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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 608663" data-attributes="member: 9240">As grandpaw said, when I shipped them in I only looked for the type, not a serial number. All of mine went out, all of them were replaced. My question to you is do you have any Li-ion01 batteries that don't have those letters as the 9th character?The link above doesn't seem to work anymore, but in <a href="https://www.nikonimgsupport.com/ni/NI_article?lang=en_US&amp;articleNo=000004779" target="_blank">this article from the support page</a> it states clearly, with no mention of serial number:Identifying eligible batteries:EN-EL15 rechargeable Li-ion batteries with Li-ion01 printed on the back of the battery are eligible for replacement. EN-EL15 batteries with Li-ion20 printed on the back of the battery are the same post-modification batteries as those supplied with the D500, and do not require nor are they eligible for replacement. I believe there was a recall of Li-ion01 batteries 5 or 6 years ago (about the time I got into Nikon) that was specific to serial number, but that has nothing to do with the D500 swap.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 608663, member: 9240"] As grandpaw said, when I shipped them in I only looked for the type, not a serial number. All of mine went out, all of them were replaced. My question to you is do you have any Li-ion01 batteries that [B][I]don't[/I][/B] have those letters as the 9th character? The link above doesn't seem to work anymore, but in [URL="https://www.nikonimgsupport.com/ni/NI_article?lang=en_US&articleNo=000004779"]this article from the support page[/URL] it states clearly, with no mention of serial number: [I][B]Identifying eligible batteries: [/B] [/I][I]EN-EL15 rechargeable Li-ion batteries with [B]Li-ion01[/B] printed on the back of the battery are eligible for replacement. EN-EL15 batteries with [B]Li-ion20[/B] printed on the back of the battery are the same post-modification batteries as those supplied with the D500, and [B]do not[/B] require nor are they eligible for replacement. [/I] I believe there [I]was[/I] a recall of Li-ion01 batteries 5 or 6 years ago (about the time I got into Nikon) that was specific to serial number, but that has nothing to do with the D500 swap. [/QUOTE]

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