The Nissan Maxima side marker requires a 12961 bulb size for the lighting components located on the exterior of the vehicle. Data for the specified bulb covers the range from 1995 to 2003.
The year-by-year compatibility chart below provides a quick reference to verify the correct bulb size for your vehicle.
The 194 bulb is the most widely used type across the Nissan Maxima side marker specifications, appearing in both front and rear positions across model years 1985-2003.
The 194 is an ANSI-standard miniature wedge bulb in the T10 form factor, rated at 12V and 3.78W, making it a low-wattage single-filament lamp suited to marker lighting applications.
The 168 bulb shares the same T10 wedge form factor as the 194 but operates at a slightly higher 4.9W, and it serves as the rear side marker bulb in the Nissan Maxima for model years 2004-2006 and 2009-2014.
Because the 194 and 168 share the same T10 wedge base, physical fitment between the two is possible, but their wattage ratings differ and each position carries its own specified bulb size.
The 12961 is a Philips part number rather than an ANSI designation, referencing a T10 wedge bulb with a W2.1x9.5d base rated at 12V and 5W, used in the front side marker position for model years 2016-2018 and for 2019 vehicles produced up to November 2018.
The 2019 Nissan Maxima front side marker carries a production-date qualifier, with the 12961 bulb applying only to vehicles built up to 11/2018, indicating a mid-cycle assembly change within that model year.
The 1157 is a dual-filament bulb with a BAY15d bayonet base rated at 12V and 21W/5W, and its use in the front side marker position of the Nissan Maxima is limited to model years 2004-2005 and 2006 vehicles built up to June 2006.
The 2006 front side marker position also carries a production-date qualifier, with the 1157 applying only to vehicles built up to 06/2006, which points to a specification change occurring partway through that model year.
The 67 bulb is a single-filament lamp with a BA15s bayonet base rated at 12V and 8W, and it appears in both the front and rear side marker positions for model years 1981-1984.
The rear side marker position for model years 2007-2008 uses the 12961 bulb, placing it as the only rear application of that Philips-designated T10 type within the Nissan Maxima specifications.