CorvetteBlogger Quoted in Wall Street Journal Article about the Z06/ZR1 Recall and Stop Sale Order

Recent news about GM’s voluntary recall of the C8 Z06 and ZR1 is getting quite a bit of play outside of the normal automotive channels, and we certainly understand the reasoning for the attention.

GM is recalling approximately 23,600 C8 Z06s and has issued a Stop Sale Order for any new Z06s or ZR1s over an excess fuel spillage issue that could lead to a fire during refueling. Last Friday, we wrote that GM has designed an insert to divert spilled fuel and is now working to source production and deliver it to dealers.

A reporter from the Wall Street Journal reached out to me about the voluntary recall of the Z06 and ZR1, and there is now an article up at WSJ.com that is titled, “A Strange Gas-Pumping Defect is Making $100,000 Corvettes Go Up in Flames. It’s paywalled but you can read an archived version of it here.

Overall, I am very happy to be included in this article. I was asked about what owners think about the recall issue and I gave a two-part answer, as some of you are rightfully concerned about the refueling issue as these cars are our babies and we want safe cars. But I do know some Z06 owners who are still happily driving their cars now and will continue to drive while waiting for the recall part to be ready:

The affected Corvette models—the Z06 and the ZR1 versions from recent model years—are sought after supercars, with the latter being able to reach 233 mph, said Keith Cornett, senior editor of CorvetteBlogger.com

“They’re obviously a little perplexed,” Cornett said of impacted Corvette owners. “They want a safe car to be in, but many of them—I know several 2023 owners—say ‘I filled up my car 100 times now and have never had any issues.’”

The second mention from us was regarding how many cars were impacted when the Stop Sale Order was issued on August 21st. For that we had estimated approximately 1,600 based on Chevrolet’s Live Inventory Tracker:

Before the recall was issued, nearly 1,600 affected Corvettes were on dealer lots, according to ChevyBlogger.com’s Cornett. GM issued a stop-sale notification to dealers as part of the recall, meaning those particular Corvette models can’t be delivered until the fix is made.

Yes, he calls me ChevyBlogger in that second mention LOL. It’s occurred to me that this number will now be even higher as Chevrolet has continued to build the 2026 Corvette Z06 and ZR1 over the last three weeks. Those cars are parked at the Corvette Assembly Plant waiting for the Stop Sale Order is ended.

General Motors has been reminding owners to never overfill the gas tank or attempt to fill after the gas pump’s automatic shutoff clicks the first time, and avoid filling at a fuel pump if the pump or pump nozzle appears to be damaged or malfunctioning.

As soon as we hear that dealers can start fixing Z06s, we’ll post about it right away. The GM recall number is N252514930, and for a status update you can check the GM Recalls website for USA owners or at GM Canada.

We thank Ryan Felton of WSJ for reaching out to get our take on this important story.

Source:
Wall Street Journal

Related:
GM Issues a Voluntary Recall for 2023-2026 Z06 and 2025-2026 ZR1
GM’s Voluntary Recall for the C8 Corvette Z06 Affects This Many Cars
GM Says the Fix for the C8 Corvette Z06 Recall and Stop Sale Is Almost Ready

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