John Deere repair settlement: claims due December 31, 2026

The Settlement Class consists of persons or entities who purchased Repair Services for Deere Large Agricultural Equipment from John Deere or its authorized Dealers in the United States between January 10, 2018 and May 18, 2026. Excluded from the Settlement Class are all governmental entities; Deere and any parent, subsidiary, or affiliate thereof; Deere’s officers, directors, employees, and immediate families; and any judicial officer presiding over this action and the members of his/her judicial staff and immediate family. “Deere Large Agricultural Equipment” is agricultural equipment manufactured by John Deere, which depends for its functioning, in part, on electronic control units (“ECUs”) and which includes large and medium tractors (all 6000, 7000, 8000, and 9000 Series models); combines; cotton pickers; cotton strippers; sugarcane harvesters; tillage, seeding (including planters), and application equipment and sprayers. “Repair Services” refers to the diagnosis, maintenance, and/or repair of any Deere Large Agricultural Equipment.

Official settlement FAQFAQ 5: Who is in the Settlement? (complete public page JSON answer)

Deere has agreed to provide injunctive relief to the Settlement Class by providing customers and IRPs access to digital tools required for the maintenance, diagnosis, and repair of Deere Large Agricultural Equipment, and without which such equipment cannot be operated in the manner for which it was designed. This relief means that farmers do not have to use the services of a Deere authorized dealer to obtain Repair Services. Deere will also pay $99 million, plus interest accruing since January 15, 2026, into a “Settlement Fund.” After deduction for attorneys’ fees not to exceed $45 million, litigation costs and expenses not to exceed $6 million, $25,000 service awards for each of the seven Named Plaintiffs, notice and claims-administration costs, and applicable taxes and tax-preparation expenses ( see Question 19 ), the Net Settlement Fund will be distributed to Settlement Class members who submit valid and timely claims. At the time of this Notice, the total value of the proposed Settlement is estimated by Plaintiffs’ expert to be between $392.9 million and $747 million ($99 million cash, plus the value of the injunctive relief, which is estimated to be between $293.9 million and $648 million). More details are in the Settlement Agreement, which can be viewed in the Important Documents section of the Settlement website.

Official settlement FAQFAQ 7: What does the Settlement provide? (complete public page JSON answer)

This Settlement has two parts: 1) injunctive relief; and 2) monetary relief. Injunctive relief concerns the actions John Deere must take under the Settlement Agreement; in this regard, John Deere has agreed to provide customers and IRPs access, on fair and reasonable terms, to digital tools required for the maintenance, diagnosis, and repair of Deere Large Agricultural Equipment, and without which such equipment cannot be operated in the manner for which it was designed. The injunctive relief is intended to provide repair tools and diagnostic capabilities so that farmers and IRPs do not have to use an authorized Deere dealer for their repair needs. You do not have to do anything to receive this injunctive relief. As a member of the Settlement Class, you will have access, on fair and reasonable terms, to these digital tools (along with new repair tools as soon as Deere makes them available), and you—along with all other owners of Deere Large Agricultural Equipment and IRPs—will be able to obtain and use them. (New tools covered by the injunction are “available” when they pass Deere’s internal development and testing processes and are distributed to more than 50% of authorized Deere dealers for widespread use in the Deere repair ecosystem.) The Court in this case will have jurisdiction to enforce the injunctive relief in the Settlement Agreement for ten years. Monetary relief is the money that John Deere is paying into the Settlement Fund. Settlement Class members must file a valid claim to be eligible to receive payment from the Net Settlement Fund.

Official settlement FAQFAQ 8: What is the difference between injunctive relief and monetary relief? (complete public page JSON answer)

The amount of your payment will be determined by the Plan of Allocation, if it is approved, or by such other plan of allocation that the Court approves. The Plan of Allocation provides for a pro rata distribution of the Net Settlement Fund to eligible claimants that purchased Repair Services for Large Agricultural Equipment by direct payment or extended warranty coverage (but not Deere factory warranty repairs). Each eligible claimant’s award will be calculated based on the total number of labor hours expended on Repair Services for the claimant’s qualifying Large Agricultural Equipment between January 10, 2018 and May 18, 2026. By tying monetary relief to actual hours spent by Deere authorized Dealers providing Repair Services on Large Agricultural Equipment during the Class Period, each Settlement Class member’s individual share of the Settlement will be pegged to the anticompetitive harm they suffered. As an example, if during the Class Period Deere authorized Dealers expended on your Large Agricultural Equipment 1% of all labor hours included in validly submitted claims, you would receive 1% of the Net Settlement Fund. If the qualifying Repair Services on your Large Agricultural Equipment were completed under an extended warranty that you purchased, you are eligible to receive payment for those Repair Services. You must, however, include in your claim form the requested information about the purchase of the extended warranty. Repairs made pursuant to Deere factory warranties are not eligible for recovery in the Settlement. Plaintiffs have data from John Deere and other sources regarding the number of labor hours expended repairing each piece of Deere Large Agricultural Equipment during the Class Period. In many instances, your qualifying Repair Services will be reflected in those records, and you will receive by mail or email a notice instructing you how to access that information using a Notice ID and Confirmation Code. If your Repair Services are not included in the data from John Deere—such that you do not receive a notice with a Notice ID and Confirmation Code—or you believe the data from John Deere does not include all of your qualifying Repair Services, you will need to provide records or documentation of the Repair Services for which you seek compensation. Should the Settlement Administrator request additional information regarding your claim after it is submitted, you must provide those records or risk having the Repair Services that are the subject of the request deducted from your recovery. For more information on how to make a claim, see Question 11 .

