CPSC Recall in 2011: Frontgate Recalls Step Ladders Due to Fall Hazard

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 11718

Date: January 19, 2011

Product Name: Frontgate Closet Ladders

Recall Description:

The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Hazard Description:

The ladders can unexpectedly break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: About 38,000

Incidents:

Cinmar has received about 860 reports of the ladders breaking, including 28 reports of injuries such as bruises and lacerations to the knees, shins, ankles and feet.

Sold At:

Frontgate stores in Georgia, North Carolina and Ohio, in Frontgate and Sky Mall catalogs nationwide and on the Internet at Frontgate.com and Skymall.com from December 2005 through July 2010 for about between $90 and $150.

Manufactured In:

Indonesia