the fasteners. Pry out the black plastic handle with a pry bar tool. |
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 Plastic Handle Removed |
 Unlock Pop Rivets |
 Remove Pop Rivets |
| Continue removing the other pop rivets that surround the back side of the reverse and parking light housing. | ||
 Remove Pop Rivets |
 Pry Out Base of Fastener |
 Pull Back Trunk Lid Liner |
| Set the pop rivets
aside in a safe place. Gently pull back the carpeted trunk lid liner. |
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 1/4 Turn Counterclockwise |
 Reverse Bulb Socket |
 Pull Out Old Light Bulb |
| The larger white
bulb socket contains the reverse light bulb. The smaller tan / orange colored socket contains the parking light bulb. Rotate the base of the reverse light bulb socket 1/4 turn in the counterclockwise direction before pulling it straight out of the housing. Pull the old light bulb straight out of the socket. |
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 Push In New Light Bulb |
 Empty Bulb Housing |
 1/4 Turn Clockwise |
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The compatible replacement light bulb part numbers are Reverse # 921 and Parking # W5W (or 2825). If you'd like to have brighter reverse and parking lights, install some 921 LED or W5W LED units. Push the new light bulb into the socket and wipe it clean. Reinsert the bulb socket into the housing and rotate it 1/4 turn in the clockwise direction. |
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 1/4 Turn Counterclockwise |
 Parking Light Bulb |
 Pull Out Old Light Bulb |
| Repeat the process to replace the parking light bulb. | ||
 Push In New Light Bulb |
 1/4 Turn Clockwise |
 Replace Liner |
| Once you are done replacing the bulbs, push the carpeted trunk lid liner back into place. | ||
 Replace Pop Rivets |
 Liner Secured |
 Test New Light Bulbs |
| Make sure the
button head in the center of the pop rivets are in the raised and unlocked
position. Replace all of the pop rivets. To test the new light bulbs, have an assistant step on the brake pedal, turn on the parking lights and shift the transmission from "P" (Park) to "R" (Reverse). Tip - If you installed LED bulbs and they don't work, try removing them from the socket, rotate them 180 degrees and push them back into the socket. 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. If you need to change the brake, turn signal or side marker light bulbs, check out the 2019-2024 Nissan Altima Tail Light Bulbs Replacement Guide. Please
take a look at all of my
2019-2024 Nissan Altima DIY Repair & Maintenance Guides. |
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