Little Giant has recalled 3,662,000 ladders fitted with Rapid Locks.^[1] The recall was carried out with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.^[2] Some reports rounded the figure to more than 3.5 million ladders.^[3] What failed The ladders carry black and orange Rapid Locks on each leg.^[4] The locks may fail to engage, and that can cause a fall.^[5] When the locks are not fully engaged, the ladder can suddenly retract.^[6] How many The recall covers 11 ladder model lines.^[7] The ladders were sold from December 2015 through October 2026.^[8] They cost between $100 and $1,000.^[9] They were sold at Lowe's, Costco, Amazon and other sites.^[10] Only some ladders in each line are covered. A recalled ladder has no orange rectangular QC sticker on the rail above the Rapid Locks.^[11] Ladders that carry the sticker are not recalled.^[12] Reports and injuries The company received 25 reports of ladders retracting.^[13] It received 39 reports of Rapid Locks not working correctly.^[14] The retraction incidents produced 19 injury reports.^[15] Three of the injuries were to the head.^[16] Cox Media Group stations gave a higher total of 35 injuries tied to the lock failures.^[17] The fix Owners are told to stop using the recalled ladders.^[18] The standard remedy is a free repair kit.^[19] The kit contains warning labels and instructions.^[20] A replacement ladder or a refund is offered only after a lock fails Little Giant's evaluation.^[21] The record The recall reaches back almost eleven years of sales.^[8] Every report in this set names the same part, the Rapid Lock on each leg.^[5] The injury counts differ by source, 19 in one and 35 in another, and neither source reconciles them.^[15][17]