Louisville Ladder Recalls Over One Million Attic Stairway Ladders Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fall Hazard
Recall date: Aug. 6, 2026.
Built by the Tribune's code from CPSC's official records. No AI wrote this page. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.
- What's recalled
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. The brand name and model number are located on the inside of the attic door.
- The risk
The bolts on the attic stairway ladders can break while in use, posing a risk of serious injury or death from fall hazard. The firm has received 11 reports of a bolt breaking, including one report of an injury to the neck, head and back.
- Who's affected
Units: 1,770,000 (In addition, about 13,054 were sold in Canada), according to CPSC. Sold at: The Home Depot, Lowe's, Do It Best, Orgill, and other retailers nationwide and on-line at Amazon.com from November 2012 through July 2026 for between $170 and $600.
- Compared with
Louisville Ladder has 1 CPSC recall in 2026 so far, compared with 0 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from CPSC's records since Nov. 1, 2016.
- Before this
No earlier CPSC recalls by Louisville Ladder in records since Nov. 1, 2016.
Counted by the Tribune from CPSC's records since Nov. 1, 2016.
- What to do and when
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.
CPSC's notice, word for word
Contact, as CPSC's notice gives it: 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 for more information.
- Check it yourself
The record as CPSC published it
| CPSC recall number | 26661 |
|---|---|
| Recall date | Aug. 6, 2026 |
| Company | Louisville Ladder |
| Products | Louisville, Featherlite, Lite & Century Attic Stairway Ladders with gas struts |
| Remedy offered | Repair |
| Importer | Louisville Ladder, Inc., of Louisville, Kentucky |
| Manufactured in | Mexico |
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall records (public domain). CPSC's notice