Deere Says "STOP USING YOUR TRACTOR"

We want to inform you about a recent stop use alert issued by John Deere for the 1023E, 1025R, and 2025R models built between November 17, 2017, and September 30, 2022. John Deere will be reaching out directly to customers with affected machines to provide further instructions and support. At 21st Century, your safety and satisfaction are our top priorities. We’re pleased to report that less than 1% of our current in-stock inventory is affected by this issue. Rest assured, any affected machines will undergo the necessary Performance Improvement upgrade and thorough testing before delivery to ensure they meet the highest standards of performance and safety. If you have any concerns or would like to verify whether your machine is affected, please contact your local John Deere dealership for assistance. Thank you for your understanding and continued trust in 21st Century and John Deere.

Mom always said “if you don’t have nothing nice to say don’t say anything at all” as of late I have nothing good to say about this manufacturer.

Thanks Tim you always provide such up to date thorough content. I have a model year 2023 2025R. I called JD dealer and they confirmed my tractor build date was 6/13/23. I looked at the brake linkage and I can clearly see it's made out a cast aluminum, Its still really shiny at 50 hrs. According to the recall my tractor is past the recall date. The dealer recorded all my concerns and will contact me when they know more about this recall. I plan to get a picture of the linkage and provide it to dealer. I have a very hilly property and rely heavily on my brake every time I use the tractor, especially when parked. I would also think JD will come out with a new part number that supersedes the old. Thank you!

Tim, thanks for using your channel to announce this as well. The more the word gets out, the safer us owners can be.You've gotten more eyes to this issue in an hour, than I did in a day 😂. And thank you for mentioning me.

Outstanding job! I've been less than impressed with Deere lately. Between the DEI mess, and the move to Mexico plan, I've bought my last John Deere. Thanks for all you do with this channel--to say it's "handy" would be an understatement. #GodBlessAmerica

Thanks, Tim. My 1025r falls in this category, so thanks for the heads up. I'll be calling the dealer tomorrow. Be safe

Well, I used to work at the factory where these tractors were built. The date codes are the middle alpha characters immediately following the model, the only other letters are the 1LV at that front which is the Augusta GA factory. So the 9th &10th characters, just after 1LV2025R for 2025R variants. There are 2 different years represented by 2 different characters, one is the fiscal year and the other is calendar year. The non matching letters are the 3 months where the years don't coincide between October and December. After the year code is a randomly selected alpha character is used just to keep people from more easily creating false documentation with warranty claims. The dealer will verify that engines and transaxles match the tractor serial number, as well. ROPS is verified as well. That part number is fairly new as it starts with a LVU3xxxxx. Most of the parts on those tractors are LVU2xxxxx. To me, it looks like a different casting was made. The new part is still a casting just from looking at the CAD model, I didn't work on that production line so I don't know the details on the change, but if I had to guess it got changed from aluminum to steel. Maybe someone can put a magnet on their part if they have a newer tractor or perhaps. If the magnet sticks it's steel and likely it's painted black. Compact utility tractors get black painted parts. Larger utility tractors get green painted parts. If someone can verify a material change was made and/or if it's painted, it could help others identify if they have the suspect part on their tractor. Aluminum parts aren't painted. Sometimes they get anodized, but painting doesn't help with corrosion. Aluminum is like copper, it gets a patina then it stops corroding. Copper gets a green patina and aluminum is grey making it look hazy. Just for clarification, the 2025R is considered a 2 series tractor. These however are considered Small Chassis Compact Utility tractors. The 2032R and 2038R variants are considered Large Chassis Compact Utility Tractors along with 3E. The other 3 series tractors are considered Premium Compact Utility Tractors. These descriptions are the manufacturing classsification. The model numbers are marketing. The E model is the basic model and the R series is the higher end model in their respective series. There is some overlap in between how they number series are manufactured. The 3E and 2R Large are very similar even sharing the same engines. But they are differently marketed. The 3E is considered marketed for agriculatural use. Whereas the 2R Large is marketed for general commerical use. The marketing is marketing. In most cases you can use 3E and 2R Large to do a lot of the same things. But there are advantages to having the 3E higher ride height. Things like rear PTO attachments are shared a lot between the two. The advantage of the 2R Large are preminum quality build with higher end features like cruise control and the loader that you easily swap out for something like a snow blower.

Remember when tractors were made of cast iron and American steel.

Makes sense. Mine split in two early this year. Wasn’t too bad to change myself. Did a couple of jobs without brakes while a new one shipped to me. Stayed on near level ground and used the bucket as my e-brake.

This is more than just a "stopping" issue. I always use the Park function when I get off of the tractor. Depending where the interlock is in the system, we may not be able to park or un-park the tractor!

Great timely info for the community Tim. The full pond behind you looks great!

Tim, thanks for the advanced notice. In the meantime, I did inspect the part on my 2021 1025R, and found no incipient cracks. At least we can keep an eye on it until the replacement is available.

I like the photo of the guy who made his own Bell crank bracket, nice work.

Deere bud lighted themselves over this past decade. Moving to MX just seals the deal for their demise.

Love the 4 leaf clover. My grandfather, Pawpaw to me, could find them while walking. He had an amazing ability for finding 4 leaf clovers.

Thanks Tim for the update. I assume the "new part" will be steel in lieu of aluminum. I'm not a "Deere guy" but hats off to them for trying to correct this issue. They are a quality manufacturer. Keep up the great videos. I watch all the time.

TY for the update, wish I had known about the filter brkt issue. I had to have a new engine installed. Luckily the covered it all but was down for awhile.

Great info! I'll have to inspect my Sept2020 model asap. Just put 3hrs seat time on other day moving 2 huge piles of road base for a steep slope.

I had seen this on Facebook but I was waiting for you to cover this. thank you. they need to be quick with this b/c winter is around the corner and we can't get out of the driveway at times without plowing.

Hey Tim: Thank you for the heads up. I only use my brake on my 2019 1023e for parking. It is also garaged between uses so I don't think corrosion would be an issue for my tractor. My tractor is down right now because the self centering bearing on the auto-connect driveshaft has failed. The parts just came in so I'm on my way to pick them up today. I will check the condition of that bracket when I do the repair. Thanks again, great job as always.