(Bloomberg) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is conducting a“thorough investigation” into the death of “Star Trek” actor Anton Yelchin, spokesman Eric Mayne saidin statement on Monday.
|The actor, who played Chekov in the revamped movie seriesincluding “Star Trek Beyond” to be released next month, died when his recalled 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokeerolled and pinned him against a fence in Los Angeles on Sunday,according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
|Fiat Chrysler recalled more than 1.1 million Grand Cherokees andlarge cars in April because the drivers sometimes exited vehicleswithout putting them in park. The company said at the time that itwas aware of 41 potentially related injuries.
|[National Highway Traffic Safety Administration'ssafercar.gov: Search for recalls by VIN]
|Software update
Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne said on a conferencecall that the recall would involve a software update that wouldautomatically shift it to park. “I find it almost unbelievable thatwe're now forcing this transmission to go into park when the dooris opened,” he said.
|After initially aiming to have the new software by the end ofthe year, the automaker said in May 24 a letter to dealers that theremedy would be ready no later than August.
|Related: Fiat Chrysler said to endanger motorists with slowrecalls
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