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Product Recall Number: 18-745

Why was John Deere 120R compact utility tractor loaders recalled?

Information about the proper ballast when the loader is attached to a John Deere model 2025R tractor is missing from the operator’s manual. If improperly ballasted, the tractor can be unstable and create a risk of injury to the operator or bystanders.

John Deere 120R compact utility tractor loaders
Here's product recall specific data for John Deere 120R compact utility tractor loaders.

  • Product Recall Number: 18-745

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2018-05-24

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: John Deere 120R compact utility tractor loaders

  • Description: This recall involves John Deere model 120R loaders that attach to 2025R tractors. The recalled loaders are mostly green with yellow accents. The model number 120R is located on both sides of the loader. The serial number is located on the inside of the left boom arm of the loader. A list of serial numbers included in this recall is available at www.JohnDeere.com/120R-Loader-OM-Recall .

  • Hazard Description: Information about the proper ballast when the loader is attached to a John Deere model 2025R tractor is missing from the operator’s manual. If improperly ballasted, the tractor can be unstable and create a risk of injury to the operator or bystanders.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Repair

  • Units: About 11,500 (in addition, about 1,300 were sold in Canada)

  • Incidents: None reported

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled loaders and contact an authorized John Deere dealer for a free correction of the operator’s manual. John Deere is contacting all known purchasers of the recalled loaders directly.

  • Sold At: John Deere dealers nationwide from May 2017 through September 2017 for about $3,600.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: Deere & Company, of Moline, Ill.

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: U.S.

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed