John Deere repair services antitrust settlement

If you paid John Deere or a Deere-authorized dealer for repair services on large agricultural equipment in the United States between January 10, 2018 and May 18, 2026, you may be eligible for a payment. The settlement puts $99 million in cash, plus interest since January 15, 2026, into a fund that is split pro rata according to the labor hours dealers spent on each claimant's equipment, so amounts are estimates rather than a set figure. Most class members are being sent a Notice ID and confirmation code by mail or email, and Deere's own records then supply the hours; without one you can still claim by providing your own repair records. Claims close December 31, 2026, and filing on the official settlement site is free.

When the money moves

What the official materials say about the payment schedule for this settlement, and what the administrator has published since. Every figure below is linked to the page it was read from.

Status: Payments have not started

Expected

The notice says it is not known how much each claimant will receive or when. Nothing is paid until the court rules at the January 19, 2027 hearing, any appeals are resolved and claims processing finishes.

Read off the official notice, in its own words. These dates slip — an appeal can move a distribution by a year or more — so treat it as the administrator's plan rather than a schedule.

Source: the official notice ↗

Facts from the official materials

Status: Open
Type: Class-action settlement
Category: Consumer products
Defendant / company: Deere & Company
Administrator: Angeion Group (Deere Repair Services Antitrust Litigation Settlement Administrator)
Claim deadline: December 31, 2026
Eligibility period: January 10, 2018 – May 18, 2026
States: See official notice (often nationwide)
Proof: Notice ID / PIN from the official letter or email may be required
Possible amount: Share of a $99M fund
Source confidence: high
Last verified: September 14, 2026

Covered products and services

John Deere large agricultural equipment repair services
Deere 6000, 7000, 8000 and 9000 Series tractors
Combines, cotton pickers, cotton strippers and sugarcane harvesters
Tillage, seeding and application equipment and sprayers

In re Deere & Company Repair Services Antitrust Litigation · 3:22-cv-50188 (MDL No. 3030) · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Western Division

Payments are pro rata: each claimant's share is set by the labor hours Deere-authorized dealers spent on their qualifying equipment during the class period, so there is no fixed per-person amount and any figure is an estimate. Repairs done under a Deere factory warranty are excluded; repairs under an extended warranty you bought do count. Attorneys' fees of up to $45 million, litigation costs of up to $6 million and $25,000 service awards for each of the seven named plaintiffs come out of the fund before anything is distributed.

Important dates

Claim deadline: December 31, 2026
Opt-out deadline: December 4, 2026
Fairness hearing: January 19, 2027

Where the settlement fund goes

Deere is paying $99 million in cash, plus interest accruing since January 15, 2026, into a settlement fund. The notice also describes injunctive relief requiring Deere to make repair tools and diagnostic software available to farmers and independent repair providers, which plaintiffs' expert estimates at between $293.9 million and $648 million, for a total estimated settlement value of $392.9 million to $747 million. Only the $99 million cash fund is distributed to claimants; the injunctive relief applies to the whole class whether or not anyone files.

John Deere repair services antitrust settlement

When the money moves

Facts from the official materials

Eligibility questions

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