Service Advisory for Users of Nikon Sport & Recreational Optics Products
[ 23 June 2022 ]
Thank you for choosing Nikon Sport & Recreational Optics.
It has come to our attention that some of our Binocular and Fieldscope straps may have exceeded the standard PAHs1 values stipulated in the REACH regulation2 for selected products.
2 The REACH regulation is a legal regulation for chemical substance management in Europe that started on June 1, 2007. Chemical substances manufactured and used in the EU are imposed duties of Registration, Assessment, Authorization, and Restriction obligations.
Nikon has assessed the situation and can confirm that the potential non-conformity with REACH regulation does not give rise to any concern for health risk to users under normal usage.
Nonetheless, Nikon will replace the affected straps free of charge regardless of the warranty period.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this will cause. We will do our best to further improve the quality, and we ask for your continued support to our products.
Applicable Products and How to Replace
Regardless of the warranty period, we will replace any potentially affected straps that were included with products purchased on or after December 27, 2015, free of charge3 upon request with a new, improved strap that is compliant with the REACH Regulation.
Upon discovery of the potential issue, Nikon has immediately suspended any shipments and sales of all potentially affected straps in distribution channels controlled by Nikon in the EU and EEA.
If you have an affected strap, please contact Nikon Service Centre here:
Please have your product model and serial number at hand.
Strap Identification No.
Location of identification No. (reference to MONARCH 5)
Old Strap
Improved Strap
Applicable Product and Serial No.
Location of serial No. (reference to MONARCH 5)
Identifying Applicable Products
| Strap Identification No. | Product Name | Serial No. | Scheduled Exchange Start Date | Improved Strap Identification No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAY | EDG 7x42 DCF | No.000561~ | 1 Sep. 2022 | SAY-1 |
| EDG 8x42 DCF | No.301175~ | |||
| EDG 10x42 DCF | No.501236~ | |||
| EDG 8x32 DCF | No.700656~ | |||
| SBY | MONARCH HG 8X30 | No.2000146~ | 1 Aug. 2022 | SBY-1 |
| MONARCH HG 10X30 | No.3000145~ | |||
| MONARCH HG 8x42 | No.000037~ | |||
| MONARCH HG 10x42 | No.100037~ | |||
| MONARCH M7 8x30 | No.1000181~ | |||
| MONARCH M7 10x30 | No.2000431~ | |||
| MONARCH M7 8x42 | No.3000921~ | |||
| MONARCH M7 10x42 | No.4000861~ | |||
| MONARCH M5 8x42 | No.1001041~ | |||
| MONARCH M5 10x42 | No.2000991~ | |||
| MONARCH M5 12x42 | No.3000461~ | |||
| MONARCH M7+ 8x30 | No.5000061~ | |||
| SBV | MONARCH HG 10x42 | No.100037~ | 1 Aug. 2022 | SBV-1 |
| MONARCH HG 8x42 | No.000037~ | |||
| SBW | MONARCH HG 8X30 | No.2000146~ | 1 Aug. 2022 | SBW-1 |
| MONARCH HG 10X30 | No.3000145~ | |||
| SBG | MONARCH HG 10x42 | No.100037~ | 1 Aug. 2022 | SBG-1 |
| MONARCH HG 8x42 | No.000037~ | |||
| MONARCH 7 8x30 | No.0011603~ | |||
| MONARCH 7 10x30 | No.3008293~ | |||
| MONARCH 5 8X42 | No.0054011~ | |||
| MONARCH 5 10X42 | No.3066804~ | |||
| MONARCH 5 12X42 | No.5018326~ | |||
| MONARCH 5 8X56 | No.0002193~ | |||
| MONARCH 5 16X56 | No.3002682~ | |||
| MONARCH 5 20X56 | No.5002766~ | |||
| SBP | FIELDSCOPE MONARCH 82ED-S | No.210069~ | 1 Sep. 2022 | SBP-1 |
| FIELDSCOPE MONARCH 82ED-A | No.220066~ | |||
| FIELDSCOPE MONARCH 60ED-S | No.230067~ | |||
| FIELDSCOPE MONARCH 60ED-A | No.240066~ | |||
| SBQ | FIELDSCOPE MONARCH 82ED-S | No.210069~ | 1 Sep. 2022 | SBQ-1 |
| FIELDSCOPE MONARCH 82ED-A | No.220066~ | |||
| FIELDSCOPE MONARCH 60ED-S | No.230067~ | |||
| FIELDSCOPE MONARCH 60ED-A | No.240066~ | |||
| SBV | RANGEFINDER BINOCULARS Laser Force 10x42 | No.0003010 ~ | 1 Aug. 2022 | SBV-1 |
Preventative Actions
In response to this finding, all relevant employees of Nikon Group will be re-trained to ensure compliance with the REACH regulations. We will also strengthen our inspection process, and instruct and better manage suppliers with regard to the REACH regulations in an effort to prevent issues like this from occurring again in the future.
We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this matter may cause you.
