REMOVAL
BULB
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Reach under the license plate lamp hood (1) to access and squeeze together the two latch tabs (4) integral to license plate lamp lens (3).
3. Pull the lens downward and back out of the hood far enough to access the bulb socket (2).
4. Firmly grasp the bulb socket on the back of the lens and rotate it counterclockwise about 30 degrees to unlock it.
5. Pull the socket and bulb straight out from the keyed opening in the lens.
6. Firmly grasp and pull the bulb straight out of the socket.
LAMP - DOMESTIC
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the license plate from the rear license plate bracket.
3. Remove the four screws (4) that secure the rear license plate bracket and lamp unit (3) to the four spring nuts (2) in the rear body sheet metal (5).
4. Pull the bracket and lamp unit away from the rear body sheet metal far enough to access and disconnect the body wire harness connector (1) from the connector on the back of the bracket and lamp unit housing.
5. Remove the bracket and lamp unit from the vehicle.
LAMP - EXPORT
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the license plate from the rear bumper cover (1).
3. Reach under and behind the rear bumper to access and disconnect the license plate lamp pigtail wire harness connector (2) from the body wire harness.
4. Remove the two screws (3) that secure the rear license plate lamp unit (4) to the rear bumper cover.
5. Pull the license plate lamp unit away from the rear bumper cover far enough to disengage the pigtail wire harness from the clearance hole.
6. Remove the bracket and lamp unit from the rear bumper cover.