Nikon Battery Recall, EN-EL15 (Page 2): Both of mine are good "D" batteries. It looks like no one is selling cheap imitations yet. Amazon is selling the Nikon battery for $99.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

CSI Dave wrote:

I read that Nikon is recalling certain batches of the EN-EL15 battery that is used in the D800, D7000 and Nikon 1 V1. Supposedly some batteries can short circuit and fry your camera. Nobody wants that to happen! Here's a link to the Nikon website for more information.

http://www.nikonusa.com/Service-And-Support/Service-Advisories/h0ndzaip/EN-EL15-Battery-Recall-Service-Advisory.html

Both of mine are good "D" batteries. It looks like no one is selling cheap imitations yet. Amazon is selling the Nikon battery for $99. Shocking! I got my second battery from Crutchfield when they had a special on them for $49.

We've always used the cheap imitations, like Opteka, in camcorders, etc., with no problem. Now I see I could have ruined my camera with an "official" battery. What is this world coming to? Remember a few years ago Sony batteries were causing problems in laptops?

Turbo Loc: Raleigh, NC

The light leak "fiasco" ??

WOW, I can feel the love here !

Fixing a trivial problem on the Mark III with a firmware upgrade is no big deal.

Selling a camera that might explode, set your house on fire or potentially kill somebody ..............

Oh yeah, KUDOS to Nikon !

I can see the objectivity here.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Turbo wrote:

The light leak "fiasco" ??

WOW, I can feel the love here !

Fixing a trivial problem on the Mark III with a firmware upgrade is no big deal.

Selling a camera that might explode, set your house on fire or potentially kill somebody ..............

Oh yeah, KUDOS to Nikon !

I can see the objectivity here.

From Nikon: "While Nikon takes great measures to assure high quality products, it has come to our attention that a certain number of EN-EL15 batteries manufactured by one of our suppliers did not meet Nikons internal quality standards. In extremely rare cases, this may cause the battery to overheat and the exterior casing to become deformed."

No fire. No explosion. Of course, if you store you camera inside a box of fireworks, as I do, then that could cause a problem - deformed fireworks.

Fred Stuckmann Loc: Ohio

MT Shooter wrote:

I must also commend Nikon for the way they are handling this recall. You call in your serial number to Nikon and they confirm whether or not is a recall item. They then send out a UPS courier to recover the bad battery and hand deliver a replacement to you on the spot.
Now THATS the way to handle a problem!!!!
KUDOS Nikon!
(And a perfunctory BOO to Sony who manufactures these batteries for Nikon cameras.)

I did a check myself just now, EL9 and EL14 for my two
cameras, whew, I don't like "fry". Not crazy about my
Sony Laptop either. Their products have been in my home
for many years, but I'll never get another Sony computer.
Thanks to all UHH folks for all your help. A shot just for fun.

Freshly painted Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad pulls away from Akron.

Barb Jewett

Thank you so much for this information!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Fred Stuckmann wrote:

Thanks to all UHH folks for all your help. A shot just for fun.

Nice shot. I like those older locomotives.

kayautho Loc: Boynton Beach, FL

Thanks for the heads up. I have a bad one.
arthur

rayford2 Loc: New Bethlehem, PA

Fred Stuckmann wrote:

quote=MT Shooter I must also commend Nikon for th... (show quote)

An ALCO (MLW) FPA-4! What a surprise...thanks for the photo.
(I know this was out of context but had to congratulate Fred)

madcapmagishion

MT Shooter wrote:

gmcase wrote:

If they drop the ball they will probably be the biggest losers.

They never did address the AF hunting problem with the Mk II, just let it slide. Only time will tell.
Oh, and what happened to the 1DX that was supposed to release last September, November, January, May, Summer????????

2012? 2050? 2100? ... to Infinity and beyond?

Bkh42 Loc: N.I. UK

What a beautiful photo

Wanda Krack Loc: Tennessee, USA

Thanks CSI Dave for the info. Luckily mine are not affected.

momasos54 Loc: Pennsylvania

CSI Dave wrote:

I read that Nikon is recalling certain batches of the EN-EL15 battery that is used in the D800, D7000 and Nikon 1 V1. Supposedly some batteries can short circuit and fry your camera. Nobody wants that to happen! Here's a link to the Nikon website for more information.

http://www.nikonusa.com/Service-And-Support/Service-Advisories/h0ndzaip/EN-EL15-Battery-Recall-Service-Advisory.html

Thanks for letting us know...What number should I call...I don't think it is my two batteries but I could check just to be sure.....Thanks again

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

momasos54 wrote:

quote=CSI Dave I read that Nikon is recalling cer... (show quote)

Click the link, all the pertinent info is in there.

momasos54 Loc: Pennsylvania

MT Shooter wrote:

quote=momasos54 quote=CSI Dave I read that Nikon... (show quote)

Ok Thanks

pugfan Loc: Carlsbad CA

Thank you for your post. I just checked my batteries for my D7000 and they are OK!