Sears Stepladders Recalled
CPSC recall 78059. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
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CPSC recall 78059 has the recall date 7 Jul 1978. The notice names the firm Sears. The CPSC record gives no number of units. CPSC gives the product type Ladders & Accessories.
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| Description | July 7, 1978 Release # 78-059 Sears Stepladders Recalled WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 7) -- Sears, Roebuck and Co., Chicago, III. in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), today announced the continuing recall of approximately 7,500 five-foot household aluminum stepladders sold in 20 states from January 1977 to March 1978. This second notice of the recall, first announced by Sears on March 14,1978, has been issued in hopes of receiving a better return of the ladders. Sears said that the ladders may pose a potential hazard because under certain conditions the top cap may split, causing the ladder to collapse. No accidents or injuries have been reported, but owners are cautioned against using the affected ladders and are urged to return them to any Sears store for exchange or refund. The ladders being recalled sold for about $13, have green feet and carry either model number 133.42435 or stock number 42435 on the upper end of the side rail. They were sold in Sears retail stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia,… |
| Product | Sears five-foot household aluminum stepladders, Ladders & Accessories |
| Manufacturer | Sears |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1978: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1978
- 43
- Recalls of 1978 with one of the same hazards
- 21%
- Recalls of 1978 in the category Ladders & Accessories
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name Sears
- 32
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 78059. https://recallregister.com/product/3940-sears-stepladders-recalled/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 29 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 78059 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 78059 has no incident or injury text.
- How many CPSC recalls name Sears?
- 32 CPSC recalls on this register name Sears. This recall is 1 of them.