Ferguson supports repair rights but opposes filing the Deere complaint
Andrew N. FergusonFTC commissioner, in a dissent joined by Melissa Holyoak
Ferguson, joined by Holyoak, supports repair rights but opposes filing the complaint on timing, evidence and settlement-negotiation grounds.
“I recognize that the right to repair one’s own equipment matters a great deal. And I favor right-to-repair legislation. ... But I must dissent from the filing of today’s Complaint on three procedural grounds.”
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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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The commissioners support repair rights but oppose filing at this stage on procedural, evidentiary and settlement-negotiation grounds.
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The FTC complaint alleged that Deere restricted access to fully functional repair software.
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Ferguson favors settling only if the agreement provides real benefits to farmers. His objections concern the filing's timing, evidentiary basis and effect on negotiations.
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Relative to the FTC's allegation that Deere's repair restrictions were unlawful, Ferguson neither defends nor condemns the restrictions. He backs repair rights and a settlement that gives farmers real benefits, but opposes the suit itself and says the evidence is too thin to file with confidence. We labeled it Mixed or conditional because his support for the complaint's goal and his opposition to filing it are materially different positions.
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