Little Giant Recalls Ladders with Rapid Locks Due to Risk of Serious Injury from Fall Hazard
Recall date: Nov. 5, 2026.
Built by the Tribune's code from CPSC's official records. No AI wrote this page. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.
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- What's recalled
This recall involves Little Giant ladders with Rapid Locks. Rapid Locks are designed to insert into ladder rungs for the purpose of adjusting the ladder’s height. Rapid Locks are black or orange and are located on each ladder leg. The affected models are Adjustable Fortress 2.0, Conquest 2.0, Dark Horse 2.0, Epic, King Kombo XT, Leveler, MegaLite, MegaLite+, Multi, Quantum and Vector. The brand name Little Giant and the model name are located on the side of the ladder. Only ladders without an orange rectangular “QC” sticker on the rail above one of the Rapid Locks are included in this recall.
- The risk
The ladders can suddenly retract if the Rapid Locks are not fully engaged, posing a fall hazard to consumers. Little Giant has received 25 reports of the ladders retracting, including 19 reports of injuries, consisting of three reports of head injuries such as traumatic brain injury, skull fracture, concussion, vision loss, hearing loss and cognitive impairment; and 16 reports of other injuries such as joint or bone fracture, lacerations and bruising. Little Giant has also received 39 reports of Rapid Locks not working properly.
- Who's affected
Units: About 3,662,000, according to CPSC. Sold at: Lowe’s, Costco and other stores nationwide and online at Lowes.com, Amazon.com, Costco.com, LittleGiantLadders.com and other websites from December 2015 through October 2026 for about $100 to $1,000.
- Compared with
Little Giant 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 Little Giant 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 until they review the information at www.littlegiantladders.com/pages/recalls or via the QR code on the ladder and contact Little Giant for a repair kit containing warning labels and instructions. The additional instructions and labels, which should be affixed to the ladder, advise consumers to verify that their Rapid Locks are properly engaged before every use and to maintain their locks with lubrication. Consumers who follow the provided instructions and have a Rapid Lock that does not function properly after the application of lubrication should contact Little Giant for evaluation. If a lock does not function properly after this evaluation, the company will offer the choice of a replacement ladder of the same or equivalent model or a refund ranging from a depreciated value determined by date of purchase up to full purchase price for ladders purchased within the past 12 months.
CPSC's notice, word for word
Contact, as CPSC's notice gives it: Little Giant toll-free at 866-201-9069 from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. MT Monday through Friday or visit www.littlegiantladders.com/pages/recalls or www.littlegiantladders.com and click on RECALLS at the top of the home page.
- Check it yourself
The record as CPSC published it
| CPSC recall number | 27067 |
|---|---|
| Recall date | Nov. 5, 2026 |
| Company | Little Giant |
| Products | Little Giant ladders with Rapid Locks |
| Product type | Ladders & Accessories |
| Remedy offered | Refund, Replace, Repair |
| Importer | Little Giant Ladder Systems, LLC, of Springville, Utah |
| Manufactured in | United States, China, Mexico, Malaysia |
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall records (public domain). CPSC's notice