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Nintendo Switch console code 9001-0112, 9001-3904: meaning and exact next steps

9001-0112, 9001-3904 means the pass-enabled console cannot be deregistered because it was already deregistered within the last year This answer applies only to Nintendo Switch, Switch Lite, Switch OLED Model and Switch 2 consoles. Nintendo Account, family group, parental controls and online-play errors, as covered by Nintendo's Americas support articles for each code. Nintendo's pages for other regions can differ.

On the covered Nintendo Switch console, 9001-0112, 9001-3904 means the pass-enabled console cannot be deregistered because it was already deregistered within the last year First, check the date of the last deregistration. Then: wait until a year has passed since the last deregistration, then deregister from accounts.nintendo.com or the Shop Menu website.

Differential

Likely causes of “Nintendo Switch console code 9001-0112, 9001-3904”, and how to tell them apart

  1. 1

    A deregistration within the last year

    What separates it The message says it has not yet been one year since your previous deregistration

    How to confirm Check the date of the last deregistration; Nintendo allows one per year

  2. 2

    Using a page that is not allowed to deregister again

    What separates it The Shop Menu website shows the same one-year message

    How to confirm Wait until the year has passed, then use the account page or the Shop Menu

  3. 3

    The wrong console selected

    What separates it You expect a different console to be the pass-enabled one

    How to confirm Check which console is registered before trying to deregister

Before you touch a setting

Record this first — changing settings destroys the evidence

  • The exact code and the message shown on the website
  • The date of the previous deregistration, if you know it
  • Which console is currently registered as pass-enabled
  • Whether you are signed in to the same Nintendo Account that registered it

Try in this order

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  1. What to do first

    Reversible

    check the date of the last deregistration.

  2. Correct only the documented fault domain

    Reversible

    Wait until a year has passed since the last deregistration, then deregister from accounts.nintendo.com or the Shop Menu website.

  3. Read the date on the message

    Reversible

    Both codes say the console was deregistered within the last year. Work out when the year ends.

  4. Wait for the year to pass

    Reversible

    There is no console setting that shortens it; Nintendo's articles say one deregistration is allowed each year.

  5. Try again from the accounts site or the Shop Menu

    Reversible

    Once the year has passed, sign in and deregister the console again from either place.

  6. Contact Nintendo Support if the date looks wrong

    Reversible

    Have the console details and the account ready so that they can check the record.

Every code on this page

What Nintendo's article says about each code

Nintendo publishes a separate article for every code below, and the fix on this page is the fix all of them share. The line beside each code is what that code's own article adds: the message, the situation, or the one step that differs.

9001-0112
Unable to deregister the console from accounts.nintendo.com; it has already been deregistered as your pass-enabled console within the last year.
9001-3904
"You cannot deregister your pass-enabled console from this page because it has not yet been one year since your previous deregistration."

Stop boundary

When this stops being a self-service repair

  • !Nintendo says a pass-enabled console can be deregistered only once per year, so the fix is waiting
  • !Contact Nintendo Support if you believe the date is wrong, with the console details
  • !Never give your account password to anyone who offers to deregister a console for you

Evidence ledger

Sources behind this answer

Where the manufacturer's article stops. These two articles cover deregistering a pass-enabled console from the Nintendo Account website or the Shop Menu website. They do not cover registering one, which is a separate step.

Exact questions

Common questions

What does 9001-0112, 9001-3904 mean on a Nintendo Switch console?+

the pass-enabled console cannot be deregistered because it was already deregistered within the last year

How often can I deregister?+

Once a year, according to Nintendo's articles.

Can I do it from the Shop Menu website?+

Yes, but 9001-3904 shows if a year has not yet passed since the previous deregistration.

Is this a technical fault?+

No. It is a rule of the pass-enabled console registration.

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