Ladder Company Recalls Millions of Adjustable Ladders Over Fall Hazard
Nineteen of 25 retraction reports to Little Giant involved injuries, three to the head, and owners can request a repair kit.
- By Danielle Naidu
- Nov 10, 2026
Owners of certain Little Giant ladders should stop using them right away, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a recall notice dated Nov. 5. The ladders can suddenly retract if their Rapid Locks do not engage completely, putting users at risk of a fall. The recall covers about 3,662,000 units.
Black or orange Rapid Locks sit on every leg and are designed to slot into the rungs to change the ladder's height. Models in the recall are the Adjustable Fortress 2.0, Conquest 2.0, Dark Horse 2.0, Epic, King Kombo XT, Leveler, MegaLite, MegaLite+, Multi, Quantum and Vector. A ladder is not covered if it has an orange rectangular QC sticker placed above one of its Rapid Locks on the rail.
Little Giant has logged 25 reports of retractions, with injuries in 19 of them. Three described head injuries such as traumatic brain injury, skull fracture and concussion, while the other 16 described injuries such as joint or bone fractures, cuts and bruises. The company has also received 39 reports of Rapid Locks failing to work as intended.
Until they read the recall information on the Little Giant recall page or through the ladder's QR code and ask Little Giant for a repair kit, owners should keep the ladders out of use. The kit includes instructions plus warning labels, both meant to be attached to the ladder. They tell users to confirm their Rapid Locks are engaged correctly before each use and to keep the locks lubricated.
If a Rapid Lock still malfunctions after lubrication, owners who followed the instructions should ask Little Giant to evaluate it. If the lock still does not work right after that evaluation, the company will let owners choose between a refund and a replacement ladder, either the same model or an equivalent one. The refund runs from a depreciated amount tied to the purchase date up to the full price paid for ladders bought in the last 12 months.
About the Author
Danielle Naidu is assistant editor for Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental Protection Online.