Deere & Co., maker of John Deere farm equipment, agreed to pay $99 million as part of a settlement due to “right to repair” complaints accusing the company of having a repair services monopoly, the Associated Press reported.
Based in Moline, Illinois, Deere & Co. has faced numerous complaints over the years, and the deal reached on Monday still needs to be approved. It would settle a lawsuit brought forth in 2022 accusing the company of not providing repair software and only working with specific dealers to force farmers into their services.
Deere denies wrongdoing but agreed to move forward with the settlement. The $99 million would go into a fund for those who paid to fix equipment at authorized dealers between Jan. 10, 2018, and the date the deal was first approved.
The company also faces litigation from the Federal Trade Commission, which sued Deere in January 2025, accusing the company of “unfair practices that have driven up equipment repair costs for farmers while also depriving farmers of the ability to make timely repairs.”
Deere also denies such accusations.
