A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat bottom and a seat back connected
to the seat bottom. A reclining mechanism is configured to adjustably
position the seat back. A head restraint assembly includes a head
restraint and one or more supports pivotally connected to and cooperating
with the seat back to position the head restraint adjacent an occupant's
head. A headrest adjustment mechanism includes a spring connected to the
one or more supports that biases the shaft from an unlocked toward a
locked position and a release mechanism cooperating with the one or more
supports which allows the one or more supports to be unlocked so that the
headrest can be adjusted relative to the seat back.