Deere rejects the FTC complaint's factual and legal premises
John DeereDeere & Company, official response to the FTC complaint
Deere calls the FTC complaint factually and legally flawed and says it punishes innovation.
“The complaint is based on flagrant misrepresentations of the facts and fatally flawed legal theories”
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Where this statement fits
John Deere agrees to expand repair access after disputing the FTC's monopoly allegations
The FTC and states alleged that Deere reserved fully functional repair software for authorized dealers, raising costs and delaying repairs. Deere disputed that account. In July 2026, the parties announced an agreement expanding access to repair tools.
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Deere rejects the complaint's factual and legal premises and describes self-repair resources it says it already provides or is developing.
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The FTC and states had sued over access to fully functional repair software.
After the quotation
Deere described existing tools and future capabilities. Those claims do not themselves establish dealer-equivalent access.
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Why this label?
The reference is the alleged unlawful repair restrictions. Deere explicitly rejects the complaint's factual premises and legal theory.
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