FTC and five states move to settle right-to-repair case against Deere

The Federal Trade Commission and the attorneys general of Illinois, Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin filed a joint motion on July 8, 2026, asking a federal court to enter a stipulated order settling their right-to-repair lawsuit against Deere & Company. The suit had alleged Deere restricted repair software and diagnostic tools to its authorized dealer network, forcing farmers to rely on dealers for repairs, driving up costs and delays, and unlawfully maintaining monopoly power over repair of its farm equipment.

Under the proposed order, Deere must give farmers and independent repair providers the same repair resources it gives authorized dealers. That covers the software steps needed to clear a fault code, reset a system, reprogram a component or pair a newly installed part, plus the steps needed to restart a machine after it shuts down for an emissions fault, and it covers manuals and diagnostic guidance. Deere must also extend any future repair resource once it reaches more than half of its US dealer network, direct dealers to promote those resources rather than discourage their use, and publicly disclose what is available. The order would run 10 years, with FTC and state oversight, reporting requirements, and potential extension if Deere violates its terms.