The Nissan Stanza brake component utilizes a 1157 bulb size for the lighting system according to the provided technical specifications. Data for the specified vehicle covers a range from 1982 through 1992.
The year-by-year compatibility chart below provides a quick reference to verify the correct bulb size for your vehicle.
The Nissan Stanza uses the 1157 bulb for its brake lights across the 1982-1985 and 1988-1992 model years.
The 1157 is a dual-filament bulb rated at 12V with a 21W/5W output, mounted on a BAY15d bayonet base, and recognized under ANSI standards in the US and Canada. The dual-filament design allows it to serve both a high-intensity brake function and a lower-intensity running light function within a single housing.
The center high mount stop light on the Nissan Stanza uses the 1156 bulb across the 1985 and 1988-1992 model years.
The 1156 is a single-filament bulb rated at 12V at 21W, mounted on a BA15s bayonet base, and also recognized under ANSI standards in the US and Canada. Its single filament serves only one lighting function, unlike the 1157.
Although the 1157 and 1156 share the same 21W output on their primary filaments and both use a 15mm bayonet base, they are not interchangeable. The BAY15d base of the 1157 has two offset pins, while the BA15s base of the 1156 has a single pin, making physical substitution between the two impossible without modification.
The center high mount stop light position, which uses the 1156, is a dedicated brake signal lamp and does not require the dual-filament capability of the 1157 used in the standard brake light positions.