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title: "Louisville Ladder Recalls Over One Million Attic Stairway Ladders Due to Risk... — CPSC recall 26661 | Is It on Recall"
description: "The bolts on the attic stairway ladders can break while in use, posing a risk of serious injury or death from fall hazard."
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# Louisville Ladder Recalls Over One Million Attic Stairway Ladders Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fall Ha... — CPSC recall 26661

Published notice; closure not supplied

The CPSC record supplies a notice and remedy, not a current closure determination.

Source date Aug 6, 2026. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: 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.
- **Reason**: The bolts on the attic stairway ladders can break while in use, posing a risk of serious injury or death from fall hazard.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Louisville Ladder, Inc., of Louisville, Kentucky
- **Quantity**: 1,770,000 (In addition, about 13,054 were sold in Canada)
- **Agency-reported status**: Published recall notice
- **Source record identifier**: 26661

[Open the official record](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)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Read the product description and official photos for model and lot identifiers. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Last publish date**: Aug 7, 2026

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

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.

[Read the current instructions](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)

### Contact in the notice

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.

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[Other consumer products records](https://isitonrecall.com/category/other-consumer-products/) [Louisville Ladder, Inc., of Louisville, Kentucky records](https://isitonrecall.com/brand/louisville-ladder-inc-of-louisville-kentucky/)