Louisville Ladder Recalls Over 1 Million Attic Stairway Ladders
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Louisville Ladder is recalling 1,770,000 attic stairway ladders with gas struts due to a risk of bolts breaking and causing falls.
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This notice was issued by CPSC on August 6, 2026 and geographically references United States. Its severity classification of "high" signals how the issuing agency weighs the risk of harm if no action is taken - "critical" and "high" tier alerts typically carry direct consumer actions, while "medium" and "low" tend toward informational guidance or monitoring advisories. The category it belongs to - Product Recalls - determines the consumer-protection framework behind it, which shapes what remedies (refunds, replacements, repairs, or the recall itself) are available to affected consumers and which agency holds statutory responsibility for enforcement.
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What Happened
The bolts on the attic stairway ladders can break while in use, posing a risk of serious injury or death from fall hazard.
Which Products Are Affected
This recall involves Louisville, Featherlite, Lite & Century Attic Stairway Ladders with gas struts only. The aluminum or wood frame ladders come with handrails and fold into the attic. The ladders were sold in various frame sizes to accommodate different size attic openings in the ceiling, including 22.5, 25.5 and 30.0 inches wide and 54 and 60 inches long and ceiling heights ranging from 7 feet 8 inches up to 12 feet. A total of 1,770,000 units were sold in the United States (in addition, about 13,054 were sold in Canada). The brand name and model number are located on the inside of the attic door. They were sold at The Home Depot, Lowe's, Do It Best, Orgill, and other retailers nationwide and online at Amazon.com from November 2012 through July 2026 for between $170 and $600.
What You Should Do
Consumers should stop using the recalled ladders immediately and register at Atticstairwayrecall.expertinquiry.com to receive a free repair kit. Consumers should have the ladder's model number, which can be found on the inside of the attic door, available when they register. If your unit is included in the recall, the firm will send a free repair kit containing two replacement ¼" spreader bolts, washers, and lock nuts with installation instructions. Contact Louisville Ladder, Inc. toll-free at 888-679-5132 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at Atticstairwayrecall.expertinquiry.com or go to www.louisvilleladder.com and click on "Urgent Recall Notice" at the top of the page.
Why This Matters
The firm has received 11 reports of a bolt breaking, including one report of an injury to the neck, head and back.
Source
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Louisville-Ladder-Recalls-Over-One-Million-Attic-Stairway-Ladders-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Fall-Hazard (CPSC Recall Number 26661)
Original source: CPSC Official Notice ↗
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