Vehicle seating assembly

A seating assembly comprising:

• a seatback frame defining a central space and movable between a reclined position, an upright position, and a folded position;
• a pivot assembly including:
• a first post extending from one of opposing sides of the seatback frame;
• a first plate defining a slot configured to receive the first post, wherein the first post is positioned at a first end of the slot when the seatback frame is in the reclined position and is positioned at a second end of the slot when the seatback frame is in the folded position;
• a forward stop extending from a lower edge of the first plate;
• a second plate pivotally coupled with the first plate and fixedly coupled with a seat base frame, wherein the second plate includes a second post configured to selectively contact the forward stop.

A seating assembly comprising:

• a seatback frame movable between a reclined position, an upright position, and a folded position and having opposing sides defining a central space, wherein each opposing side has a non-linear front edge and a non-linear rear edge;
• a pivot assembly including:
• a first plate pivotally coupled with the seatback frame and including a forward stop;
• a second plate pivotally coupled with the first plate and fixedly coupled with a seat base frame, wherein the second plate includes a post configured to selectively contact the forward stop;
• and
• a panel configured to be coupled with the seatback frame to cover the central space and form a planar surface along the seatback frame, wherein the panel includes upper retention hooks and side retention hooks configured to be engaged with the seatback frame.