Little Giant Recalls Ladders with Rapid Locks Due to Risk of Serious Injury from Fall Hazard
- Date
- Nov 5, 2026
- Company
- Little Giant Ladder Systems, LLC, of Springville, Utah
- Product
- Little Giant ladders with Rapid Locks
- Reason
- The ladders can suddenly retract if the Rapid Locks are not fully engaged, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
- Hazard
- Injury (fall, cut, crash)
- Units
- About 3,662,000
- Remedy
- 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.
- Source
- CPSC
Stores named in the notice
- Costco: “…cks Due to Risk of Serious Injury from Fall Hazard Sold At: Lowe's, Costco and other stores nationwide and online at Lowes.com, Amazon.com, Cost…”
- Amazon: “…: Lowe's, Costco and other stores nationwide and online at Lowes.com, Amazon.com, Costco.com, LittleGiantLadders.com and other websites from December…”
- Lowe's: “…Rapid Locks Due to Risk of Serious Injury from Fall Hazard Sold At: Lowe's, Costco and other stores nationwide and online at Lowes.com, Amazon.c…”
How to identify the product
- 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.
- Sold at: 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. |
- 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.
Facts are taken from the official notice. If anything here differs from it, the official notice is correct.