Louisville, Featherlite, Lite & Century Attic Stairway Ladders with gas struts recall

The bolts on the attic stairway ladders can break while in use, posing a risk of serious injury or death from fall hazard.

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.

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 include…

Company

The Home Depot, Lowe's, Do It Best, Orgill, and other retailers nationwide and…

Date

Thursday, August 6

Where sold

Nationwide

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.

Units

1,770,000 (In addition, about 13,054 were sold in Canada)

Recall number

26661

Source

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission