Pioneer Issues Notice to Members on FTC & States Right to Repair Settlement with John Deere

FARGO, N.D.  —  The Federal Trade Commission, along with five states, secured a settlement in an antitrust lawsuit against John Deere. The settlement resolves FTC and states’ lawsuit alleging Deere unfairly restricted the ability of farmers and independent technicians to repair John Deere farm equipment. The FTC’s settlement requires Deere — for the next 10 years and under the supervision of the FTC and plaintiff states—to provide farmers and independent repair providers with the same equipment repair resources, including applicable software capabilities, that it currently provides to authorized Deere dealers.

The settlement resolves the FTC and states’ joint lawsuit against Deere, which alleged that Deere used unlawful practices to limit the ability of farmers and independent repair providers to perform repairs on Deere farm equipment.