The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·17227·Announced 2017-09-20

John Deere Recalls D105 Lawn Tractors Due to Transmission Crash Hazard

John Deere is recalling D105 lawn tractors and service transmissions because the transmission can fail, posing a crash hazard. No injuries have been reported.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (crash hazard) where injury has not yet been reported, which corresponds to a High severity score of 3 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Deere & Company is recalling John Deere model D105 lawn tractors and service part transmissions sold for use in the D105. The recall involves approximately 25,000 tractors and 500 transmissions sold as service parts in the United States, with an additional 1,200 units sold in Canada. The affected tractors have serial numbers beginning with 1GXD105.

The transmission can fail, which poses a crash hazard. The company has not reported any injuries associated with this defect. The tractors were sold at John Deere dealers, Home Depot, and Lowe's stores nationwide from February 2016 through July 2017 for about $1,500. The service transmissions were sold by John Deere authorized dealers from March 2016 through August 2017 for about $300.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled lawn tractors and contact a John Deere dealer for a free repair. A complete list of serial numbers included in the recall is available at www.JohnDeere.com/D105-Transmission-Recall. If the serial number is not on the website but the transmission was replaced between March 2016 and August 2017, consumers should contact their John Deere service dealer to verify if the recall applies.

The recalled product

Product
John Deere D105 lawn tractors and service part transmissions
Manufacturer
Deere & Company, of Moline, Ill.
Category
Consumer Product — Lawn Tractors
Hazard
Affected units
25,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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