John Deere owners will get the right to repair their own equipment under a new FTC settlement

Associated Press

Published: July 8, 2026 at 5:29 PM

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FILE - A John Deer emblem is seen at the Husker Harvest Days farm show in Wood River, Neb., Sept. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

FILE - John Deere tractors sit in Norfolk Southern's Conway Yard in Conway, Pa., Dec. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

FILE - A John Deer emblem is seen at the Husker Harvest Days farm show in Wood River, Neb., Sept. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)