Product Recall Number: 12219
Why was Nikon digital SLR camera battery packs recalled?
The battery packs can short circuit, causing them to overheat and melt, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
Product Recall Number: 12219
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2012-07-10
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Nikon digital SLR camera battery packs
Description: The camera battery packs can short circuit, causing them to overheat and melt.
Hazard Description: The battery packs can short circuit, causing them to overheat and melt, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 5,100 in the United States, 1,100 in Canada and an additional 195,000 worldwide
Incidents: Nikon has received seven reports of incidents outside of the U.S. and Canada of the recalled battery packs overheating. No incidents have been reported in the U.S. or Canada. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled battery packs immediately, remove them from the camera and contact Nikon for a free replacement battery pack.
Sold At: Camera, office supply and mass merchandise stores, in catalogs and on various websites nationwide. They were sold with the digital SLR camera in Canada from February 2012 through March 2012 and in the U.S. from March 2012 through April 2012 for between $1,200 and $3,000.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: Nikon Inc., of Melville, N.Y.
Manufactured In: Japan and China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed