Nikon battery recall EN-EL15

Nikon have already emailed anyone who has a camera with a possibly faulty battery, if they have registered the camera with them.
 
david357 said:
Nikon have already emailed anyone who has a camera with a possibly faulty battery, if they have registered the camera with them.
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Just got my email, in German, so it may read differently to what you guys get.

According to nikon it's somthing they've identified in the "finishing process" and not something that's been reported or seen out in the wild as it were. By listing not only the D7000, but also the D800 and v1 models it would appear that possibly only recently manufactured batches of these batteries are affected. As I bought my D7000 over a year ago I'm not particularly concerned, but will check it out anyway.

Nikon aren't the first company to be hit with bad batches of Lithium Iron or LiPo batteries, and they certainly won't be the last.
 
looks like only those with newish batts affected@

This issue does not apply to EN-EL15 batteries supplied with the D7000 and Nikon 1 V1 purchased before February 29, 2012 or to batteries purchased individually before February 29, 2012.
 
tim_uk said:
looks like only those with newish batts affected@

This issue does not apply to EN-EL15 batteries supplied with the D7000 and Nikon 1 V1 purchased before February 29, 2012 or to batteries purchased individually before February 29, 2012.
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Then all credit to Nikon for identifying the problem and providing a remedy so quickly. Many other tech companies, especially fruity ones, wait until things go bad in the wild before they grudgingly do something about it.
 
got my email earlier. Lets see how long the waiting list for a replacement is ;)
 
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