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A seat assembly for a motor vehicle having a floor and a structural pillar includes a seat base connected to the vehicle floor and a seatback pivotally connected to the seat base. The seatback is capable of pivoting between a stowed position wherein the seatback is folded toward the seat base and an

A seat assembly for a motor vehicle having a floor and a structural pillar includes a seat base connected to the vehicle floor and a seatback pivotally connected to the seat base. The seatback is capable of pivoting between a stowed position wherein the seatback is folded toward the seat base and an upright position wherein the seatback is generally perpendicular to the seat base. A striker mechanism is provided on a top outboard corner of the seatback. The striker mechanism is arranged to be movable between a generally vertically extended position wherein the striker mechanism engages a latch located on the structural pillar of the vehicle when the seat is in the upright position, and a retracted position wherein the striker mechanism is pivoted toward the top outboard corner of the seatback as the seatback is pivoted from the upright position toward the stowed position.

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1. A seat assembly for a motor vehicle having a floor and a structural pillar, the seat assembly comprising: a seat base connected to the vehicle floor;a seatback pivotally connected to the seat base, the seatback capable of pivoting between a stowed position wherein the seatback is folded toward th

1. A seat assembly for a motor vehicle having a floor and a structural pillar, the seat assembly comprising: a seat base connected to the vehicle floor;a seatback pivotally connected to the seat base, the seatback capable of pivoting between a stowed position wherein the seatback is folded toward the seat base and an upright position wherein the seatback is generally perpendicular to the seat base;a striker mechanism positioned on a top outboard corner of the seatback, the striker mechanism arranged to be moveable between a generally vertically extended position wherein the striker mechanism engages a latch located on the structural pillar of the vehicle when the seatback is in the upright position, and a retracted position wherein the striker mechanism is pivoted toward the top outboard corner of the seatback as the seatback is pivoted from the upright position toward the stowed position. 2. The seat assembly of claim 1, wherein the striker mechanism includes a striker member and a striker receptacle attached to the top outboard corner of the seatback and arranged to receive the striker member. 3. The seat assembly of claim 2, wherein the striker member extends generally perpendicular to the top outboard corner of the seatback and generally parallel to an outboard lateral side of the seatback when the striker mechanism is in the extended position, the striker member being arranged to engage the latch located on the structural pillar. 4. The seat assembly of claim 3, wherein the striker member is configured to pivot laterally inwardly toward the top outboard corner of the seatback as the seatback is being moved from the upright position to the stowed position. 5. The seat assembly of claim 4, wherein the striker mechanism includes a spring connected to the striker member, the spring being arranged to bias the striker member between the extended position and retracted position of the striker mechanism. 6. The seat assembly of claim 3, wherein the striker member is located within the striker receptacle and is generally flush with a top surface of the seatback when the striker mechanism is in the retracted position. 7. The seat assembly of claim 6, wherein the striker member is generally U-shaped. 8. The seat assembly of claim 2, further including a seat belt assembly having an insertion member located adjacent the top outboard corner of the seatback when the seatback is in the upright position, and webbing threaded through the insertion member, a section of the webbing extending generally parallel to the outboard lateral side of the seatback when the seatback is in the upright position. 9. The seat assembly of claim 8, wherein the striker member is laterally spaced from the webbing section as the seatback is moved between the upright position and the stowed position. 10. The seat assembly of claim 9, wherein the latch is laterally spaced from the insertion member on the structural pillar. 11. The seat assembly of claim 10, wherein the structural pillar is a d-pillar of the vehicle. 12. A seat assembly for a motor vehicle having a floor and a structural d-pillar, the seat assembly being laterally spaced from the structural d-pillar and comprising: a seat base and a seatback, the seatback pivotally attached to the seat base, wherein the seatback is arranged to pivot between a stowed position wherein the seatback is folded toward the seat base and an upright position wherein the seatback is generally perpendicular to the seat base; anda striker mechanism positioned on a top outboard corner of a top surface of the seatback, the striker mechanism including a striker member having a generally vertically extended position for engaging a latch located on the structural d-pillar when the seat assembly is in the upright position and a retracted position, the striker member moving toward the retracted position as the seatback is pivoted from the upright position to the stowed position, the striker member being generally flush with an outer edge of the top outboard corner of the top surface of the seatback in the retracted position. 13. The seat assembly of claim 12, wherein the striker mechanism includes a striker receptacle located on the top outboard corner of the seatback, the striker receptacle arranged to receive the striker member in the retracted position as the seatback is moved between the upright position and the stowed position. 14. The seat assembly of claim 13, wherein the striker member is generally U-shaped and the striker receptacle includes a generally U-shaped recess for receiving the striker member. 15. The seat assembly of claim 12, wherein the striker member extends generally parallel to an outboard lateral side of the seatback when the striker mechanism is in the extended position, the striker member being configured to pivot toward the top outboard corner of the seatback as the seatback is being moved from the upright position to the stowed position. 16. The seat assembly of claim 12, further including a seat belt assembly having a webbing extending from the structural d-pillar, the striker member being laterally spaced from the webbing as the seatback is moved between the upright position and the stowed position. 17. The seat assembly of claim 16, wherein the latch is laterally spaced from an insertion member of the seat belt assembly located on the structural pillar, the latch being positioned farther from the top outboard corner of the seatback than the insertion member. 18. A motor vehicle comprising: a floor;a structural pillar;a latch located on the structural pillar;a seat assembly attached to the floor, the seat assembly including a seat base and a seatback, the seatback pivotally attached to the seat base, wherein the seatback is arranged to pivot between a stowed position wherein the seatback is folded toward the seat base and an upright position wherein the seatback is generally perpendicular to the seat base;a striker mechanism positioned on a top outboard corner of the seatback, the striker mechanism including a striker member having a vertical position for engaging the latch when the seat assembly is in the upright position and a retracted position, the striker member moving toward the retracted position as the seatback is pivoted from the upright position to the stowed position, wherein as the seatback is moved from the upright position toward the stowed position, the striker member does not protrude laterally beyond an out board lateral side of the seatback; anda seat belt assembly having a webbing extending from the structural pillar adjacent the latch, a section of the webbing extending adjacent to the outboard lateral side of the seatback when the seatback is in the upright position, wherein the striker member is laterally spaced from the webbing section as the seatback is moved between the upright position and the stowed position. 19. The motor vehicle of claim 18, wherein the striker mechanism includes a striker receptacle located on the top outboard corner of the seatback, the striker receptacle arranged to receive the striker member in the retracted position as the seatback is moved between the upright position and the stowed position, wherein the striker member is generally flush with an outer edge of the top outboard corner of the seatback in the retracted position. 20. The seat assembly of claim 12, wherein in the generally vertically extended position the striker member extends generally parallel to an outboard lateral side of the backseat.