{"id":51642,"date":"2026-04-19T10:43:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T14:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=51642"},"modified":"2026-04-19T10:43:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T14:43:27","slug":"john-deere-right-to-repair-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/19\/john-deere-right-to-repair-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"John Deere Right-to-Repair Settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Caleb Jacobs<\/a> (via Hacker<\/a> News<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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While the agricultural manufacturing giant pointed out in a statement that this is no admission of wrongdoing, it agreed to pay $99 million into a fund for farms and individuals who participated in a class action lawsuit. Specifically, that money is available to those involved who paid John Deere’s authorized dealers for large equipment repairs from January 2018.<\/em> This means that plaintiffs will recover somewhere between 26% and 53% of overcharge damages, according to one of the court documents<\/a>—far beyond the typical amount, which lands between 5% and 15%.<\/p>\n

The settlement also includes an agreement by Deere to provide “the digital tools ​required for the maintenance, diagnosis, and repair” of tractors, combines, and other machinery for 10 years. That part is crucial, as farmers previously resorted to hacking their own equipment’s software<\/a> just to get it up and running again.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n