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CPSC, Nikon Inc. Announce Recall to Replace Rechargeable Battery Packs Sold with Digital SLR Cameras

Home product recall 06-023. Announced by CPSC on Nov 8, 2005.

  • CPSC: stop using it
CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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Announced by CPSC on Nov 8, 2005. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.

Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

These battery packs can short circuit, causing them to overheat and possibly melt, posing a burn hazard to consumers.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

Consumers with battery backs with model number EN-EL3 should contact Nikon’s Web site to determine if it is included in the recall. If so, they should stop using it immediately. Nikon will provide a free replacement battery pack.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Nikon Inc. Customer Service at (800) 645-6678 anytime, or access Nikon’s Web site at www.nikonusa.com

Which ones are recalled?

The recall involves the Nikon rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack with model number EN-EL3, which is written on the side of the battery. The batteries are rated at 7.4V/1400mAh, which also is written on the battery. The battery is included as a power source for Nikon’s digital SLR D100, D70, and D50 model cameras. The battery pack was also sold separately.

About 200,000 (About 710,000 worldwide) units, as CPSC gives them.

Nikon Rechargeable Battery Packs with Model Number EN-EL3.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

CPSC’s photos

CPSC shows 4 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.

Who made and sold it?

  • Made by Nikon Inc., Melville, N.Y.
  • Camera, mass merchandise, catalog, Internet, and office supply stores nationwide from May 2004 through November 2005, for about $50 for the battery only and about $800 to $1500, when sold with the digital SLR camera.
  • Made in China, as the notice gives it.
Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

Nikon has confirmed four reports of incidents of the problem worldwide, with no reports of injuries.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What the record doesn’t say

  • The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
  • The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
  • How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Source:

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Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.

    Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.

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