REUTERS — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is probing farm equipment maker John Deere over the company’s repair policies, according to a filing made public earlier this month.
The investigation, authorized on Sept. 2, 2021, focuses on repair restrictions manufacturers place on hardware or software.
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.
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Neither HAI nor AEM is a target of the FTC probe, according to the filing.
A spokesperson for Deere said the company is co-operating with the FTC.
