22-06-2016 23:12 via theverge.com

FCA accelerates recall of confusing gear lever that may have contributed to Anton Yelchin's death

Fiat Chrysler says that it is moving up the schedule for updating software in around 1.1 million vehicles that use a confusing gear selector design that was first recalled in April. The design, which makes it unusually easy to accidentally place a vehicle in neutral instead of park, was present in the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee that killed 27-year-old actor Anton Yelchin last weekend when it rolled down his driveway and pinned him against a mailbox.
Though the shift lever itself isn't replace
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