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CPSC, Deere & Company Announce Recall of Gator HPX Utility Vehicles

Home product recall 05-508. Announced by CPSC on Nov 9, 2004.

CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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The short answer

Announced by CPSC on Nov 9, 2004. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.

Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

Loss of brake system pressure can decrease the effectiveness of the brakes.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

Consumers should contact a John Deere dealer for a free repair of the master brake cylinder.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 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 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, between 9 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. ET Saturday, or the John Deere website at www.johndeere.com

Which ones are recalled?

Gator HPX Utility Vehicles are four wheeled vehicles with a cargo box. The words “John Deere”, “Gator” and “HPX” appear on the cargo box. The following model and serial numbers can be found on the serial number plate on the vehicle’s frame: Model Serial Range HPX 4X2 Gas M0HP2GX010001-010775 HPX 4X2 Diesel M0HP2DX010001-030032 HPX 4X4 Gas M0HP4GX010001-031406 HPX 4X4 Diesel M0HP4DX010001-030552 HPX 4X4 Trial M0HP4GT010001-030678

14,746 units, as CPSC gives them.

John Deere Gator HPX Utility Vehicles.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 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 Deere & Company, Moline, Ill.
  • Authorized John Deere dealers nationwide, from December 2003 to October 2004, for between $8,000 and $10,600.
  • Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

Deere is aware of 14 instances of replacement of the master brake cylinder, due to this problem. There have been no reported injuries.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 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.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.

    Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.

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