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Nissan Altima License Plate Light Bulbs Replacement Guide
How to change a burnt out license plate light bulb in the trunk lid of a 6th gen 2019 to 2024 Nissan Altima.

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Paul B. Michaels
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2020 Altima License Plate
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Open Trunk Lid
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Pry Out Center
This automotive maintenance tutorial was specifically written to assist owners of the sixth generation 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and the revised or "facelifted" 2023 and 2024 Nissan Altima sedan in changing a burnt out OEM LED license plate light bulb.

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) LED (light emitting diode) light housing in this 2020 Altima was marked as part number Nissan 26510-8990E (also known as 26510 8990E or 265108990E V271-31X).

Note - The actual LED bulbs inside the housings are not replaceable. If the LED license plate lights stop working, I recommend first checking for a blown electrical fuse and then replacing the entire LED light housing.

The first step is to open the trunk lid.

Then locate the small round black pop rivet fasteners that secure the carpeted liner to the trunk lid.



 

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Remove Pop Rivet
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Unlock Center Button
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Remove Pop Rivets
Use a small flat head screwdriver to gently unlock the pop rivets by prying out the round button in the center of each fastener.

Then pry out the base of the fasteners with a pop rivet removal tool or the flat head screwdriver.

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Pry Off Release Handle
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Detach Release Handle
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Unlock Pop Rivet
Carefully detach the glow-in-the-dark emergency release handle from the trunk lid.

Continue removing the pop rivets all around the outer edge of the trunk lid liner.

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Remove Pop Rivet
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Pry Out Pull Handle
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Pull Handle Removed
Gently pry out the black plastic pull handle from the trunk lid.

Set the pull handle aside in a safe place.

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More Pop Rivets
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Remove Pop Rivet
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Last Pop Rivet
Continue removing the other pop rivets.
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5 Pop Rivets & Handle
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Pull Back Trunk Liner
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Light Housing Exposed
At this point, you should have removed at least five pop rivets and the black plastic pull handle.

Gently pull back the trunk lid liner to reveal the two license plate light housings.

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Push In Release Tab
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Push Out Light Housing
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Light Housing Removed
Gently push in the release tab on the retaining clip located at the rear of the light housing.

Carefully push the light housing out of the opening in the trunk lid.

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LED OEM Part Number
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Push On Power Plug
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Reinsert Wires First
The OEM part number of the LED license plate light housings is Nissan 26510-8990E (also known as 26510 8990E or 265108990E V271-31X).

Push in the release tab on the electrical connector before sliding it straight off the base of the old light housing.

Push the power plug on to the base of a new LED light housing until it clicks securely into place.

Reinsert the wires first into the opening in the trunk lid. Then pop in the other side of the light housing to secure the retaining clip.

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Replace Release Handle
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Replace Latch Cover
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Line Up Pull Handle
Push the trunk lid liner back into place.

Replace the emergency release handle.

Replace the black plastic cover over the trunk latch.

Replace the pull handle.

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Replace All Pop Rivets
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Trunk Lid Liner Secured
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Test New LED Lights
Make sure the button head in the center of the pop rivets are in the up and unlocked position.

Push the pop rivets back into place. Push in the buttons to lock them.

To test the new license plate lights, turn on the parking lights or the headlights. You could also press the "Unlock" button on the key fob.

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 procedure in your vehicle's service records.

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

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