The Suzuki Esteem turn signal requires a bulb size of 1156 for the front or rear lighting components. Data for the specific bulb requirements covers the range from 1995 to 1998.
The year-by-year compatibility chart below provides a quick reference to verify the correct bulb size for your vehicle.
The Suzuki Esteem uses the 1156 bulb for both its front and rear turn signals across all model years from 1995 to 2002.
The 1156 is an ANSI-standardized bulb type, meaning its physical and electrical specifications are defined by a recognized industry standard used across the United States and Canada.
This bulb operates on a 12-volt electrical system and draws 21 watts, which is typical for incandescent automotive turn signal applications.
The 1156 uses a BA15s bayonet base, which is a single-contact bayonet mount. The "s" in BA15s denotes a single center contact at the base, as opposed to the dual-contact BA15d found on two-filament bulbs.
Because the 1156 is a single-filament bulb, it is dedicated to one function per socket and does not share its filament with another lighting circuit such as a brake light.
The BA15s base is not interchangeable with the BA15d base. Substituting a dual-contact bulb such as the 1157 into a BA15s socket is not a compatible fitment, as the socket is designed for a single center contact only.
The uniform use of the 1156 across both the front and rear positions means a single bulb type serves all four turn signal sockets on the Esteem throughout its entire production run covered by these specifications.