It looks like John Deere owners will soon be able to feel free to repair their own machines.

The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states reached a right-to-repair agreement Wednesday with farm equipment giant Deere. & Co., commonly known as John Deere, which requires the company to allow farmers and independent shops to fix their own equipment.

The Illinois-based manufacturer has faced complaints for years for withholding software needed for repairs and forcing customers to use authorized dealers instead of independent dealers.

This is the second right-to-repair settlement Deere has reached this year, following another $99 million class action settlement with farmers in April. Although the class action compensated consumers, the FTC settlement requires Deere to make its repair services available to equipment owners and independent shops.

The FTC and the attorneys general of Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin filed the antitrust lawsuit in January 2025, arguing that Deere had illegally restricted farmers and independent shops who could otherwise provide them with services to repair farm equipment such as tractors. Deere also manufactures engines and equipment for forestry, landscaping and construction.

Under the order filed in Illinois, Deere will now be required to make diagnostic and repair tools available to equipment owners and independent repair shops, not just its own network of authorized dealers. It also prevents Deere dealers from retaliating against equipment owners or repair shops who choose to repair their own equipment rather than pay for Deere services. The order heads to Judge Iain D. Johnston for approval.

“For too long, Arizona farmers and independent mechanics have been at the mercy of Deere’s monopoly on repair tools, forced to wait – and pay – authorized dealers only to repair broken tractors and other equipment,” Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said in a statement Wednesday.

Deere must pay a combined $1 million to the five states for antitrust enforcement costs and will be subject to strict compliance monitoring for the next 10 years.

In the lawsuit, the FTC argued that Deere provides a service software tool to authorized dealers but does not provide the full version to equipment owners or independent shops. Deere had said the lawsuit was baseless, denied that its distribution of service tools was anticompetitive and argued that it could not monopolize the services since it does not provide them directly.

Deere maintained its commitment to independent repair in a statement Wednesday, adding that the settlement with the FTC reinforces its innovation of more flexible repair options.

“This is good news for our customers and for the future of how Deere equipment is supported,” said Denver Caldwell, vice president of aftersales and customer service.

Right to repair has become an increasingly common issue over the years, especially for technology products, with consumers complaining that even the simplest repairs can only be performed by authorized company dealers.