Official settlement FAQFAQ 9: How much money can I get from the Settlement and what is the distribution plan? (complete public page JSON answer)

The amount of your payment will be determined by the Plan of Allocation, if it is approved, or by such other plan of allocation that the Court approves. The Plan of Allocation provides for a pro rata distribution of the Net Settlement Fund to eligible claimants that purchased Repair Services for Large Agricultural Equipment by direct payment or extended warranty coverage (but not Deere factory warranty repairs). Each eligible claimant’s award will be calculated based on the total number of labor hours expended on Repair Services for the claimant’s qualifying Large Agricultural Equipment between January 10, 2018 and May 18, 2026. By tying monetary relief to actual hours spent by Deere authorized Dealers providing Repair Services on Large Agricultural Equipment during the Class Period, each Settlement Class member’s individual share of the Settlement will be pegged to the anticompetitive harm they suffered. As an example, if during the Class Period Deere authorized Dealers expended on your Large Agricultural Equipment 1% of all labor hours included in validly submitted claims, you would receive 1% of the Net Settlement Fund. If the qualifying Repair Services on your Large Agricultural Equipment were completed under an extended warranty that you purchased, you are eligible to receive payment for those Repair Services. You must, however, include in your claim form the requested information about the purchase of the extended warranty. Repairs made pursuant to Deere factory warranties are not eligible for recovery in the Settlement. Plaintiffs have data from John Deere and other sources regarding the number of labor hours expended repairing each piece of Deere Large Agricultural Equipment during the Class Period. In many instances, your qualifying Repair Services will be reflected in those records, and you will receive by mail or email a notice instructing you how to access that information using a Notice ID and Confirmation Code. If your Repair Services are not included in the data from John Deere—such that you do not receive a notice with a Notice ID and Confirmation Code—or you believe the data from John Deere does not include all of your qualifying Repair Services, you will need to provide records or documentation of the Repair Services for which you seek compensation. Should the Settlement Administrator request additional information regarding your claim after it is submitted, you must provide those records or risk having the Repair Services that are the subject of the request deducted from your recovery. For more information on how to make a claim, see Question 11 .

Official settlement FAQFAQ 9: How much money can I get from the Settlement and what is the distribution plan? (complete public page JSON answer)

The Repair Services file you access with your Notice ID and Confirmation Code reflects records provided to the Settlement Administrator and may not include every qualifying Repair Service. Please review the entire file before answering the Claim Form questions. If a listed Repair Service is incorrect, follow the Claim Form instructions to identify and correct it. If a qualifying Repair Service is missing, answer “Yes” when asked on the Claim Form whether qualifying Repair Services are missing, then enter the requested equipment and repair information and upload supporting documentation for each additional qualifying Repair Service. Do not add rows to the downloaded Repair Services file. If no repair data is on file for you, provide for each qualifying Repair Service the information requested on the Claim Form. Submitting additional information does not guarantee eligibility or payment. Note that the downloadable Repair Services file is a CSV that can be opened in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets, often more easily on a desktop or laptop.

Official settlement FAQFAQ 12: What if the Repair Services file I access with my Notice ID and Confirmation Code is missing repairs or equipment, or contains incorrect information? (complete public page JSON answer)

If you received a Notice but lost it or cannot read it, contact the Settlement Administrator through the website’s Contact Us page. Provide your full name or business name, current and former mailing addresses, and email address. We may request additional information to verify your identity or authority to act for a business or another person before providing access information. If you did not receive a Notice, you may still file a Claim by choosing the option to file without a Notice ID and Confirmation Code, provided you meet the Settlement Class definition. Receiving a Notice does not guarantee eligibility or payment.

Official settlement FAQFAQ 13: What if I lost my Notice ID or Confirmation Code, or did not receive a Notice? (complete public page JSON answer)

Different Notice IDs may relate to different people, businesses, equipment, or Repair Services. Unless the Settlement Administrator has confirmed that records are duplicates, submit a separate Claim Form for each Notice ID. Do not combine separate legal claimants into one Claim Form.

Official settlement FAQFAQ 14: What if I received more than one Notice, or need to file for more than one person or business? (complete public page JSON answer)

Any person or entity who purchased Repair Services for Deere Large Agricultural Equipment from John Deere or its authorized Dealers in the United States between January 10, 2018 and May 18, 2026 can file a claim on this website, or return the claim form to the Settlement Administrator at the address set forth in Question 30 on or before December 31, 2026.

Official settlement FAQFAQ 11: How can I get a payment? (complete public page JSON answer)

At this time, it is not known precisely how much each eligible claimant will receive or when payments will be made. The Court will hold a hearing on January 19, 2027 at 10:00 a.m. Central, at the Stanley J. Roszkowski U.S. Courthouse, 327 South Church Street, Rockford, IL 61101, Courtroom 5200, to decide whether to approve the Settlement. If the Court approves the Settlement, there may still be appeals of that decision. No payments will be made until any such appeals are resolved and the claims process has been completed, and it is hard to estimate how long that might take. Updates regarding the Settlement and when payouts will be made will be on the Settlement website.

Official settlement FAQFAQ 16: When will I get my payment? (complete public page JSON answer)

File a Claim Form Submit online or received by December 31, 2026

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The Court in charge of this case still has to decide whether to approve the Settlement. Settlement benefits will not be provided unless the Court approves the Settlement, and it becomes final.

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