Overview
- Deere disclosed Monday it will pay $99 million to settle a class action over repair limits, pending court approval.
- The fund applies to owners who paid authorized John Deere dealers for repairs to large farm equipment since January 2018.
- The company will open repair software, manuals, and diagnostics for 10 years, a shift from rules that forced many farmers to wait on dealer technicians.
- Court filings estimate class members could recover about 26% to 53% of alleged overcharge damages.
- Deere still faces a separate FTC lawsuit filed in 2025 over claims it locked repair access to its dealer network.