Lockable interior storage volume within a passenger compartment of a vehicle

A vehicle comprising:

• a passenger compartment having a rear wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a floor;
• a seat having a first seat back and a second seat back adjacent a rear wall of the passenger compartment;
• a storage volume defined by the first seat back, the second seat back, the rear wall, the first side wall and a second side wall and the floor;
• a first securing mechanism selectively locking the first seat back to the rear wall;
• and
• a second securing mechanism selectively locking the second seat back to the rear wall,
• wherein the first securing mechanism comprises a first latching mechanism disposed within the first seat back and the second securing mechanism comprises a second latching mechanism are disposed within second seat back,
• the first securing mechanism comprises a first locking mechanism comprising a first release handle coupled to the first latching mechanism and the second securing mechanism comprises a second locking mechanism comprising a second release handle coupled to the second latching mechanism, and
• wherein the first release handle comprises a first strap having a first tang engaging a first narrow portion of a first engagement member and wherein the second release handle comprises a second strap having a second tang engaging a second narrow portion of a second engagement member.

A vehicle comprising:

• a passenger compartment having a rear wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a floor;
• a seat having a seat back adjacent a rear wall of the passenger compartment;
• a storage volume positioned between the seat, the rear wall, the first side wall and a second side wall and the floor;
• and
• a securing mechanism selectively locking the seat back to the rear wall,
• wherein the securing mechanism comprises a securement member disposed on the rear wall, a latching mechanism coupled to the seat and that is configured to be selectively coupled to the securement member, and a locking mechanism connected to the latching mechanism that selectively allows and prevents the latching mechanism from being coupled to the securement member,
• the locking mechanism is configured to move an engagement member between a locked position and an unlocked position,
• the engagement member has an engagement channel configured for receipt of a release handle that is configured to actuate the latching mechanism,
• the engagement channel includes a wide portion and a narrow portion, the release handle being located in the wide portion when the engagement member is in the unlocked position, and the release handle being located in the narrow portion when the engagement member is in the locked position, and
• the engagement member is moved between the locked position and the unlocked position by the locking mechanism such that the release handle is prevented from actuating the latching mechanism when the release handle is located in the narrow portion of the engagement channel.