If your guitar was built prior to 1984, or has lost its serial number sticker, the only other way to date your guitar is by looking for a date ink-stamped on the side of the original box switch. Being a sticker, many are ripped off or wear off over the years. These serial numbers are easily recognized as a white sticker with a black border, usually found on the back of the headstock or the heel of the neck.
It is commonly found on Mastercaster Series models, among others. The significance of this format is unknown. Many guitars made around 1985 have a serial number with the format: In 1988, occasionally the format was YYMMPPPPP because of high production volume.Įxample: 880510504 = 10,504th guitar made in May of 1988 Samick first started using serial numbers on Hondos and other contract brands in 1984 (their home brand models did not use serials until ~1987), using the following format:Įxample: 8030768 = 768th guitar made in March of 1988
To locate serial number please see figure below.Earliest known serial number, June 1984 (production number faded away). You will need to enter your 10 digit serial number. For questions about the service bulletin or assistance in returning a firearm, contact the FNS Support team at 1-80, or by email at Hours of operation are 10 a.m. We will make every effort to return the product back to customers within 3 weeks of receipt. Patience and cooperation is appreciated as we receive, inspect and service these firearms. FN is deeply committed to providing customers with the safest, most reliable firearms possible.
If the firearm is not affected, a message stating such will be displayed. Note: Please do not ship any affected product to FN until a FedEx label has been generated and sent to you. If the firearm is affected, further instruction on returning the FNS for service will be provided. Not all FNS serial numbers are affected: Therefore, FNS owners are asked to use the below link and input their serial number. Eastern time, Monday through Friday.įN Service Bulletin: FNS™ Family of Pistols If the firearm is not affected, a message stating such will be displayed.įor questions about this service bulletin or assistance in returning an FNS pistol for a substitute striker, contact the FNS support team at 1-80, or by email at Hours of operation are 10 a.m. Note: Please do not ship any affected product to FN until a FedEx label has been generated and sent. If the pistol is affected, further instruction on returning the FNS for service will be provided. Therefore, FNS owners are asked to please use the serial number lookup found below. Not all FNS serial numbers are affected by this condition. Once the striker is replaced, the condition no longer occurs.
While this condition is highly unlikely to occur in the normal course of operation, out of an abundance of caution FN is offering to substitute the striker in affected FNS-9, FNS-9 Longslide, FNS‑9 Compact, FNS-40, FNS-40 Longslide, and FNS-40 Compact pistols free of charge. Avoid a “tap, rack, bang” clearing sequence.
In the unlikely event that scenario (2) occurs, keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction and rack the slide to the rear to reset the pistol. However, if the condition occurs, one of two scenarios may result: (1) if the trigger is held to the rear, the pistol could delay firing until the time when the slide moves back into battery, or (2) if force is removed from the trigger and the slide moves back into battery, the pistol could fire if jarred. The pistol functions as designed and does not fire. The condition may result after the FNS pistol slide is forced out of battery at a very small and specific distance, such as what might occur if the muzzle end of the slide is pressed against an object, and the trigger is pulled. To our knowledge, this delayed-fire condition has only occurred in controlled testing environments FN has not received any reports of delayed fire in the field under these unusual circumstances. This condition can only be replicated in FNS pistols manufactured before February 12, 2017. Home > Customer Support > FNS Service BulletinįN Service Bulletin: FNS Family of PistolsįN recently became aware of a condition found within the FNS family of pistols that, under a very limited and unlikely set of circumstances, could cause the pistol to delay fire after the trigger is initially pulled.