Nikon issued a recall notice today for certain EN-EL3 batteries that may malfunction due to overheating. Affected models shipped with D100, D70, and D50, and also separately as Nikon part #26265. The affected parts shipped from May 2004 to the present. If you have an EN-EL3, check the list and see if your battery is part of a lot being recalled. the lot number is the 4-character code circled in the picture at right. Check Nikon's website for the most up-to-date list and details of what to do if your batter is being recalled.
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First 3 digits: |
Recall Lot Numbers |
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44A- |
44AC |
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46A- |
46AC, 46AD, 46AE, 46AF, 46AG, 46AH, 46AI, 46AJ, 46AK, 46AL, 46AM, 46AN, 46AO, 46AP, 46AQ, 46AT, 46AU, 46AV, 46AW, 46AX, 46AY |
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47A- |
47AA, 47AB, 47AC, 47AD, 47AE, 47AF, 47AG, 47AH, 47AI, 47AJ, 47AK, 47AL, 47AM, 47AN, 47AO, 47AP, 47AQ, 47AR, 47AS, 47AU, 47AV, 47AW, 47AX, 47AY |
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48A- |
48AA, 48AB, 48AC, 48AD, 48AE, 48AF, 48AG, 48AH, 48AI, 48AJ, 48AK, 48AL |
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49A- |
49AA, 49AB, 49AC, 49AD, 49AE, 49AF, 49AG, 49AH, 49AI, 49AJ, 49AK, 49AL, 49AM, 49AN, 49AP, 49AQ, 49AR, 49AS, 49AT, 49AU |
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4AA- |
4AAA, 4AAB, 4AAC, 4AAD, 4AAE, 4AAF, 4AAG, 4AAH, 4AAI, 4AAJ, 4AAK, 4AAL, 4AAM |
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4BA- |
4BAA, 4BAB, 4BAC, 4BAD, 4BAE, 4BAF, 4BAG, 4BAH, 4BAI, 4BAJ, 4BAK, 4BAL, 4BAN |
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4CA- |
4CAA, 4CAB, 4CAC, 4CAD, 4CAE, 4CAF, 4CAH, 4CAI, 4CAJ |
[via dpreview]
1. It should be noted that the D70s ships with the (slightly) higher capacity EN-EL3a battery, which is not affected.
Posted at 6:26AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Piers