A rear seat assembly (12) movable between a use configuration and a stowed
configuration within a passenger compartment (10) of a motor vehicle. The
rear seat assembly (12) includes a seat cushion (24) having a front
portion and a rear portion, a seat back (26) disposed adjacent to the rear
portion of the seat cushion, and a translator coupled to the seat back. The translator
(58) moves the seat back between the use configuration and the stowed configuration
in which the seat back is adjacent to a rear lift gate (22) of the motor vehicle.