Ford Crown Victoria License Plate Bulb Size

The Ford Crown Victoria license plate component utilizes 168 and 194 bulb sizes for illumination across various production versions. Available information covers the time range from 1992 through 2011.

The year-by-year compatibility chart below provides a quick reference to verify the correct bulb size for your vehicle.

Bulb Size by Year Range

Years	Bulb Size
1996-2011	168
1992-1995	194

Bulb Specifications

Description	Bulb Size
ANSI standard (US & Canada). Miniature wedge bulb (T10). 12V, 4.9W.	168
ANSI standard (US & Canada). Miniature wedge bulb (T10). 12V, 3.78W.	194

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Additional Notes

The Ford Crown Victoria uses the 168 bulb for license plate lighting across the 1996-2011 model years, while the 1992-1995 model years use the 194 bulb instead.
Both the 168 and 194 are ANSI-standardized miniature wedge bulbs sharing the T10 form factor and a 12-volt operating voltage, which places them in the same physical bulb family.
Despite sharing the same T10 wedge base, the 168 and 194 differ in wattage. The 168 draws 4.9W, while the 194 draws 3.78W, making them electrically distinct from one another.
The wattage difference between the two bulb types means they are not direct drop-in replacements for each other, even though their physical base style is the same.
The 168 bulb is the specification for the Ford Crown Victoria (1996-2011) license plate position, representing the longer portion of the vehicle's production run covered by these specifications.
The T10 wedge base is a common automotive bulb format that does not use a separate metal base or pins, relying instead on the tapered plastic wedge of the bulb itself to make electrical contact within the socket.