Well, I received another email today from Nikon. Unfortunately this time the spin wasn’t so positive. It seems that they are recalling a batch Nikon Li-on batteries (and guess whos camera falls into this bracket!). It’s a back to base return I am informed, however from what I can ascertain from several websites if you provide a credit card number they will ship you the battery in advance (just make sure you return the faulty unit!)
The units affected are…
44AC, 46AC, 46AD, 46AE, 46AF, 46AG, 46AH, 46AI, 46AJ,
46AK, 46AL, 46AM, 46AN, 46AO, 46AP, 46AQ, 46AT, 46AU,
46AV, 46AW, 46AX, 46AY, 47AA, 47AB, 47AC, 47AD, 47AE,
47AF, 47AG, 47AH, 47AI, 47AJ, 47AK, 47AL, 47AM, 47AN,
47AO, 47AP, 47AQ, 47AR, 47AS, 47AU, 47AV, 47AW, 47AX,
47AY, 48AA, 48AB, 48AC, 48AD, 48AE, 48AF, 48AG, 48AH,
48AI, 48AJ, 48AK, 48AL, 49AA, 49AB, 49AC, 49AD, 49AE,
49AF, 49AG, 49AH, 49AI, 49AJ, 49AK, 49AL, 49AM, 49AN,
49AP, 49AQ, 49AR, 49AS, 49AT, 49AU, 4AAA, 4AAB, 4AAC,
4AAD, 4AAE, 4AAF, 4AAG, 4AAH, 4AAI, 4AAJ, 4AAK, 4AAL,
4AAM, 4BAA, 4BAB, 4BAC, 4BAD, 4BAE, 4BAF, 4BAG, 4BAH,
4BAI, 4BAJ, 4BAK, 4BAL, 4BAN, 4CAA, 4CAB, 4CAC, 4CAD,
4CAE, 4CAF, 4CAH, 4CAI, 4CAJ, 51AA, 51AB, 51AC, 51AD,
51AE, 51AF, 51AG, 51AH, 53AA, 53AB, 54AE, 54AF, 54AH
If your battery falls into this bracket then contact Nikon on +44 (0)2871 305 500 to get a replacement.
Oh and what is the fault you may ask, well it seems the spontaneously combust so don’t hang around!!!
