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Gator Utility Vehicle XUV550 XUV550 Gator Utility Vehicle

1 source-linked failure report. Most reported: Fire / ignition. Typical failure around 2 mo.

Reliability signal — · Insufficient data · data confidence Very Low

1 confirmed failure reports

Reliability summary

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1 confirmed failure report · Insufficient data · Data confidence: Very Low

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Most common issue
Fire / ignition
Typical first failure
2 mo
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Median repair cost
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What breaks?

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  • Fire / ignition1 · 100%

When does it break?

Failure timing

Months after purchase, using reports that included timing.

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Reported repair costs

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Median months to failure

2

Failure reports

1

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What breaks?

What breaks? · reports

Fire / ignition

Utility Vehicles (5044)

2 months

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 16, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20200913-54E3F-2147369830. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Gator Utility Vehicle XUV550 XUV550 Gator Utility Vehicle (Gator Utility Vehicle XUV550 Serial Number 1M05550TB4DM024019 John Deere Recall Shifter and cables and vehicle becomes hot at times.). Incident: My John Deere Gator Utility Vechicle XUV550 year 2013 Serial 1M0550TB4DM024019 (0MM164559 H1) shifter and cables continue to break this is a constant safety issue that resulted in me losing control of the gator and hitting a vineyard end post and cracking the back of the gator bed. This item is very dangerous and I have informed and written John Deere about how it should have a safety recall. The gator also gets very hot easily and could set on fire. The shifter was broken when it was delivered to my farm and I have to pay just about every 3 to 6 months for a mechanic to repair it including parts and labor with [REDACTED] company in Fresno California. My most recent purchase due to a faulty shifter and cable was made on September 11, 2020. I thought due to the accident and the number of times the gator has broken I should contact your site and inform you that this Utility Vehicle is unsafe and I should be at the very least offered a large discount on a new one or have the entire gator replaced at no charge. Thank you, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

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Months until failure

2 months

Repair cost

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Repaired

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Support helpful

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AI extraction confidence

88%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

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