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John Deere four-wheel ATVs

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 31, 2018. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Jul 31, 2018the latest report was made
  • Jul 31, 2018the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
John Deere
Maker
Deere & CO.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Four-wheel ATVsAll-terrain vehicles, off-road onlyCPSC’s product type: All Terrain Vehicles (Four Wheels/off Road Only) (code 3286), in Sports and Recreation: Recreational Vehicles (Unlicensed)

By month

1 report from August 2017 to July 2018; the most in July 2018, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
July 20181

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Jul 31, 2018, sent to the company Aug 8, 2018, published by CPSC Aug 22, 2018

    The product, in the report: ATV

    Purchased John Deere Gator model 550 in 2014, a 2013 demo model had about 14 hours on it. Had the vehicle serviced at one year after purchase (2015) at the John Deere dealer. In early 2016 we had several problems with brake not working and not holding the vehicle on even slight hill. Took to a local mechanic to check it and look at the brakes. He said the brake cable was significantly damaged and needed to be replaced. He replaced the brake cable with John Deere part. In mid 2017 the brake was not holding all the time, would take several attempts pushing the brake to get it in Brake mode, with engine on or off, then this month 7/2016, the brake would not hold on slight upgrade in yard. We again took the the Cookeville, TN John Deere dealer for routine service (7/26/2018) and to check the brake. The mechanic said to brake cable broke when he was removing it before he replaced it with a new cable. When we spoke with the service dept manager we asked about the brake cable failing, that I considered this a major safety issue and definitely a possible recall issue. He said “we have had a few complaints about this issue from a few other customers” but that was all he said. We live an area and use the Gator on large, steep hills for manure spreading and trail maintenance in our equine development, which has steep hills and ravines. After we got home I checked on the CPSC and found there have been numerous complaints about this same issue. To me THIS IS a major safety issue. In the past we have been on a narrow trail, on the very edge of a cliff, we got stuck, and if the brake had failed at that point the Gator would have gone over the side, down a rock edge about 100 feet to a river.

    Model
    2013 JOHN DEERE XUV 550
    UPC
    DM024068
    Serial number
    [REDACTED]
    Bought from
    TRIGREEN EQUIPMENT, Tennessee
    Bought
    Jul 1, 2014
    Where
    Jamestown, Tennessee: Farm/Ranch
    Who was involved
    Unknown
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand John Deere, made or sold by Deere & CO.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

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CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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