CPSC, Deere & Company Announce Recall of Compact Utility Tractors
Home product recall 04-545. Announced by CPSC on Apr 9, 2004.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Apr 9, 2004. Copied from CPSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- 300 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Some of the steel bolts used to secure Roll-Over Protective Structure (ROPS) to the tractor’s real axle can shear off, decreasing the strength of the ROPS and its ability to protect the operator, in the event of a roll-over incident.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
The company is directly notifying purchasers. Consumers should stop using their tractors immediately and contact a John Deere dealer for a free repair.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, contact John Deere’s Customer Communications Center at (800) 537-8233 between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday and between 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET Saturday, or at the John Deere website at www.johndeere.com
Which ones are recalled?
These vehicles are small agricultural tractors that are green with yellow seats and wheels. The following model and serial numbers can be found on the serial number plate on the tractor’s frame: Model Serial Range 4210 CUT with Hydrostatic Transmission LV4210H320674 through LV4210H320773 4310 CUT with Hydrostatic Transmission LV4310H331062 through LV4310H331359 4310 CUT with PowrReverser Transmission LV4310P335452 through LV4310P335550 4410 CUT with Hydrostatic Transmission LV4410H340381 through LV4410H340592 4410 CUT with PowrReverser Transmission LV4410P345138 through LV4410P345179
300 units, as CPSC gives them.
John Deere Compact Utility Tractors.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by John Deere, Moline, Ill.
- Authorized John Deere dealers nationwide, during January and February 2004, for between $18,000 and $21,500.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
John Deere is aware of three incidents where the bolts have sheared off, all which were discovered during factory inspections. There have been no reported injuries.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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