Texas Louisville Attic Ladder Lawsuit

In August 2026, Louisville Ladder recalled 1,770,000 attic stairway ladders because the bolts can break when a person is on the ladder. The ladders were sold at Home Depot, Lowe’s and other Texas retailers for nearly 14 years before the recall announcement.

Need a Texas Attic Ladder Injury Lawyer? Collen A. Clark is a true advocate for his clients and is passionate about helping Texans that have been injured or wronged. If you were injured in a fall from a recalled Louisville attic ladder when the bolts broke unexpectedly, contact our lawyers immediately. You may be entitled to compensation by filing a lawsuit.

Quick Facts About This Recall

• Recalled by: Louisville Ladder, Inc. of Louisville, Kentucky
• Product: Louisville, Featherlite, Lite and Century attic stairway ladders with gas struts
• Recall date: August 6, 2026
• Units affected: 1,770,000 nationwide
• Hazard: Bolts can break while the ladder is in use, posing a risk of serious injury or death from a fall
• Incidents reported: 11 reports of a bolt breaking nationally, including 1 injury report
• Sold at: The Home Depot, Lowe’s, Do It Best, Orgill and Amazon.com from November 2012 through July 2026
• Remedy: Free repair kit with replacement spreader bolts
• Recall number: 26-661
• Official source: CPSC recall notice

Louisville Ladder Recalled 1.77 Million Attic Stairways

On August 6, 2026, the CPSC announced a recall of roughly 1,770,000 attic stairway ladders distributed by Louisville Ladder, Inc. The recall covers the Louisville, Featherlite, Lite and Century brands, and applies only to models built with gas struts.

According to the agency, the bolts on these ladders can break while in use, posing a risk of serious injury or death from a fall hazard. The action was handled through the CPSC’s Fast Track Recall program and carries recall number 26-661.

Health Canada announced a joint recall the same day covering another 13,054 units. The ladders were manufactured in Mexico.

What Is the Defect in the Spreader Bolts?

The spreader assembly is the hardware that locks the folding sections of an attic ladder into position after the attic door is pulled down. The recall centers on the bolts in that assembly.

Health Canada’s joint notice describes the defect in specific terms:

“The 1/4-inch chrome-colored bolts used in the spreader assembly on Louisville and Featherlite attic stairways manufactured on or before June 22, 2026, may not meet Louisville Ladder Corp.’s design specifications, posing a potential injury hazard.”

A bolt that fails under load gives no warning. The remedy Louisville Ladder is offering is a free kit containing 2 replacement 1/4 inch spreader bolts, washers and lock nuts with installation instructions, which owners request by registering at Atticstairwayrecall.expertinquiry.com.

Which Attic Ladders Are Affected?

The brand name and model number are printed on the inside of the attic door. The recalled units have aluminum or wood frames, include handrails, and fold up into the ceiling.

• Frame widths of 22.5, 25.5 and 30.0 inches
• Frame lengths of 54 and 60 inches
• Ceiling heights from 7 feet 8 inches up to 12 feet
• Gas struts only, ladders without gas struts are excluded
• Louisville and Featherlite models named in the Canadian notice include AA2210, AA2210F, AA2210R5FL, AA2510, AA2510F, AEE2210, AEE2510, AEE3010, AF2240MG-R5C, AL2240LG-R5, AL2240MG-C, AL2240MG-R5C, AL2540LG-R5, AL2540MG-R10, AL3040MG-R10 and AL3040MG-R10FT

The CPSC notice itself does not publish a model list. Because the U.S. recall also names the Lite and Century brands, Texas homeowners should verify their model number on the manufacturer’s registration site rather than assuming a ladder is excluded.

Where Were They Sold?

The recalled ladders 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. All of those chains operate heavily across Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio and Austin.

Many attic ladders are never bought at a store by the homeowner at all. They are installed by builders, remodelers and garage contractors, which means a Texas family can own one of these ladders without ever having seen a receipt for it. The CPSC advises consumers to stop using the recalled ladders immediately and register for the free repair kit.

How Many People Were Injured?

Nationally, Louisville Ladder has received 11 reports of a bolt breaking. One of those reports involved an injury to a consumer’s neck, head and back. In Canada, the company reported 1 incident and no injuries as of July 24, 2026.

The CPSC notice does not break these reports down by state, so there is no published count of Texas incidents. Reports made to a manufacturer also tend to undercount actual injuries, because a homeowner who falls and goes to an emergency room often never contacts the company at all.

If you believe you or a family member was hurt in a fall from one of these ladders, our lawyers may be able to help you find out whether the recalled defect was involved.

Previous Louisville Ladder Recalls

This is not the first time the company has pulled a product for a fall hazard. In February 2008, Louisville Ladder recalled about 25,000 fiberglass extension ladders because the extension section could fail to lock. No injuries were reported at the time.

The difference in scale is significant. That 2008 action covered 25,000 ladders, while the current recall covers 1,770,000 and follows an injury report.

Legal Help for Attic Ladder Fall Victims in Texas

Pull-down attic stairs are close to standard equipment in Texas homes and garages. Texas has been one of the fastest growing homebuilding markets in the country across the same 2012 to 2026 window in which these ladders were sold, and attic space in Texas houses does double duty for storage and for HVAC equipment and ductwork.

That means Texans are not climbing these ladders once a year for holiday boxes. Homeowners, handymen and air conditioning technicians go up and down them regularly, often carrying something heavy, at heights of up to 12 feet above a garage slab.

Texans who were injured in a fall linked to a defective attic ladder may be entitled to compensation for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other damages. Time limits apply to product liability claims, so it is important not to wait. If you still have the ladder and the broken hardware, keep them, because that hardware is the central evidence in an attic ladder injury claim.

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