US FTC probing Deere over customers' 'right to repair' equipment
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is probing farm equipment maker Deere (DE.N), opens new tab over the company's repair policies, according to a filing made public on Thursday.
The investigation, authorized on Sept. 2, 2021, focuses on repair restrictions manufacturers place on hardware or software, often referred to by regulators as impeding customers' "right to repair" the goods they purchase.
The probe was made public through a filing by data analytics company Hargrove & Associates Inc, which sought to quash an FTC subpoena seeking market data submitted to it by members of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.