(credit: Gary Dordick)

The family of the late Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against Fiat Chrysler (FCA), alleging that because of a “defective design and/or manufacture” on his 2015 Jeep, the 27-year-old was killed.

According to the lawsuit, Yelchin’s 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee had a defective monostable gear selector. Last month, Yelchin parked his Jeep at the top of his steep driveway at his home in Studio City, California, believing he had put it properly into park. However, the car seems to have rolled down the driveway quickly, pinning him to the gate, trapping him there, and eventually killing him.

The civil complaint, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, says that not only was Yelchin’s 2015 Jeep affected, but as family lawyer Gary Dordick noted: