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

CPSC recall 05508. Recall date: 9 Nov 2004. Last publish date of the CPSC notice: 13 Nov 2024.

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

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

Remedy, in the words of CPSC

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

CPSC recall 05508 has the recall date 9 Nov 2004. The notice names the firm Deere & Company. The recall has about 14,746 units. The median CPSC recall of 2004 has 13,500 units. CPSC gives the product type Utility, Off-Road Vehicles/Golf Carts.

CPSC recall notice More of the notice

Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
CPSC publishes these words. Source: CPSC recall notices, section About the U.S. CPSC, read on 1 Oct 2026. The hazard, the remedy and the incident text on this site are the words of the CPSC recall notice. Newest CPSC recall on the register: 24 Sep 2026.

More of the notice

The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.

CPSC recall 05508: incidents, units, products and firms
Incidents and injuries	Deere is aware of 14 instances of replacement of the master brake cylinder, due to this problem. There have been no reported injuries.
Units	14,746
Description	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
Product	John Deere Gator HPX Utility Vehicles, 14,746, Utility, Off-Road Vehicles/Golf Carts
Sold at	Authorized John Deere dealers nationwide, from December 2003 to October 2004, for between $8,000 and $10,600.
Manufacturer	Deere & Company
Made in	United States

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The recall in context

Units in this recall: 14,746Median of 2004: 13,500
CPSC recalls of 2004: 278
Recalls of 2004 with one of the same hazards: 15%
Recalls of 2004 in the category Utility, Off-Road Vehicles/Golf Carts: 1%
Recalls on the register that name Deere & Company: 41

Other recalls of the firm

Other CPSC recalls that name Deere & Company
Date	Recall
26 Sep 2024	John Deere Recalls Compact Utility Tractors Due to Crash Hazard
8 Jun 2023	John Deere Recalls XUV590 Gator Utility Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)
7 Jul 2022	John Deere Recalls Lawn Tractors Due to Crash and Injury Hazards (Recall Alert)
19 Aug 2021	John Deere Recalls Compact Utility Tractors Due to Risk of Injury (Recall Alert)
20 May 2021	John Deere Recalls Gator Utility Vehicles Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)
7 Jan 2021	John Deere Recalls Frontier Rotary Tillers Due to Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)
14 May 2020	John Deere Recalls Attachment Kits for Compact Utility Tractor Brooms Due to Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)
31 Oct 2019	John Deere Recalls Compact Utility Tractors Due to Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)
4 Sep 2019	Gator Utility Vehicles Recalled by John Deere Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)
11 Sep 2018	John Deere Recalls Gator Utility Vehicles Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)
24 May 2018	John Deere Recalls Compact Utility Loaders Due To Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)
1 Feb 2018	John Deere Recalls ZTrak Riding Mowers Due to Laceration Hazard (Recall Alert)

Deere & Company: all 41 recalls

Official channels

CPSC recall notice 05508The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
CPSC recallsThe list of all recall notices on the CPSC site.
SaferProducts.govThe CPSC site for a report about a consumer product.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. CPSC recall 05508. https://recallregister.com/product/3035-cpsc-deere-company-announce-recall-of-gator-hpx-utility-vehicles/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence: US government work, public domain
Data retrieved: 30 Sep 2026
Newest CPSC recall on the register: 24 Sep 2026

The CPSC notice is the authority. The hazard names come from the hazard text of CPSC. The category is the product type that CPSC gives. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Does CPSC recall 05508 report injuries?: The CPSC notice says: Deere is aware of 14 instances of replacement of the master brake cylinder, due to this problem. There have been no reported injuries.
Where was the product sold?: The CPSC notice says: Authorized John Deere dealers nationwide, from December 2003 to October 2004, for between $8,000 and $10,600.
How many units are in CPSC recall 05508?: The CPSC notice gives this number: 14,746
Where was the product made?: The CPSC notice gives: United States